A Manufacturing CompanY

Case Study:
Data Management

Turning Account Receivable Data into a
Strategic Business Asset

Turning Accounts Receivable Data into a Strategic Business Asset

Location

Conyers, GA

Products/Services

Manufacture of corrugated packaging, recycled paper, and recycled packaging

Industry

Mill products

Employees

>6,000

Revenue

$2.1 Billion

Location

Conyers, GA

Products/Services

Manufacture of corrugated packaging, recycled paper, and recycled packaging

Industry

Mill products

Employees

>6,000

Revenue

$2.1 Billion

Featured Solutions and Services:

SAP Analytics Cloud solution and the SAP Business Planning and Consolidation Application

The world’s largest, privately held, 100% recycled paper and packaging company – wanted to automate its inefficient accounts receivable system. Having implemented the SAP® Analytics Cloud solution with VantagePoint, it now has prompt, accurate data that adds true value to its business.

Before:

Challenges and Opportunities

Case StudyData Managment

Why SAP and VantagePoint

After:

Value-Driven Results

To complete the cash targeting exercise, down from 12 days.

Input of data as it is sourced.

Days sales outstanding management.

Customer Testimonials

“The excellent SAP Analytics Cloud solution supports our mission to be the best vertically integrated paper, packaging, and resource recovery company in the western hemisphere.”

STEPHEN FILREIS

SAP Program Management Office, Pratt Industries Inc.

Customer Testimonials

“The excellent SAP Analytics Cloud solution supports our mission to be the best vertically integrated paper, packaging, and resource recovery company in the western hemisphere.”

STEPHEN FILREIS

SAP Program Management Office, Pratt Industries Inc.

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Sucess Stories

PROCESS MANUFACTURING (Planning & Consolidation)
Business Growth – Needed to define common planning and reporting processes to eliminate region silos and thereby optimize global sales, pricing, transfer pricing, and operations
CONSUMER PRODUCTS GOODS (Planning & Consolidation)
Business Growth – Needed to define a centralized process for planning that incorporated the sales plan with production capabilities to better manage margin.
RETAIL (Planning & Consolidation)
Known for their trend setting ballet flats and forward thinking designs, this retailer is a fashion industry success story. Experiencing incredible success on the runway and in global markets, this company turned to SAP Business Planning and Consolidation (BPC) on HANA to provide a scalable financial planning, consolidation and reporting solution.
MANUFACTURING (Upgrade)
Upgrading SAP BPC to the HANA platform: Cintas run SAP ERP on HANA and needed to upgrade their SAP BPC 7.5 for financial consolidation and reporting from Microsoft SQL Server to the SAP HANA platform
ENERGY (Business Modeling)
Merger and Acquisition: ETP needed to manage multiple cultures, process, systems, and general ledgers from a series of merges and acquisitions, and generate meaningful budgets and forecast for company reports
MANUFACTURING (Planning on HANA)
Business Growth – expansion of manufacturing sites required enhanced planning, and potential acquisitions would require confidence in consolidation and reporting