IVN

“We are caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied in a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Industry Value Networks

When is "industry-specific" not just a marketing buzzword? When the details are defined through a collaborative effort among industry-leading independent software vendors, systems integrators, and technology vendors together with customers and SAP.

Through industry value networks (IVNs), SAP provides a collaborative environment – anchored by SAP NetWeaver as the common platform – to stimulate co-innovation and the development of high-impact business solutions for your industry.

The IVN Strategy: A Recipe for Success
The success of the IVN strategy lies in the mix of focus business areas and the scope and depth of the relationships among IVN members. Each IVN benefits from a wealth of industry and customer insight and from extensive collaboration that spans technical integration of components; joint business planning; and solution definition, delivery, implementation, and support. IVNs capitalize on the know-how, products, and services of all their members:

Customers are co-innovators of new solutions, providing guidance on solution prioritization, requirements, and the roll-out process.
Partners enjoy a close relationship with SAP and SAP customers, profiting from unmatched insight into SAP industry plans and customer requirements and supporting the development of new SAP xApps composite applications.
System integrators (SIs) bring industry and area expertise to the collaboration process, sharing their knowledge of solution development, business and solution consultancy, and implementation support.
SAP brings over 30 years of industry and enterprise software expertise, a focus on best-practice business processes, a comprehensive business process platform, and the Enterprise Services Community.
This collaboration enables businesses to accelerate innovation with new composite applications, enhance productivity with extended integration scenarios, and reduce TCO by using solutions that are based on an integrated platform.

IVNs in Action
Get more details about how actual IVNs are addressing the business challenges of specific industries:

IVN for aerospace and defense
IVN for automotive
IVN for chemicals
IVN for consumer products
IVN for forest and paper
IVN for high tech
IVN for oil and gas
IVN for public sector