1. VELUX: From Annual Plan to Rolling Forecasts with SAP® Business Planning and Consolidation on SAP HANA®
Company
VELUX A/S
Headquarters
Hørsholm, Denmark
Industry
Mill products
Products and Services
Roof windows, skylights, sun screening, and roller shutters
Employees
10,000
Web Site
Partners
SAP® Services organization, Accenture, and HP
Top objectives
Accelerate business planning and move away from yearly budgeting
Support the corporate vision of a “single truth” for employees by deploying a centralized business planning solution that is integrated with the company’s data warehouse
Predict which products have a strong potential to fail, and clarify the impact on the company’s financial results
Resolution
Selected the SAP Business Planning and Consolidation application powered by SAP HANA® due to robust business planning and rolling forecasting capabilities
Deployed SAP Predictive Analytics software with visualizations from SAP Lumira® software to incorporate more advanced analytics capabilities in finance and other lines of business
Key benefits
More accurate monthly planning with rolling forecasts
Enhanced ability to predict product failure for better customer service and better control over financial implications
Less
Time needed to consolidate data for planning and reporting
Easier
Preparation of sales materials
Better
Monitoring of business performance
“We use SAP Predictive Analytics to find out which products might fail. This not only helps from a cost-saving perspective, but it also enables us to let our customers know we might have an issue and, more important, explain how we can fix that issue. It’s about creating a better customer experience.”
Anders Reinhardt, Head of Business Intelligence, VELUX A/S
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