1. Airbus DS Optronics: Gaining an Eagle Eye for Financial Processes with SAP® S/4HANA​
Company Airbus DS Optronics GmbH​ Location Oberkochen, Germany​ Industry Aerospace and defense​ Products and Services Optoelectronic devices for surveillance, monitoring, and identification ​ Employees 800​ Revenue €220 million Web Site Partner SAP® Consulting organization​
Objectives
Support the company’s management meetings by providing real-time visibility into all major key metrics
Eliminate inconsistencies between forecasts and actuals
Enable more-efficient financial and controlling processes
Why SAP
Real-time capabilities of SAP S/4HANA
Familiarity with SAP solutions, including the SAP ERP application
Resolution
Completed transition from SAP ERP on time and within budget
Limited downtime to just one weekend with support from SAP Consulting
Retired the existing data warehouse
Accelerated financial closing processes by a factor of 3 to 4 times
Improved data quality through automatic reconciliation between finance and controlling
Provided real-time visibility into all major key metrics
Automated the synchronization of finance-related data across the company
Allowed controllers to spend more time advising operational business
Future plans
Enable additional process efficiency and provide anytime, anywhere access to key metrics with the SAP Fiori® user experience
Roll out SAP S/4HANA as the digital core in other areas of the business
1.5 days To close monthly books 4 days​ To close annual books​ 75% Reduction in data volume​ Achieved Compliance with parent group policies​ Simplified IT landscape and operations
“In our industry, information that is two days old is simply outdated – real-time reporting is the name of the game. SAP S/4HANA gives us the possibility to do this. Now, all information, including key figures and sales forecasts, is available at the touch of a button, enabling our controllers to present live data in management meetings.” ​ Jochen Scheuerer, Director of Information Technology, Airbus DS Optronics GmbH​
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