Managing business with a global perspective through SAP
ERP
A global provider of intelligent photonic solutions wanted
to consolidate systems to reduce the total cost of ownership
and provide consistent processes and data to manage the business
from a global perspective.
Challenge
- Complex and rapidly changing environment
- Inconsistent view of data across multiple backend ERP
and PLM systems leading to challenges in being able to manage
the business from a global perspective
- Need to collaborate with external parties – significant
portion of manufacturing is outsourced to contract manufacturers
Solution
- SAP version 4.7 together with PLM implemented in parallel
on a global basis, Americas,
Europe and Asia
- Project entailed consolidation and replacement of several
legacy ERP and PLM systems
- ERP modules in scope included FI, CO, AM, PS, SD, MM,
SD, PP
- PLM functionality included integration of contract manufacturers,
document management
for engineering documents and engineering change request
management
Result
- Reduced time to market for new products
- Improved ability to respond to changes in customer needs
and market demand
- Reduce product costs by using accurate product information
- Enhanced collaboration among engineering centers and internal/
external
manufacturing operations
- Reduced total cost of ownership for ERP & PLM systems
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