Eisai Gains real-time control of global subsidiaries with IBM and SAP IBM SAP Alliance Eisai Gains real-time control of global subsidiaries with IBM and SAP The need: Eisai Co. Ltd. sought a more effective way to evaluate and plan business activities on an international level. With global manufacturing sites operating as independent businesses, comparing performance and cost-efficiency was a challenging task. The solution: Eisai launched the Global E-DREAM project in 2006, part of which involved standardizing worldwide operations on a single SAP ERP system through a Global Standard SAP (GSS) template. All SAP applications are hosted at Eisai Co. Ltd. headquarters and run on IBM System x 3650 servers and IBM BladeCenter HS22 blade servers. “IBM Global Business Services has helped us to deliver a robust SAP ERP solution, which will help us to meet strict quality control and regulatory requirements.” — Sanjit Singh Lamba, Managing Director of Eisai Pharmatechnology and Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd. Solution components: IBM® System x® 3650, IBM BladeCenter® HS22 IBM Global Business Services® SAP ERP, SAP Project System, SAP Document Management System The benefits: Enhanced insight enables the company to keep a tight control on overhead costs,reducing wastage by a significant percentage. Reduced the time taken to close month-end financial processes to two to three days. Provided a comprehensive, accurate overview of subsidiary activity, delivering near real-time information on a range of business process. Link SPP03166-WWEN-00