Achieving Global visuability through a Succesful SAP S/4HANA Template Rollout in the US

A Future-Proof Solution with Hamonized Processes Ensures Company Growth.

Webasto, one of the top 100 automotive suppliers worldwide, is dedicated to making individual mobility more enjoyable and sustainable by advancing technology and people. The company is actively shaping industry change with its expertise and future-looking solutions. With over 50 locations worldwide, Webasto is always close to its customers around the globe.

To ensure growth and success, Webasto took the challenge of transitioning from various ERP systems, such as AX, with a colorful bouquet of fundamentally different logistics processes and products, to SAP S/4HANA. The aim was to create one unified system with harmonized processes, which led to the project being named UNITE. CONSILIO supported Webasto in rolling out their template to the US.

Succesful go-live without any interruptions for Webasto‘s OEM-customers, despite parallel rollout at two sites with different processes in different timezones. ensuring zero downtime.

Content and Highlights of the Project for WEBASTO:

  • Replacement of the heterogeneous and modified system landscape by means of a Greenfield implementation of S/4HANA, specifially focusing on SD, PP, MM, EWM an QM
  • Integration of intercompany MRP across all plants worldwide
  • Mapping complex supply relationships, such as those between the Netherlands and the USA
  • Data migration from AX for adaptation to the Webasto master data template. This template enables the use of sophisticated and efficient MRP profiles for MTO, MTS and ATO processes in one single plant simultaneously.
  • A Future-proof solution that supports growth, particularly in the US market

Our recent implementation of SAP S/4HANA has been a transformative journey for our company, and it would not have been possible without the exceptional expertise and dedication of CONSILIO. Their deep knowledge of production and production planning is evident daily. Additionally, they provide full support both onsite and off-site, all the time.

Andrew Streickern, Operations & SCM Planning - Global ERP Solutions Architect Webasto AG

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