Main project goals

• design of to-be architecture with system and application landscape
• recommendation for the transition scenario
• identification of harmonization and consolidation potentials

Solution

• roadmap development in five phases
• definition of guiding principles and key objectives for the system and application landscape
• involvement of stakeholders from different countries and companies
• analysis of system and application maturity
• identification of process harmonization potential
• design of the future system landscape incl. SWOT analysis
• design of the future application landscape incl. SWOT analysis
• evaluated criteria catalog for transition scenario and target architecture
• development of the transformation roadmap with concrete projects over the next five years
• cost estimate for the roadmap

Important benefits

• All relevant aspects of the transition were covered (system, application, organization).
• clear recommendations covering the client’s main questions regarding the transition to S/4HANA
• clear recommendations covering the customer’s main questions regarding harmonization for the future S/4HANA landscape
• project roadmap with budgeting costs
• All recommendations have been checked against the defined goals of stakeholders.

Input and contribution of CNT

• development of the methodology and roadmap approach
• analysis of the as-is situation
• development of the future landscape for systems and applications
• definition of the roadmap from the as-is situation to the future landscape
• definition of the best possible transformation methodology considering the surveyed environmental factors and capabilities of the organization
• integration of all relevant partners for the holistic result (software, hardware, roadmap projects)

Main project goals

• IT landscape harmonization
• upgrade to S/4HANA
• replacement of TMS and payment solutions
• a single and integrated treasury management platform for nearly 70 group companies

Solution

• group-wide external and internal payment and bank statement processing
  • SAP Multi Bank Connectivity
  • SAP Advanced Payment Management
  • SAP In-House Cash
• centralized cash management platform
  • Bank Account Management
  • SAP Cash Flow Analyzer
• Next-Gen User Experience
  • with SAP FIORI’s transactional and analytical apps
  • advanced treasury reporting with SAP Analytics Cloud
• central platform to cover the group’s external and internal financial instruments
  • SAP Transaction Manager
  • VWD Market Data Connectivity
  • integration of 360T trading platform

Important advantages

• cost savings through payment centralization and automation with over 80 group companies participating in more than 30 countries worldwide:
  • on behalf of payments
  • intercompany settlements
  • contactless processing
• a “single source of truth” for:
  • all cash-related data within the entire group
  • all external and internal financial instruments, contingent liabilities, and derivatives
  • all global bank and in-house accounts
• a fully integrated single platform for treasury management and accounting
  • automated daily bank entries and periodical valuation postings

Input and contribution of CNT

• presentations based on CNT’s S/4HANA demo platform
• project management
• automated data transfer from legacy system
• harmonization of static data
• FIORI role concept for treasury
• training and implementation

Main project goals

• upgrade and implementation of the new functionalities of SAP S/4 HANA
• ad-hoc evaluations in logistics
• Fiori for management
• S/4HANA embedded analytics
• short innovation cycle (introduction of ERP on HANA in 2014)

Solution

• The solution was implemented in four steps:

1. technical upgrade from SAP ERP 6.0 EhP7 on HANA to SAP S/4 HANA 1809 FP01
2. conversion of applications in the areas of finance controlling, sales, materials management, logistics, and business intelligence
3. implementation of new functions (incl. business partners, new asset accounting, FSCM credit management)
4. selected FIORI apps to support order-to-cash and procure-to-pay processes

Important advantages

• state-of-the-art ERP solution as the basis for rapid business growth
• approach according to SAP best practice for S/4HANA
• integrated e-commerce solution
• future-proof system and technology
• low upgrade expenses thanks to short innovation cycle
• 35 best practice processes in finances, controlling, sales, materials management, warehouse management, and business intelligence

Input and contribution of CNT

• implementation partner
  (initial introduction and upgrade)
• technology consulting
• continuous support and optimization

Main project goals

• introduction of system-guided production processing in conjunction with semi-automated inventory management, incl. batch management
• derivation of a system-supported profitability and product cost accounting system
• business process optimization along the logistic process chain from demand triggering to order completion
• process integration of a newly constructed production plant for meat and sausage products
• connection of terminals in production for the integration of the production-related material flow

Solution

• implementation of an SAP PPS solution
• efficiency increase of business processes through the use of SAP best practices

Important advantages

• system-based inventory management to increase efficiency in planning and for transparent reporting
• seamless traceability of goods along the production chain through SAP batch management
• profitability and product cost accounting as important elements of business management

Input and contribution of CNT

• experienced team of consultants in the field of logistics and controlling
• best practice solution approaches of the consultants as a basis for process definition and optimization
• integration consulting of the processes for integrated profitability and product cost accounting

Main project goals

• replacement of the heterogeneous ERP system landscape by a central SAP ERP instance
• reduction of non-SAP feeder systems
• provision of a segment P&L for the consumer products and functional products segments
• mapping of actual cost accounting without material ledger

Solution

• creation of a global ERP template
• implementation of a central chart of accounts with a common controlling area and operating concern
• implementation of a globally valid profit center structure
• Definition of an add-on for actual cost accounting without using the material ledger with the following challenge: Liquid raw materials are posted with batch classification data, whereby the concrete classification data is only determined after the material movement. This classification data is also part of the valuation. As an actual cost accountant, the actual prices are not fixed until the end of the month.

Important advantages

• harmonized/standardized processes and master data
• cost reduction by replacing different systems

Input and contribution of CNT

• co-design of template processes in the area of financial accounting and controlling
• implementation of the ERP template
• integration of the add-on for actual cost accounting into the SAP standard
• support in the harmonization of business processes
• rollout support