Case Studies: Consumer Products

Success Spotlight:

North American subsidiary of a leading international CPG company

Challenge – Optimize the deployment of an SAP implementation including:

• SD and AR business process reengineering & testing
• SD functional & configuration support
• Production & help desk support for FI/AP and MM processes
• System analysis for B2B Ariba buyer project
• Business process analysis & workflow support for Purchasing
• Training expertise in Finance/Controlling, Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, and APO business operations

Solution – Grom’s experienced consulting team maximized value and responsiveness for all elements of the SAP implementation, and also provided the resources needed to develop a systems integration project plan and strategy. The client continued to turn to Grom for new SAP projects beyond the initial scope.

Results – maximized ROI for SAP modules installed; saved valuable consulting and support dollars

Success Spotlight:

Leading global oral and personal care consumer products company

Challenge – Replace a piecemeal collection of standalone, mainframe-based systems for order management, manufacturing, distribution, and finance with an integrated solution that could accommodate future growth

Solution – Grom implemented a series of mySAP Business Suite modules to integrate and streamline communication and transactions across the supply chain, including SAP Sales and Distribution, Materials Management, Financials, Human Resources, Business Information Warehouse, and Advanced Planner and Optimizer. The overall solution is highly scalable, and designed to flexibly support continued growth and expansion.

Results – shortened product delivery and supply chain cycles; reduced product development and distribution costs