ERPFlow Miner

ERP and SAP process mining toolkit for Procure-to-Pay workflows, bottleneck detection, and automation candidates.

ERP and SAP Process Mining Toolkit for Procure-to-Pay (P2P), Bottleneck Detection, and Automation Insights

ERPFlow Miner is an open-source, production-ready Python library designed to analyze ERP, SAP, SAP Ariba, and Procure-to-Pay (P2P) workflows using process mining techniques.

It helps organizations identify process inefficiencies, bottlenecks, delays, and automation opportunities across enterprise systems.

Overview

Modern enterprise workflows—especially in procurement and finance—often suffer from:

Delayed approvals
Manual handoffs
Process inefficiencies
Lack of visibility across systems
Limited automation insight

ERPFlow Miner enables teams to analyze event logs and uncover:

Where delays occur
Which transitions take the longest
Which processes can be automated
How workflows can be optimized

Key Use Cases

Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process analysis
SAP / SAP Ariba workflow optimization
Procurement cycle time reduction
Bottleneck detection in approvals and workflows
Automation candidate identification (RPA / AI)
Process compliance and audit support
ERP analytics and digital transformation initiatives

Features

Process mining for ERP and SAP workflows
Bottleneck detection based on event durations
Threshold-based delay identification
Lightweight and fast execution
CLI + Python SDK support
Easy integration with CSV-based event logs
Extensible for ML-based process intelligence

Core capabilities

Event Log Analysis: Process structured logs from ERP/SAP systems
Bottleneck Detection: Identify slow transitions between workflow stages
Process Visibility: Understand real execution paths vs expected flows
Automation Insights: Highlight steps suitable for RPA or AI automation
Cycle Time Analysis: Measure time between key procurement stages
ERP Integration Ready: Compatible with SAP, SAP Ariba, and P2P workflows
Audit & Compliance Support: Provide insights into process delays and exceptions

Install

pip install erpflow-miner

Python Usage

from datetime import datetime
from erpflow_miner.core import Event, mine_bottlenecks

events = [
    Event("PO-1", "Requisition Created", datetime.fromisoformat("2026-01-01T09:00:00")),
    Event("PO-1", "PO Approved", datetime.fromisoformat("2026-01-03T09:00:00")),
]

bottlenecks = mine_bottlenecks(events)

for b in bottlenecks:
    print(f"{b.from_activity} → {b.to_activity}: {b.duration_hours} hours")

CLI Usage

erpflow mine p2p_events.csv --threshold-hours 24

CSV columns: case_id,activity,timestamp where timestamp is ISO format.

Build and Publish

python -m pip install --upgrade build twine
python -m build
twine check dist/*
twine upload dist/*

MIT License

Author: Jagadeesh Vasanthada