Consumer Products/Electronics Business challenge Whirlpool Corporation looked to drive growth, improve efficiency and enhance the consumer experience, but was limited by aging infrastructure, including a legacy SAP ERP deployment. Transformation Whirlpool Corporation is migrating to SAP® ERP powered by SAP HANA to IBM Power Systems in the IBM Cloud™, with IBM Services for Managed SAP Applications. Whirlpool Corporation gains the IT capability to accommodate future growth, and can now direct resources to improving the consumer experience and modernizing its business operations. “The vast majority of our operations are handled by IBM Services for Managed SAP Applications. The flexibility that the service delivers ensures that we will have plenty of headroom for future growth, with no need for major capital expenditures.” —Mike Berendsen, Vice President, Global Information Systems, Whirlpool Corporation Business benefits: SAP HANA expertise of IBM enables Whirlpool Corporation to invest in business priorities and innovation High near-continuous availability supports 24/7 global operations IBM Cloud and IBM Power Systems create a scalable platform for future growth Solution components SAP® ERP powered by SAP HANA® SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence SAP Customer Relationship Management IBM® Services™ for Managed SAP Applications IBM Watson IoT™ IBM Power ™ IBM Cloud™, Systems IBM Services™ (GTS) Whirlpool Corporation Freeing up resources for innovation with a managed SAP cloud deployment to support global operations Client Name Whirlpool Corporation Company Background Whirlpool Corporation is a leading global home appliance company, with approximately USD 21 billion in annual sales, 92,000 employees and 65 manufacturing and technology research centers in 2018. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and other major brand names in nearly every country throughout the world. Business challenge Whirlpool Corporation looked to drive growth, improve efficiency and enhance the consumer experience, but was limited by aging infrastructure, including a legacy SAP ERP deployment. The benefit Whirlpool Corporation is migrating to SAP® ERP powered by SAP HANA to IBM Power Systems in the IBM Cloud™, with IBM Services for Managed SAP Applications. Whirlpool Corporation gains the IT capability to accommodate future growth, and can now direct resources to improving the consumer experience and modernizing its business operations. Pull Quote “The vast majority of our operations are handled by IBM Services for Managed SAP Applications. The flexibility that the service delivers ensures that we will have plenty of headroom for future growth, with no need for major capital expenditures.” —Mike Berendsen, Vice President, Global Information Systems, Whirlpool Corporation Solution components SAP® ERP powered by SAP HANA® SAP® BusinessObjects™ Business Intelligence SAP Customer Relationship Management IBM® Services™ for Managed SAP Applications IBM Watson IoT™ IBM Power Systems™ IBM Cloud™, IBM Services™ (GTS) Case study Link Whirlpool Corporation is a leading global home appliance company, with approximately USD 21 billion in annual sales, 92,000 employees and 65 manufacturing and technology research centers in 2018. The company markets Whirlpool, KitchenAid, Maytag, Consul, Brastemp, Amana, Bauknecht, JennAir, Indesit and other major brand names in nearly every country throughout the world. Share this Link