2. Company Profile
Founded in 2001 by professionals with over 20 years of experience in
Consulting and System Integration
HIGHLIGHTS
Offices: Turin / Milan
2010 Revenues = 5,1M €
Torino
2010 Headcount = 60 unità
Clients: Milano
• Large Italian Enterprises
• International Projects
• SMEs in Northern Italy
STRENGHTS
Strong background on ERP, SCM, BI
The largest team on SAP SCM in Italy
Focus on manufactutting & process industries
High-level competencies
Consulting approach
4. CASE 1: Consumer Products
SCM Modules: DP, SNP, PP/DS
Type of Involvement: Project / Application Mgmt
Client Overview Business Situation
• The client is a major Italian Food sector manufacturer in The client needed to have a common planning tool to cover
the chocolate / confectionery sector with internationally Demand, Supply and Distribution planning processes.
recognized brands. • collect forecasts from differents Bu’s and to plan demand
• The client and its supply chain has a major global using statical method s
presence and includes more than 20 business units, 12 • perform Inventory and capacity planning
production plants, 30 repacking plants in 10 different • allocate production
timezones. • plannning stock transfer to distribution center
• Customer has 40 DC in Italy
• plan short term horizon at shift level
• Client has been one of the first users of SAP APO in Italy
• overview and control centrally entire planning process
Functionality Implemented Project Results
• Demand Managements and Supply network Planning APO DP, SNP, PP/DS
in SAP APO (SCM 5.0 SP 16) • One of the largest SAP SCM implementations in Italy
• Integration with ECC 6.0 and more than 20 legacy • Planning model covers all planning processes , from
systems via XI demand forecasting to plant scheduling and distribution
• BW Reporting to support DP planning process and planning, both from a central as well as from a local
KPI reporting to monitor performance of planning perspective
processes • Allows complete integration for a global and centralized
view on the entire planning process
5. CASE 2: Consumer Products
APO Modules: PP/DS (ECC: PP-PI, QM, MM, CO)
Type of Involvement: Project
Client Overview Business Situation
• The client is the top Italian company in the coffee market • The client needed to develop an integrated solution
• The company sells its products all over the world, while for production planning, execution and control for its
the main production sites are located in Italy. manufacturing plants. Integration with the MES that
• The Italian plants are dedicated to different product types control the phycsical execution of the process was
and different processes. also a must
• The implementation was aimed at improving
management and visibility of the entire production
process, across all the production sites, in integration
with quality management, inventory management,
and cost control departments and with the support of
advanced planning functionalities
Functionality Implemented Project Results
• Production Planning and Scheduling in APO PP/DS in APO PP/DS, SAP R/3 PP, QM, MM, CO
SAP APO 5.0 • increased production and inventory control
• Production execution, quality control, plant inventory • visibility of the production information across the company
control and cost control in SAP R/3, modules PP-PI, • better planning through advanced planning functionalities
QM, MM, CO • IT system landscape simplification
• Integration APO – R/3 via CIF - Core Interface,
Integration R/3 – MES via XI
6. CASE 3: High Tech & Office Products
APO Modules: DP, SNP
Type of Involvement: Project / Maintenance
Client Overview Business Situation
• With one hundred years of research and innovation The client needed to review planning and forecast process
behind it, client is a specialist in information technology for Finished Products and Accessories, in order to:
equipment & office products. • plan product demand using statistical methods
• It offers products and services for SMBs, for the RETAIL • collect and distribute forecast plans for all BUs
sector and solutions for Large Accounts. • manage products distribution according to availability,
• It reported 2009 revenues of 350 million euro, of which orders and forecast plans
50% came from international sales. At 31/12/2009 it had • evaluate forecast accuracy
1,098 employees.
• plan for medium-long term products acquisition
• It sells its products directly and through dealer and
distributor networks in 50 countries.
Functionality Implemented Project Results
• Demand Planning and Supply Network Planning in SAP APO DP & SNP
APO 3.1 • helps users in their planning activities, from demand
• Integration with ECC system via APO Core Interface forecasting to distribution planning
(CIF) • allows a better collaboration between head quarter and
• Reporting to support products distribution and forecast foreign subsidiaries
accuracy activity. • simplifies and automates demand planning process
• provides ad hoc reports for product distribution and KPI
evaluation
7. CASE 4: Automotive
APO Modules: DP, SNP
Type of Involvement: Ongoing Project
Client Overview Business Situation
• The client is among the top companies on the Italian The client needed to develop an integrated solution for the
Automotive sector with a well-recognized brand and sells demand forecast and to transmit the collected requirements
its products all over the world from the dealers level down to the productive plants, and to
• The supply chain includes foreign dealers and plan production and purchasing activities in a synchronized
subsidiaries, two production plants, many subcontractors way.
and suppliers located in different countries.
The implementation will improve the integration between
the business functions responsible for demand and supply,
increase the quality of demand data, reduce planning cycle
times and improve planning decisions by the usage of
advanced planning functionality.
Functionality Implemented Project Results
• Demand Managements and Supply network Planning in APO DP & SNP, BW
SAP APO (SCM2007) • Increased synchronization between demand and supply
• Integration with ECC 6.0 for the execution via CIF -Core • Availability of better information in quality and detail
Interface • Streamlines the planning procedure and reduces human
• BW Reporting to support the planning process involvement in repetitive tasks, thus freeing up the time to
concentrate on business issues
