LEADING CONSUMER GOODS COMPANY FULFILS BUSINESS OPTIMISATION GOALS WITH SAP
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“With SAP NetWeaver PI, we have finally streamlined, advanced and integrated our process capability. This goes a long way in enhancing HUL’s ability to meet the demands of the modern trade.”
KS Arunkumar, IT Group Manager, Hindustan Unilever Limited
Summary Name: Hindustan Unilever Limited Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Industry: Consumer Products Employees: 15,000 Website www.hll.com Key Challenges Arrival of modern trade in India Legacy systems and business infrastructure were unable to meet transaction and process capability requirements of the modern trade Project Objectives Optimise business operation and simplify IT management Achieve process consolidation internally and across the value chain Preserve investment of legacy inventory and cash-to-order management system for business partners Integrate with business partners’ IT infrastructure quickly and seamlessly Solutions and Services Phase 1: SAP ERP Central Component 5.0, SAP NetWeaver Process Integration (SAP NetWeaver PI), SAP NetWeaver Portal, SAP Supply Chain Management (SAP SCM), SAP Solution Manager, SAP NetWeaver Business Intelligence (SAP NetWeaver BI), SAP NetWeaver Composition Environment (SAP NetWeaver CE)
Phase 2: SAP Customer Relationship Management, SAP Advanced Planning & Optimisation Production Planning and Detailed Scheduling, SAP Transportation Planning and Vehicle Scheduling Implementation Highlights Rollout in two phases. Phase 1 went live in September 2007 Why SAP Solution SAP is Unilever Group’s global premium IT solutions provider SAP NetWeaver PI enables processcentric collaboration Key Benefits Streamlined business operations Improved information sharing with partners even if they are not using SAP’s solutions Increased supply chain efficiency through process-centric collaboration across the enterprise—internally and externally Enhanced value of