SAP IBP for Oil & Gas Producers: Implementation, Modules, Challenges, and Best Practices

The Oil & Gas sector operates in one of the most volatile and complex environments, with unpredictable demand, fluctuating prices, and intricate supply chain networks that traditional planning tools struggle to handle. SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) is a modern, cloud-based platform designed to help Oil & Gas producers navigate this uncertainty with agility and efficiency.

In this course, I provide a comprehensive look at how IBP can transform planning in Oil & Gas by:

• Integrating sales, operations, and finance plans into one unified process
• Running realistic supply–demand scenarios to guide better decisions
• Improving visibility across upstream, midstream, and downstream operations
• Applying IBP’s core modules — S&OP, Demand, Supply, and Inventory — to real industry use cases such as demand forecasting, refinery optimization, and depot inventory management
• Addressing key challenges like data integration, organizational alignment, and change management
• Leveraging proven best practices, including scenario planning and cross-functional S&OP processes

By implementing IBP, Oil & Gas companies can shorten planning cycles, reduce costs, improve forecast accuracy, and accelerate cash flow — while building a more resilient and responsive supply chain.

This course is ideal for planners, supply chain professionals, consultants, and leaders in the Oil & Gas industry who want to modernize their planning processes and unlock the full potential of SAP IBP.