US- Based Petrochemical Manufacturer
Creating SAP Systems After Merger
The Client
The client is a Petrochemical manufacturer specializing in the manufacture of glass and gasses with over a decade of experience in the industry. They were interested in creating a unified SAP landscape after a merger and acquisition deal. The specific requirement was to create the new IT system faster and within budget while reducing the downtime to get the system up and running.
IT architecture streamlining, along with multi-country team stakeholder management to improve efficiency of cross-cultural, global team.
- What the client wanted:
- Unified view of all the data after the merger and streamlining of the SAP landscape
- Access to historical data from both the businesses as a single unit
- Reducing IT system complexity and creating operational efficiency
- Reduced IT systems costs
- Reduce downtime to transition to the new system to ensure business continuity.
- Stakeholder management, data and system migration planning, and project management with complete visibility
The Solution
Based on the client needs, the implementation team determined SAP SLO toolset to be the ideal approach to ensure rapid delivery, increased accuracy, and reduced cost compared to a traditional SAP implementation methodology. The experience of the team in the new SAP toolset enabled them to make an accurate assessment of specific needs. These needs were considered in implementation plan which was approved by the client.
The Results
- Three company codes were unified into one, along with movement of large amounts of data.
- Faster delivery time using SAP SLO tools and automation while ensuring minimum disruption to day-today operations.
- Access to historical data with improved operational efficiency for faster access to information