A large scale SAP S/4HANA led digital transformation for a US based manufacturer

About Client

A global leader in architectural products and services specializes in the designing and developing of metal and glass products and services for enclosing commercial buildings, displays, and framing art.

Strategy

Case Context/Overview

  • Customer currently uses 7 ERP applications across multiple Business Units and some of them are out of mainstream support, posing a considerable risk to the enterprise.
  • The aging portfolio prevents technological innovation, relies heavily on manual business processes and other problems like duplicate master data, complex configuration, vast technological landscape and expensive IT skill set to support.
  • Customer embarked on an ERP transformation journey to harmonize processes, simplify & standardize technology landscape, adopt a lean system which can support business growth and enable innovation across the value chain.

Strategy

Key Solution Elements

  • Single Digital Core built on SAP S/4HANA with business processes across PTP, OTC, RTR and Manufacturing processes including SAP Variant Configuration.
  • Setup of industrialized Development Factory with modern Development Processes enabled by tools & accelerators.
  • Accelerated high quality development with latest techniques like RAP, S/4HANA In-App extensibility, CDS Views, oData Services, Analysis 4 Office, Fiori Elements, BTP based custom development etc.
  • End-to-end Data Migration Strategy and execution including Data Harmonization, Data Transformation using Azure SSIS and Data Loading using SAP S/4HANA LTMC for all Data Objects across Business Units.

Strategy

Scope of services

  • We are chosen as a strategic ERP Advisors and Implementation Partners to deliver this large-scale digital transformation program. Main goal is to reduce complexity and drive process harmonization by consolidating to a single digital core built on SAP S/4HANA.
  • End to end Program Management, Functional and Technical Architecture.
  • Technical Design, Develop, Test WRICEF Developments across all Business Units & Functions.
  • Data Migration Strategy & Execution including data harmonization, transformation & loading for all Business Units in scope.

Strategy

Benefits and Value Delivered

  • Process harmonization across multiple business units resulting in efficient processes across the value chain.
  • Simplified ERP Landscape reducing Total Cost of Ownership.
  • Simplified UI/UX resulting in significant Productivity gains.
  • Mitigated Enterprise Application Risk by Implementing ERP with latest capabilities and technology platform.