Case study: Fazer Saves Time and Improves Data Quality in SAP Migration Processes and Data Entry
Key Takeaways
⇨ Fazer Group, a leading Nordic food company with operations in multiple countries, has been using SAP since 1999 and utilizes Precisely Automate Studio to enhance its data migration and management processes, resulting in significant time and cost savings.
⇨ By implementing Precisely Automate Studio, Fazer has improved productivity, data quality, and auditability in its SAP transactional processes, while reducing reliance on external consulting resources and minimizing human errors.
⇨ The flexibility and reliability of Precisely Automate Studio have exceeded expectations, providing substantial benefits such as saving approximately 50 full-time employee man-years in migration projects and enhancing daily operational efficiency.
Fazer has been using SAP/R3 since 1999. Within the corporation, SAP is used in Finland, Sweden, and other countries. The usage covers almost all modules except HCM. The number of SAP users is more than 1200. The breadth of SAP usage and geographical spread has required large and time-consuming migration projects.
The usage of Precisely Automate Studio started already in 2008 in migration and Master Data related tasks. SAP was rolled out gradually to new business units. The usage of LSMW in the migration processes was in certain tasks too complex and Automate Studio was chosen as a complimentary tool. Since then the usage has grown gradually with more users and a broader usage in terms of transactions automated with Precisely Automate Studio.
The origins of the Fazer Group lie in a family company founded in 1891 when Karl Fazer opened his first cafe in Helsinki. Fazer’s vision is to offer consumers new tastes and experiences that make the best of every moment. Fazer strives to create Food with a purpose, which means offering delicious and inspiring products that bring people nourishment, health, and well-being, while simultaneously doing good for the planet. Fazer Group operates in three business areas, Fazer bakery, Fazer Confectionery, and Fazer Lifestyle Foods. It is also a major player in the Nordic grain milling market and increasingly in foodtech. Fazer has its own operations and a wide range of food products in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, and Poland, and exports to more than 40 countries. Fazer Group’s net sales in 2022 were 1,122.2 meur and there working more than 6000 employees.
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