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“Through better processes and greater transparency throughout the organization, CFE has a firm foundation from which to manage change and innovation.” Francisco Santoyo, CFO of Comisión Federal de Electricidad
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CFE is Mexico’s government-owned electric utility. Headquartered in Mexico City, CFE is one of the largest employers in the country. The utility generates, transmits, and distributes 95% of Mexico’s electricity with 177 generation plants, 141,688 MVA transformation capacity, and 25.3 million customers. For the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007, CFE reported net sales of $225 billion Mexican pesos (€15 billion). CFE has been an SAP customer since 1998. New needs have prompted the country’s government-owned electric utility to increase production capacity by 35% over the next 10 years. At the same time, CFE is realizing new revenue streams by opening its 26,411-km (16,415 miles) fiber-optic network to other telecommunications providers.
Growth on this scale requires a sophisticated, robust
set of IT solutions and services. To meet these new
challenges, CFE needed an IT system that could help it
manage both growing complexity and stiffer competition.
To prepare the company’s financial IT division to operate
optimally within this new environment, CFE chose the
SAP MaxAttention support option to upgrade to SAP ERP. The new solution is helping CFE to better integrate financials, purchasing, plant maintenance, and logistics processes in accordance with best practices. With SAP ERP, CFE is able to support new business opportunities and to pursue innovation with increased transparency across financials, materials management, and plant maintenance. |
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