1. Globus: Centralizing Decentralized Subsidiary Structures with SAP® Solutions
Company
Globus SB-Warenhaus Holding GmbH & Co. KG
Headquarters
St. Wendel, Germany
Sites
Germany, Russia, Czech Republic
Industry
Retail
Products and Services
Food, health and beauty products, household goods, fashion, and textiles
Employees
36,000
Web Site
Partners
SAP® Custom Development and SAP Consulting organizations
Objectives
Create an advanced, future-proof technology platform and development environment for all applications
Roll out a new inventory management system for all international Globus subsidiaries
Harmonize a heterogeneous system environment
Reduce hardware costs for subsidiaries
Why SAP
SAP NetWeaver® technology platform, which brings a cutting-edge IT infrastructure to Globus
Modern user interfaces that help ensure a high level of user acceptance
Positive experiences with SAP solutions and the implementation team
Benefits
Centralized data management that eliminates redundancy
Inventory management data that can be accessed online and with mobile devices
Rapid integration of new subsidiaries
Integration of third-party systems, in-house solutions, and over 50 mobile apps, as well as new, personalized object worklists and user interfaces for the ABAP® mobile framework and the Web Dynpro development environment
New peripherals manager that updates prices in point-of-sale systems, including cash registers, weighing scales, and price label machines
Platform that can be used to develop future solutions, such as mobile apps for customers and staff
Modern
Technology for Globus
Innovative
Services for customers
“With the experts from SAP Custom Development, we improved our tried and trusted applications and upgraded them to the new technology platform. Now we are ideally positioned and can continue to offer our customers new and innovative services in the future, such as smartphone-based payments.”
Bernd Grande, CIO, Globus SB-Warenhaus Holding GmbH & Co. KG
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