Enterprise Platforms Success Story

SAP Implementation Support for Manufacturer

Business Situation

• The client is one of the world’s leading manufacturers and distributors of dental equipment.
• The company owns and operates manufacturing plants and distribution centers in the US, Germany, and China.
• There was a need to add an additional support team for an SAP Implementation to handle process improvements, issue resolution, and documentation of the new SAP system.

Key Issues

• The main issues were process reengineering and documentation control.  New functionality was forcing the manufacturing group to re-think their MRP and master scheduling processes.
• The new processes would require a cultural shift, but would also enable more detailed planning and scheduling.
• Additionally, training documentation was not produced and many other business issues still needed to be resolved prior to “Go-Live”.

Outcomes

• The client’s SAP project went live well under budget and on time.
• The Revere Group provided the client with both manufacturing process improvement and SAP functional expertise.
• The client now has the ability to transform their business process and capture the new functionality available in SAP.
• The new processes enabled a large reduction in inventory and an improvement in on-time delivery.