Innovating Global Digital Competitiveness through SAP S/4HANA Advancement - Leading Manufacturing Company L
Leading Manufacturing Company L implemented a standardized integrated interface platform during its SAP S/4HANA migration to resolve complex integrations and global inefficiencies. This reduced operating costs by 20% and accelerated digital transformation, achieving 100% global integration.
Challenge
Leading Manufacturing Company L, which was promoting the introduction of SAP S/4HANA, faced challenges such as complex system interconnections, inefficiencies in global operations, decreased development productivity, security and regulatory compliance, and a lack of business agility. An efficient and stable interface integration strategy was essential to establish a global integrated operation system covering various countries and corporations."
Solution
The company conducted a thorough assessment of its system environments and deployed a standardized interface integration platform to seamlessly connect heterogeneous on-premise and cloud systems. Interface development was standardized and supported by reusable templates, CI/CD pipelines, and test automation, improving overall development productivity. A centralized operating model unified integration standards for both affiliates and overseas entities, and robust security mechanisms were implemented to enhance data protection for all business units.
Results
- 30% increase in development productivity: Streamlined over 200 interface Challenges annually with standardized templates and automation
- 40% improvement in operational efficiency: Reduced failure response time from 3 hours to 1.8 hours
- 20% reduction in operating costs: Optimized maintenance costs and personnel with a standardized linkage structure
- 100% global system linkage rate: Achieved 99.9% success rate in linking and real-time connection of corporate systems worldwide
- 2x faster business response: Reduced new system linkage time from 2 weeks to 1 week