Capitalizing on Automation Advancements with Ameri100

⇨ It is vital that organizations set milestones and execute tests throughout the digital transformation progress so they can keep the implementation on track.

⇨ AI and automation can reduce the time it takes for a successful implementation, minimize risk, and provide helpful solutions for next steps in the process.

⇨ The move to SAP S/4HANA is complex, time-consuming, and has a wide array of options for deployment that organizations must decide on. It is crucial that SAP users find a partner like Ameri100 with years of experience in the SAP space.

The deadline for SAP users to move to SAP S/4HANA is rapidly approaching, yet many have yet to even begin running pilot programs. Recent SAPinsider research found that more than half of SAP enterprises are planning to move to SAP S/4HANA in 2024 or later. These timelines can always be pushed back by unforeseen delays and other business priorities getting in the way. Companies must find a trusted partner to ensure that their transition goes smoothly and equips them to harness the new capabilities in SAP S/4HANA.

The SAP experts at Ameri100 have significant experience in delivering SAP implementations that deliver business insights, multinational integration, and omnichannel fulfillments. An SAP gold partner, Ameri100 focuses exclusively on SAP, ensuring that customers have a focused and experienced partner throughout their transition or other SAP projects.

Diverse Spectrum of Services

Ameri100 offers services to SAP users in several core business areas:

• ERP – Ameri100 has solutions developed in-house that expedite ERP transformations, like the move to SAP S/4HANA and S/4HANA Greenfield implementations, and moves to the cloud, whether that is RISE with SAP or a hyperscaler.
• Business Technology Platform – SAP BTP allows users to leverage analytics like never before. Ameri100 features a portfolio of services to implement and bolster BTP capabilities.
• Supply chain – The solutions that Ameri100 offers in the supply chain domain include Warehouse Management, Enterprise Asset Management, Transportation Management, Integrated Business Planning, as well as some of those tools and solutions that SAP provides, including Ariba.
• CX – Ameri100 features a CX suite that includes cloud for marketing, cloud for sales, commerce, and more.
• SuccessFactors – Organizations can build out their HXM/HCM capabilities with SuccessFactors capabilities and services.
• Application Management and Support –Ameri100 offers continuing application management and support for those organizations that need help running and maintaining SAP S/4HANA. This includes staffing solutions.

Digital Transformation Suite

Ameri100’s SAP transformation capabilities are powered by its Digital Transformation Suite. This collection of solutions offers users a comprehensive way to overhaul their ERP landscape so they can grow and scale. The suite was designed in-house to offer specialized processes, tools, and accelerators.

To provide users with a one-stop solution for SAP S/4HANA digital transformations, the Digital Transformation Suite features:

• A comprehensive readiness assessment to determine the best path for each organization’s digital transformation.
• Accelerated test execution to assess progress throughout the project.
• Risk mitigation powered by real-time impact analysis.
• Recommendations driven by AI and RPA.

Nimble Operator

Ameri100 is a uniquely agile system integrator, able to shift quickly to meet customer needs and demands. Due to its size, the organization is able to cut through red tape by avoiding the series of approvals needed by many other organizations in the same field. Ameri100 says they are able to engage in later sales cycles and demo solutions at a moment’s notice.

As an entirely SAP-focused organization, Ameri100’s team all have significant SAP experience. Its members average more than 20 years working in the SAP space. This singular focus on SAP also ensures a commitment to customer success.

“We have the flexibility of a smaller organization and one thing that actually people like about us is that we only do SAP. In our world, if we are doing subpar work with our customers, we don’t have a business because it doesn’t take long for a botched implementation to make it around the SAP space,” said Brandon Gordon, Executive Vice President of Global Business Development at Ameri100.

Advancing Automation and Analytics

Advanced capabilities like automation and analytics are growing more important in the SAP ecosystem. Organizations need to keep this in mind as they go through the digital transformation process. With SAP S/4HANA, enterprises will have access to a whole host of new capabilities that can supercharge their effectiveness. Business leaders can also point to these capabilities as a business case for the move to SAP S/4HANA if other leaders within the organization are wary of making the move to SAP S/4HANA in the near future.

“Many of the S/4HANA transformation projects we are leading have automation as an integral part of their business case. Other organizations choose to move to S/4HANA because SAP ECC maintenance is ending in 2027. Often times, embarking on a technical migration to stay current with SAP’s maintenance schedule does not provide a strong enough business case to support a move to S/4HANA. Therefore, Ameri100 partners with our customers to help them understand how a MOVE to S/4HANA (Public or Private Cloud) can provide value through the following opportunities: a shift to a cloud strategy; application optimization; and process automation (i.e. RPA)” said Brandon Gordon.

Ameri100 provides process automation through various technologies but the most recent focus is on SAP’s RPA tool and UiPath. Their analytics offerings extend outside SAP’s solution footprint as well.  Ameri100 has a dedicated BPT practice that has extensive experience in leveraging key front-end analytics tools in the market.

Proof Points

Ameri100 recently helped a major golf entertainment company increase savings, efficiency, and analytics capabilities through a move to SAP S/4HANA. The customer relied on a high number of interfaces to run its business processes. Eventually, it realized this strategy was not scalable.

This company already operated nearly 100 venues across five countries with 20,000 employees. It could not grow any further operating the same way. The company’s group reporting and financial consolidations were done manually outside of its corporate reporting. If the business wanted to keep expanding, its leaders needed to find a better way.

This company turned to Ameri100 to help them through a move to SAP S/4HANA v2020. This process allowed the customer to utilize a simplified financial structure that leverages common organizational elements across all business units. The entire business adopted existing global template processes, simplifying operations. The modules covered were finance, sourcing and procurement, sales and distribution, project systems, and extended warehouse management.

The client saw significant improvements across several key areas:

• Time to value decreased by improving enhanced productivity & better business insights.
• The client standardized common business processes across supply chain logistics and finance.
• Operational efficiencies were increased overall, as was the capability for future organizational growth.
• Real-time streamlined analytics were made available from venues.
• Inventory and freight costs were reduced as a result of warehouse consolidation.

What This Means for SAPInsiders

Track your progress. Companies must keep meticulous track of their implementation every step of the way. It is vital that organizations set milestones and execute tests throughout the digital transformation progress so they can keep the implementation on track.

Leverage advanced tools. Digital transformations can be challenging, so organizations should use every tool at their disposal to ensure that they meet deadlines, stay on budget, and have a successful implementation. This includes AI and automation. These new capabilities can reduce the time it takes for a successful implementation, minimize risk, and provide helpful solutions for next steps in the process.

Find a trusted partner. The move to SAP S/4HANA is complex, time-consuming, and has a wide array of options for deployment that organizations must decide on. It is crucial that SAP users find a partner like Ameri100 with years of experience in the SAP space. This experience helps not only during the move to SAP S/4HANA, but also guides users through their new ERP so they can maximize the value they get out of the investment.