1. IBM Sales and Distribution – IBM-SAP Alliance
Chemicals & Petroleum
INEOS O&P USA – Cutting operational SAP costs by 20 percent in the cloud
20 percent cut
in total cost of ownership for the SAP operations
Continued improvement
in “Perfect Order” metric
Increased
system flexibility, scalability and resilience
The transformation: INEOS O&P USA wanted to simplify and improve the reliability of its SAP landscape to improve key business processes. Building a fully flexible IT landscape by adopting IBM Cloud Managed Services for SAP Applications enabled close integration of SAP and business partner systems, helping boost “Perfect Order” metrics to win and build new sales.
Solution components
Client Name:
INEOS O&P USA
Case study Link:
03.ibm.com/software/businesscasestudies/us/en/gicss67sap?synkey=Q268336M37390S81
Pull Quote:
“With SAP ERP and IBM Cloud Managed Services for SAP Applications, we have the right infrastructure in place to build the customer-centric processes that will help us differentiate our business and stay a step ahead of the competition.”
— Steve Vice, IT Manager, INEOS O&P USA
Company Background:
Part of the global INEOS group, INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA (INEOS O&P USA) is North America’s third largest producer of high-density polyethylene and polypropylene, and its second largest merchant marketer of ethylene. It produces 7.5 billion pounds of olefins and polymers per annum from five sites in North America, employs nearly 1,000 people, and generates revenues of USD 5 billion per year.
Solution Components:
Software
IBM® Cloud Managed Services for SAP Applications
IBM FileNet® Capture
Applications
SAP ERP
Services
IBM Global Business Services®
IBM Global Technology Services®
Business challenge:
INEOS O&P USA wanted to simplify and improve the reliability of its SAP landscape to improve key business processes.
The benefit:
The integration of SAP and business partner systems helps boost ‘Perfect Order’ metrics, helping to win and build new sales. IBM Cloud Managed Services for SAP Applications helps to deliver 20 percent TCO savings.
Software
• IBM® Cloud Managed Services for SAP Applications
• IBM FileNet® Capture
Applications
SAP ERP
Services
IBM Global Business Services®
IBM Global Technology Services®
“With SAP ERP and IBM Cloud Managed Services for SAP Applications, we have the right infrastructure in place to build the customer-centric processes that will help us differentiate our business and stay a step ahead of the competition.”
—Steve Vice, IT Manager, INEOS O&P USA
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