{"id":11672,"date":"2025-10-11T20:03:29","date_gmt":"2025-10-11T18:03:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/traniva.com\/?page_id=11672"},"modified":"2026-07-05T14:11:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T12:11:34","slug":"discrete-industry","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/traniva.com\/?page_id=11672&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Discrete Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;12225&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_custom_heading text=&#8221;Industry expertise \u2013 Discrete Industry&#8221; font_container=&#8221;tag:h1|text_align:left&#8221; use_theme_fonts=&#8221;yes&#8221; css=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Discrete manufacturing encompasses all industries in which individual, countable products are developed, manufactured, assembled and distributed \u2013 in contrast to the process industry, which works with continuous or batch-based processes.<\/p>\n<p>The focus here is on complex parts lists, highly varied production processes, modular product architectures and highly integrated supply chains.<\/p>\n<p>Today, companies in the discrete manufacturing industry are faced with the challenge of taking their production to a new level of digitalisation, customisation and global networking. Customers expect tailor-made products in the shortest possible time \u2013 while maintaining consistent quality and cost efficiency. <\/p>\n<p>Modern SAP solutions such as SAP S\/4HANA, SAP Digital Manufacturing (SAP DM), SAP EWM and SAP PLM form the backbone for integrated, networked production and service processes \u2013 from product development and manufacturing to after-sales service.[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5>What defines the discrete manufacturing industry<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Discrete manufacturing is characterised by:<\/li>\n<li>Bill of materials and order-based production (make-to-order, assemble-to-order, engineer-to-order)<\/li>\n<li>Highly complex variant and configuration processes (SAP VC, AVC, iPPE)<\/li>\n<li>Integration of development, production and service in a digital value chain<\/li>\n<li>High automation and IoT networking of machines, plants and logistics systems<\/li>\n<li>Digital twins and product lifecycle management (PLM)<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability and energy efficiency as integral components of modern production concepts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The discrete manufacturing industry covers a wide range of specialised manufacturing areas:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\n<h6>sub-sector<\/h6>\n<\/th>\n<th>\n<h6>Typical characteristics &#038; focal points<\/h6>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\nMechanical and plant engineering<\/p>\n<td>Complex, <\/td>\n<p>customer-specific products; vari<\/p>\n<td>ant confi<\/td>\n<p>guration; engineering-to-order; integration of CAD\/PLM systems<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\nAutomo<\/p>\n<td>tive and supplier in<\/td>\n<p>dustry<\/p>\n<td>Series production, just-in-time\/just-in-sequence processes, ED<\/td>\n<p>I integration, quality management (SAP QM)<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\nEle<\/p>\n<td>ctrical enginee<\/td>\n<p>ring &#038; electronics<br \/>\nSeries production, traceability, p<\/p>\n<td>roduct configurati<\/td>\n<p>on, component management, traceability<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\nM<\/p>\n<td>etal and stee<\/td>\n<p>l processing<br \/>\nOrder-based manufacturing, p<\/p>\n<td>arts list integration,<\/td>\n<p> capacity planning, energy and material efficiency<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Household and consumer goods industry<\/td>\n<p>Variant-rich manufacturing, after-sales servi<\/p>\n<td>ce, EWM integration, <\/td>\n<p>lifecycle management<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Medical technology &#038; precision mechanics<\/td>\n<p>Series production in accordance with regulatory r<\/p>\n<td>equirements (ISO, MD<\/td>\n<p>R), quality certification, traceability<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Aerospace industry<\/td>\n<p>Project manufacturing, docum<\/p>\n<td>entation requirem<\/td>\n<p>ents, quality management, compliance (ITAR, AS9100)<br \/>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>With over two decades of experience in SAP-supported production optimisation and process integration, we have supported companies in the discrete manufacturing industry with their digital transformation \u2013 from process analysis and template definition to rollout strategies and S\/4HANA transitions (greenfield, brownfield, bluefield).<\/p>\n<p>Our expertise includes:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>End-to-end process consulting for manufacturing, logistics and service<\/li>\n<li>System integration of SAP S\/4HANA, EWM, DM, PLM, PM, CS and PP\/DS<\/li>\n<li>Standardisation of plant and site processes worldwide<\/li>\n<li>Innovation projects in the areas of IoT, MES, cloud integration and BTP workflows<\/li>\n<li>Change management and training for international project teams<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]    <div class=\"traniva-download-wrapper\" data-file=\"Traniva-Company-Pr\u00e4sentation_DE_AP_protected.pdf\">\n      <!-- Hauptbutton -->\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"traniva-download-btn traniva-btn main-btn\">\n        Traniva AG - Download PDF presentation      <\/button>\n\n      <!-- Verstecktes Formular -->\n      <div class=\"traniva-form-wrapper\" style=\"display:none;\">\n        \n<form method=\"post\" class=\"traniva-form\" id=\"traniva-form\">\n  \n  <label class=\"ti-field ti-col-6\">Vorname*<input name=\"vorname\" value=\"\" required><\/label>\n  <label class=\"ti-field ti-col-6\">Nachname*<input name=\"nachname\" value=\"\" required><\/label>\n  <label class=\"ti-field ti-col-6\">Firma*<input name=\"firma\" value=\"\" required><\/label>\n  <label class=\"ti-field ti-col-6\">Funktion*<input name=\"funktion\" value=\"\" required><\/label>\n  <label class=\"ti-field ti-col-12\">E-Mail*<input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" value=\"\" required><\/label>\n  <label class=\"ti-field ti-col-8\">Strasse<input name=\"strasse\" value=\"\"><\/label>\n  <label class=\"ti-field ti-col-4\">Hausnummer<input name=\"hausnummer\" value=\"\"><\/label>\n  <label class=\"ti-field ti-col-8\">Stadt<input name=\"stadt\" value=\"\"><\/label>\n  <label class=\"ti-field ti-col-4\">Land<input name=\"land\" id=\"traniva-land\" value=\"\"><\/label>\n\n  <div class=\"traniva-agb ti-col-8\">\n    <label>\n      <input type=\"checkbox\" name=\"agb\" id=\"traniva-agb\" required >\n      Ich habe die <a href=\"https:\/\/traniva.com\/?page_id=6808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AGB<\/a> gelesen.\n    <\/label>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"traniva-submit ti-col-4\">\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"file\" value=\"Traniva-Company-Pr\u00e4sentation_DE_AP_protected.pdf\">\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"traniva_reg\" value=\"1\">\n    <button type=\"submit\" id=\"traniva-submit\" class=\"traniva-btn\" disabled>Registrieren<\/button>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <div class=\"traniva-note ti-col-12\" style=\"font-size:.85rem;color:#555;margin-top:.5em;opacity:.85;\">\n    Hinweis: Wenn sich der Download nicht automatisch \u00f6ffnet, pr\u00fcfen Sie bitte Ihren \n    <strong>Popup-Blocker<\/strong>. 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