VMS or DBM

[Former Member]

Hi Friends,

I have gone through the online documentation..

http://help.sap.com/saphelp_dimp50/helpdata/EN/91/88c43ace7a3b46e10000000a114084/frameset.htm

I have come across the terms OEM, Importer and Dealer.

if example the Automobile Maufacturing Company wants to implement SAP.

1) Who is Importer here???

2) what we have to suggest..Whether VMS or DBM or Both..

Kindly guide me..

With Regards

Azeez.Mohd

[bcrao]

Hi ,

It is VMS- which you require.

DBM generally consists of more service warranty claims from oEM etc.

For manufacturer- Only SALES and also Trade-in activities you can use Procurement functionalities. The same case also usefuly, if manufacturer company opening seperate company in another country and importing from from manufacturing plants and selling to local dealers

Thanks

chidambaram

[Former Member]

Hi,

the Getting Started section on the Automotive BPX page gives a good overview on the different roles in the context of sales and service organizations:

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DBM is targeted to end customer business (B2C) and VMS is targeted to business to business processes.

Best regards,

Claudia

[kaus_desh]

Dear Azeez ,

DBM is dealer business management - is for service area function from dealers prespective. OEM can only be able to used a warranty versions of it and some functionalities as packages, supercessions etc

VMS- Vehicle management system is a pure importar scenario , used at OEM or at IMporter of vehicle . Treding of vehicle is possible with it.with we can do warranty processing.

IS - AUTO is a complete package and correct suite for OEM business application.

please read this

http://download.sap.com/industries/automotive/large/customers/download.epd?context=295CD87ACDA874FA3....

Kaustubh

[Former Member]

Hello!

OEM: Orginal Equipment Manufactuer (Honda, Toyota) etc

DBM: Dealer Business Managment system, can be for wholsale and retail. Go to SAP automotive and find out more.

Distributor: Could be OEM or any group distributor has agreement with to distribute their vehicles within an assigned area.

VMS: Vehicle Management System can be used by OEM or Automotive retailer.

If your dealing with a automotive retailer check out dealer management system (DMS).

Edited by: Hank Doig on Oct 23, 2009 7:23 AM

[former_member585451]

Dear Azeez,

The answer to your question depends on what the OEM / IMPORTER / DEALER wants to use SAP Automotive for.

VMS or DBM are applications which help sell vehicles (either from Importer to dealer OR Dealer to End customer )

If the OEM wants to use it to sell it to some of its dealers, they can use either of VMS or DBM depending on the usage.

An OEM can buy DBM and can pass it to all its dealers also.

SO, all of them can use these applications interchangeably apart from the dealer. There is also a way that a dealer can use VMS to process their regular sales or services.

SO, the answer is you can propose either VMS or DBM depending on the scenario that the OEM is planning to use.

Hope this info helps.

Best regards,

Harsha

[Former Member]

Hi Harsha,

My Client is Purely an OEM.

They want to use it to map, vehicle sales to dealers..(from OEM to Dealer).

I feel VMS is the best soultion.

Kindly guide me...

With Regards

Azeez.Mohd

[former_member585451]

Dear Azeez,

Based on the previous post, it is best suggested that the OEM goes for VMS, when they want to sell vehicles to their dealers or branches.

Best regards,

Harsha

[Former Member]

Dear Azeez,

I am working for an auomotive industry OEM, I would like to learn SAP DBM do you have
documents for implementation & configuration of DBM. I appreciate you kindly do the needful.

Regards,

Safwaan

[edina_sewell]

Dear Safwaan,

to get all the up to date information regarding the latest DBM Release (DBM 8.0) please check under this link:

https://help.sap.com/dbm80?current=dbm80

Best regards

Edina

[Former Member]

Dear Safwaan, Please have a look at the link for details in SAP DBM .  https://help.sap.com/saphelp_dbm600/helpdata/en/6F/9FC1FA5E8F44B2858B845A3AD1249E/frameset.htm Regards, T.R.S.Praveen