Lidl is looking to press ahead with standardising processes worldwide and chose SAP ERP Retail powered by SAP HANA to do the job.
In cooperation with KPS Consulting, Lidl developed a global process
template and is now successfully running the system during a pilot
project in 100 Austria-based outlets.
The greatest challenge for Lidl is standardising
business processes for some 10,000 stores in 26 countries while
consolidating numerous applications and modules on a single platform.
“The key for us was using SAP ERP Retail powered by SAP HANA to create a
lightning-fast platform for transparent processes worldwide. We also
wanted to reduce complexity and maximize both flexibility and our focus
on the business,” explains René Sandführ, responsible project director
at Lidl.
“With
the new ERP system based on SAP HANA and the new enterprise service bus
(ESB), we can distribute, store, and process millions of data records
in real time. This will speed up our processes and the availability of
key operating figures in the company going forward as well as unlock
fresh possibilities for the future,” according to Sandführ.
Improved data quality thanks to centralised
processing and management of key data, integrated and automated
processes, near real-time availability of key operating figures – to
name just a few of the advantages of the new solution – are a reality at
LIDL in Austria now.
Lidl
entrusted KPS Consulting with the project’s implementation. Together
with the retail specialists at KPS Lidl developed a global template.
“The transformation of one of Europe’s largest retail grocery chains was
a challenge for us as well, especially optimising
and integrating processes globally,” states Matthias Nollenberger, Vice
President and Managing Partner KPS and responsible for the Lidl
project. “The international project team staffed by Lidl and KPS
employees did a fantastic job.”
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