Global S/4HANA template for a Japanese automotive parts manufacturer

Situation

A Japanese multinational manufacturer of automotive parts produces components including automatic transmissions, hybrid transmissions, and car navigation systems. Most day-to-day operations were being managed through legacy systems.

With approximately $10 billion in revenue at the company level and $30 billion as a group, the organization launched a global ERP transformation program based on an SAP S/4HANA 1610 template.

Infosys Consulting supported one of the group’s largest companies in designing and implementing a standardized process template, which would serve as a blueprint for subsequent rollouts across the broader group. This included the development and implementation of a finance BPC template and integration of local legacy systems with SAP S/4HANA 1610.

Solution

• Implemented a financial operations template in SAP S/4HANA.
• Built and deployed the finance and BPC modules in the first phase.
• Integrated financial data from various legacy systems through middleware processes into the central ERP template.
• Enabled outbound data extraction from SAP (ACDOCA, BSEG, BSEG_ADD) to external systems (e.g. HOST, BI) for reporting.
• Addressed challenges around performance and extensibility in SAP Fiori apps.
• Dealt with end-user concerns related to application speed and usability.
• Continued front-end operations in local legacy systems, with backend integration to S/4HANA.
• Established a scalable, repeatable template for rollout to other group entities.

Benefits

• Faster, more efficient financial closing process.
• Improved sales and account planning through business process optimization.
• Reduced manual effort and increased speed in report generation.
• Enhanced ability to predict supply and operational constraints.
• Real-time budget vs. actual management capabilities.