Across steel, aluminum, and other rolled metals, the mill-products sector in 2026 faces uneven demand, price volatility, raw-material constraints such as coke and scrap shortages, tariffs and industrial policy, decarbonization CAPEX, and a shift toward nearshoring.
The brief details six supply chain challenges and the SAP solution for each: Ariba and supplier collaboration for raw-material volatility, Integrated Business Planning for demand volatility, IBP with SAP ERP Cloud and Advanced ATP for inventory and working capital, Transportation Management and Logistics Business Network for logistics, and Environment, Health and Safety with Product Footprint Management for sustainability tracking.
Customer outcomes include documented 25–35% inventory reductions, 190+ interfaces consolidated at a large European steel operation, and ArcelorMittal / AM/NS India programs citing improved order visibility and OTIF. A six-phase roadmap and the investment and risk considerations — integration effort, data quality, and supplier adoption — round it out.
The full brief is available above as a PDF. For the four-page summary see the "Mill Products Industry Fact Sheet 2026", and for the complete 15-page deck see "Mill Products Industry Overview 2026: Navigating Volatility, Decarbonization, and Digital Transformation" in the Resource Library.