Elster Metering Ltd. (UK): SAP ERP Implementation

Elster Metering Ltd. (UK): SAP ERP Implementation

Customer:

Elster Metering Limited (UK)

Project:

Implementation and Roll-Out of SAP ERP

Business Area(s):

ERP

Initial Situation:

After the earlier development of a globally valid “Global Business Blueprint” with SAP reference organisation structures, processes and customising and subsequent roll-outs to the Netherlands, Belgium, additional plants in Germany and Slovakia, now SAP was to be implemented at the four UK sites/business units of Elster Metering Ltd, using the global concept and project approach.

Solution:

Implementation/roll-out in the United Kingdom (4 separate rollouts for the four UK sites/business units)

• Project management
• Development of the local business blueprints, including evaluation, redesign, and optimization of existing business processes.
• Introduction of SD, MM, PS, PP, IM, CATS, FI, CO and CO-PA.
• Development of interfaces to satellite-systems
• Support in the organizational implementation of a Shared Service Centre Finance for the whole UK business.
• Roll-out of existing Business Warehouse reports (e.g. order entry/order backlog) and creation of new reports (e.g. delivery performance to customers, inventory reports)
• Data takeover from legacy systems – all units had their separate systems (e.g. BAAN, Opera, Smartvision and two individually developed ERP systems)
• Key and end-user training
• Technical and user documentation
• Go-live support
• Ongoing support.