Hitachi Consulting aligned with SAP to provide a flexible private cloud deployment for the client. Hitachi, along with the SAP account team and SAP PMC Team, established an SAP S/4HANA offering for the client that met their business, functional and financial requirements. By investing in SAP S/4HANA, the client will be able to drive efficiency into their manufacturing operations, drive down unnecessary costs, and optimize profitability in their new business model.

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n CEO has a 3-year commitment to the shareholders to reduce operating costs by $300 Million

n Client needed a long-term partner to help in transforming the organization by helping them to innovate their business

n Several large partner contracts become effective in 2018 and better controls were required to execute against them

n The Client required enhancements in their IT systems in order to be financially compliant with IFRS requirements

n Client needed a partner that going forward would assist them in consolidating some 20+ separate legacy IT systems further reducing IT operating support costs

Challenges Hitachi/SAP Benefits

n Provide the platform to experience real-time insights into their marketplace and internal operations

n Provide access to best-in-class SAP S/4HANA capabilities and to BI Analytics platform to run their business better

n Enable them to continue their investment into SAP’s technologies and innovation platform for the future

n Provided as a SAP “ERP-as-a-Service” Platform (SAP Enterprise Software, Maintenance Support and Infrastructure Services)

n ERP-as-a-Service and Application Managed Services together with Enhancement and Upgrade Services offered over a 7-year term with optional extensions

n Longer term opportunities to consolidate platforms across the organization to further reduce IT support costs

Global Manufacturing Leader of Aerospace Structures, Systems & Components

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