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Panasonic Automotive Systems: Streamlining Processes and Operations and Reducing Costs with SAP ERP
A manufacturer of electronic automotive components, Panasonic Automotive Systems Czech s.r.o. wanted to consolidate and streamline enterprise processes with a single software solution. The company found what it was looking for in the SAP ERP application, enabling it to speed up material handling, improve data security and compliance, and reduce IT maintenance costs.
Executive overview
Company Panasonic Automotive Systems Czech s.r.o. Location Pardubice, Czech Republic Industry Automotive electronics supplier Products and Services Automotive audio, multimedia, navigation, and other electronic components Employees 1,189 Revenue CZK 5.25 billion (US$265 million) Web Site www.panasonic.cz Partner Atos Origin Czech Republic Business Transformation The companys top objectives: Improve warehouse operations to reduce material handling time and stock space Consolidate accounting and enterprise resource planning (ERP) processes Enable data security and compliance with internal policies and industry and government regulations Top Benefits Achieved
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The resolution: Deployed sophisticated warehouse and inventory management functionality Replaced 5 systems and integrated processes with the SAP ERP application Reduction in IT cost to Developed and followed a project quality plan and monitored project status maintain ERP solution with weekly meetings The key benefits: Improved operations by integrating enterprise processes Streamlined warehouse processes and increased the speed of materials movement Cut IT maintenance costs by replacing 5 existing ERP systems
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We improved processes, increased paperless handling, and reduced labeling errors and manual work. At the same time, we cut our ERP maintenance costs 50% and got fast ROI and time to value.
Martin Sitanc, Project Manager, Panasonic Automotive Systems Czech s.r.o.
Gold winner of CEE Finding that its existing enterprise resource planning SAP Quality Award (ERP) systems could no longer support operational processes effectively, Panasonic Automotive Systems recognized the need for a new solution. But was there a single application that could help the company meet multiple technology challenges, was too rigid and inefficient, and provided poor optimize insights, and enable excellence? support for wireless handheld devices. The company wanted to integrate processes Panasonic Automotive Systems found its answer with a unified ERP application. We were covering in the SAP ERP application. With it, the company processes from warehousing to accounting with could optimize warehouse and inventory operations, five different systems, says Martin Sitanc, project streamline material handling, reduce stock space manager at Panasonic Automotive Systems. This and inventory value, and support information meant data errors, duplicate efforts, lost efficiency, security and compliance with internal policies and and higher IT costs. The company also needed to industry and government regulations. improve warehouse operations; its existing system
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Picture Credit | Panasonic Automotive Systems Czech s.r.o., Pardubice, Czech Republic. Used with permission.
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