SmarterMRP x Opcenter APS at EMEA Partner Days 2025: Unlocking End-to-End Supply Chain Planning

🚀 SmarterMRP x Opcenter APS at EMEA Partner Days 2025: Unlocking End-to-End Supply Chain Planning

Brussels, June 18, 2025 – SmarterMRP took the spotlight at the Siemens EMEA Partners Days 2025, positioning itself as “the missing cog in the smart factory ecosystem.” The presentation by Juan Fran Méndez, showcasing SmarterMRP as the perfect complementary solution to Opcenter APS, received an overwhelming number of positive comments from international partners and Siemens executives.
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A Revolutionary Integration for the Smart Factory

During the event, Méndez emphasized how SmarterMRP interacts within the smart factory ecosystem alongside Microsoft Dynamics 365 and Siemens Opcenter APS, creating a continuous flow of information and eliminating the dependency on manual processes and Excel spreadsheets. This integration enables companies to centrally manage all critical data for production planning and execution.
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International Success Story: P4Q

One of the event’s highlights was the presentation of the P4Q success story, a company operating in six countries. The SmarterMRP rollout was structured into two phases:

• Phase I (2024): Master data management, demand processing, automated work orders, and stock control. Integration with Opcenter Scheduling.
• Phase II (2025): Introduction of AI-powered forecasting, Master Production Plan (MPS), and automatic purchase and production proposals. Integration with Opcenter Planning.

The implementation of SmarterMRP together with APS allowed P4Q to:

• Improve short- and long-term visibility
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• Reduce overtime for Supply Chain and Planning teams
• Automate the generation of work and purchase orders
• Manage large volumes of data with item versioning
• Optimize bottlenecks and ensure full material traceability
• Eliminate Excel from the planning process entirely
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SmarterMRP: The Ideal Partner for Opcenter APS

The solution has proven to be a key enabler for Opcenter APS, thanks to features such as:

• Enhanced forecasting and more accurate demand planning
• Advanced master data processing
• Purchase proposals aligned with real needs
• Optimized material flow
• Reduced manual interventions and overstock
• Improved interdepartmental coordination
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A Promising Future for APS Integration

The presentation concluded by underlining how SmarterMRP enhances Opcenter APS, enabling faster implementations, improving data quality, and delivering an end-to-end planning suite for the entire supply chain.

The impact within the Siemens community was immediate: international partners and Opcenter leaders agreed that SmarterMRP is the ideal solution to maximize the value of Opcenter APS, accelerating digital transformation across the manufacturing industry.

SmarterMRP is thus consolidated as a key enabler of the smart factory, ready to lead the next wave of innovation in industrial planning and execution.

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