SAP Value Stories

Why SAP?

Jaykay Marketing Services

• Longtime user of SAP for Retail solutions running on the SAP ERP application – used for finance, materials management (MM), sales and distribution, master data management, and retail operations • Desire to move from the legacy on-premise system to SAP S/4HANA hosted on Microsoft Azure • Enhanced user experience (UX) made possible by the SAP Fiori UX and SAP Fiori apps used for MM • Internal business expertise and SAP software and service expertise of John Keells IT • Three-phased implementation approach, including lift and migrate, data archiving, and migration from the third-party database to SAP HANA to effectively power demanding software systems

>15 TB Capacity savings for three years of transaction data since moving from its third-party database (18 TB) to SAP HANA (3 TB)

80% Accuracy in the availability of stock

20% Increase in inventory turnover

Retail | Sri Lanka SAP S/4HANA, SAP Business Technology Platform, SAP for Retail solutions, and SAP Fiori UX Keells, operating as Jaykay Marketing Services (Pvt.) Ltd. (JMSL) and owned by John KeellsHoldings PLC, is one of the largest supermarket chains in Sri Lanka – carrying a wide range of quality products at affordable prices. As part of its mission to better life across the nation, JMSL wanted to expand the number of retail outlets and introduce customers to the convenience of online shopping. It also looked to improve the availability and accuracy of stock data for employees serving customers at the point of sale. To achieve these goals, JMSL needed a modern and reliable IT infrastructure that would support e-commerce, increase inventory visibility, improve the user experience, and facilitate business expansion “ SAP for Retail solutions on SAP S/4HANA provide us with an integrated solution for getting ahead and staying competitive in the current market. This technology and innovation will continue to drive our business forward and has positioned us to manage today’s retail landscape much more effectively.”

Challenges

• Lack of standardization & automation • Lack of collaboration & capability to scale

Outcomes

• Optimized operations, inventory and supply chain management • Reduced Costs

• Manage governance, risk and compliance • Expand business networks and collaborations

President of Retail Jaykay Marketing Services (Pvt.) Ltd. -Charitha Subasinghe

Access the Reference Asset!

265

© 20234 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. All rights reserved.

Made with FlippingBook Digital Publishing Software