CEWE
Why SAP?
• Scalability through cloud deployment with SAP S/4HANA® Cloud • API integration with WhiteWall’s online stores and production systems, as well as third-party solutions for local requirements such as U.S. tax determination • Adoption of best-practice processes supported by SAP® Activate methodology • Support from All for One Group and SAP Preferred Success service, helping to unlock greater value from cloud solutions
Consumer Products | Germany SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition, SAP Preferred Success, and SAP Activate
Integrating a Strategic Acquisition to Boost Product Innovation and Unlock New Markets
7X Increase in order processing capacity
50% Reduction in manual payment processing time
52X Faster inventory preparation process
One of Europe’s leading photo service providers, CEWE helps customers turn their photos into a wide range of high-quality products, from personalized photo books to greetings cards, calendars, and even mobile-phone cases. CEWE spotted an opportunity to expand into a new market by acquiring WhiteWall, a company that supports professional photographers with gallery-quality photo printing and framing services across both Europe and North America. To integrate the new business unit into its group, CEWE had to find a way to separate WhiteWall’s core systems from its former parent company and get a new IT landscape up and running in a matter of months. By harnessing cloud technologies and adopting best-practice business processes, CEWE and WhiteWall have built a highly standardized, audit- friendly and efficient platform that meets the business’s order- to-cash, procurement and finance needs.
Challenges
• Lack of standardization & automation • Lack of collaboration and capability to scale
Outcomes
• Optimized operations, inventory and supply chain management • Reduced Costs • Improved finance operations • Improved sustainability and innovation • Reduced Time To Market
“The essence of the project is to create a foundation for growth. With SAP S/4HANA Cloud, we believe we have a system that can grow with us and form the basis for a billion- dollar company.”
Program Lead, CEWE Stiftung & Co. KGaA -Dzifa Buati
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