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Issue
SAP MII (Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence) will stop being supported by SAP after 2027 (or 2030). it is currently used by the following Syensqo entities:
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We need to identify a strategy to address this situation. This KDD document presents the possible options and identifies the best proposal, analyzing the implications and impacts under different points of view: business functionalities, IT perspective, change management, scalability and future proof solution.
Three options are available:
- A) continue running on MII after end of official support, managing internally or via a 3rd party provider the product maintenance and adaptations
- B) substitute MII with the corresponding part of the new SAP Digital Manufacturing
- C) remove MII and directly connect MES systems to SAP S4 and/or to the StarTek platform
Recommendation
Option B is the recommended solution: substitute MII with the corresponding functionalities of SAP Digital Manufacturing.
Background & Context
MII is used by the following plants:
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to connect the following MES systems:
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MII acts as a middle-ware to connect the MES systems with the following data flows (not all of them are relevant for all plants/MES systems):
- process orders from SAP ECC to MES
- production confirmations from MES to SAP ECC
- production goods movements from MES to SAP (consumption and goods receipt)
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Assumptions
- MII is currently used as middle-ware to connect MES systems in the plants listed in the Issue section, not for further functionalities (like OEE, analytics, reporting, data intelligence, etc.)
- MES systems in the affected plants won't change and MES functionalities and implementations in the affected plants will remain stable during the ERP Rebuild project
- other functionalities potentially covered by SAP Digital Manufacturing are not part of this KDD; they are addressed here: https://wiki.syensqo.com/x/-YGMNQ
Constraints
Impacts
Describe the impact of the decision on other aspects such as other processes, infrastructure, other SAP modules or systems, data cleansing and migration, developments, automations, interfaces, in-flight projects, etc.
Business Rules
The decision may translate into business rules which enforce the decision and will require configuration. List these business rules here. For example, "An Outline Agreement cannot be created via the RFQ process. An awarded RFQ can only result in a Purchase Order".
Options considered
Option A: Keep MII
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Option B: substitute MII with Digital Manufactring
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Option C: Remove MII and directly interface MES systems to SAP S4 (and/or StarTek suit)
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Evaluation
The following Matrix illustrates the evaluation of each option under the considered criteria:
Criteria | Weight | Option A Keep MII | Option B substitute MII with Digital Manufacturing | Option C Remove MII and directly interface MES systems to S4 / Startek |
| Future Proof and Scalability | VH | Very Low | Very High | Very Low |
| Best Practice | H | Very Low | Very High | Low |
| Functionalities | H | High | High | High |
| Reduce Change Management | L | Very High | Very High | Very High |
| Simplicity | H | Very High | High | Medium |
| Maintainability | VH | Very Low | Very High | Low |
| Reduce Project Effort | H | Very High | Low | Very Low |
Total | Medium | High | Medium |