In all industries and regions of the world, SAP software is helping IT organizations achieve new levels of standardization and innovation. To learn more about how companies are achieving sustainable business value, read these customer success stories:

Automotive

Brose
Learn how this automotive company standardized data and processes by setting up a global IT landscape based on SAP NetWeaver platform, rolling out an SAP application for enterprise resource planning across 19 countries, and implementing enterprise service-oriented architecture.

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Vibracoustic
Discover how Vibracoustic decided to introduce SAP BusinessObjects Access Control and SAP NetWeaver Identity Management. This cutting-edge SAP software helped the company accelerate processing times for access requests, improve data security, and make significant cost savings.

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Consumer Products

Groupe Danone
Consider how this consumer products giant kept a very tight schedule when it decided to upgrade its core SAP software. Learn how the winning combination of SAP Enterprise Support and SAP MaxAttention helped Groupe Danone successfully complete its complex global initiative on time, within budget – and with no disruption to ongoing business.

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Productos de Harina SA de CV
Learn how this consumer products manufacturer implemented critical functionality of the SAP ERP application on-budget, ahead of schedule, and with minimal effort by using SAP Best Practices and the ASAP Focus methodology. By so doing, the company has achieved a rapid return on investment and optimized its financial, accounts receivable, sales, and logistics processes.

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Vetropak
See how this packaging glass manufacturer clarified the business value of some large-scale IT projects. The company developed strategies for harmonizing business processes and IT across the group and for quickly integrating a newly acquired plant.

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Engineering, Construction, and Operations

ABB
Discover how ABB leveraged the SAP ERP application to consolidate HR services through a central shared-services center.

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Alfagres
Consider how this building materials manufacturing firm made the next stage of its global expansion possible by overhauling its IT infrastructure.

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Industrial Machinery & Components

Siemens Building Technologies
Learn how Siemens Building Technologies laid the foundation for enterprise service-oriented architecture – reducing application integration and development costs, improving process visibility and monitoring, and increasing flexibility for business change.

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Mill Products

voestalpine AG
Learn how this leading European steel maker decided to consolidate its disparate systems and centralize IT operations. The firm cut its IT operating costs by 64%, recouped its return in investment in just six months, and increased system stability and quality of IT support.

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Telecommunications

SK Telecom
Hear how this Korean telecommunications leader used SAP Business Suite and SAP NetWeaver to build a Web-based, self-service human resources (HR) system. By improving decision-making support and integrating HR with other systems, the company improved the efficiency of HR operations, increased service quality, and cut costs.

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Utilities

The United Illuminating Company
See how this New England electric company improved service for 320,000 by using SAP software to improve visibility into daily energy usage for customers, enable easier energy purchasing, and support compliance requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

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