Applied Biosystems
Applied Biosystems Transforms Global Trade Compliance
Applied Biosystems, a division of biotech and genomics leader Applera Corporation, supplies life science firms and research institutions with a host of products and services. The company chose the industry-standard SAP Global Trade Services (SAP GTS) application for its seamless integration with the company's SAP software for enterprise resource planning. SAP helped the Applied Biosystems improve productivity, reduce costs, enhance data integrity, and decrease potential compliance fees and financial risks.
Key Challenges
- Manual systems for import, export, and shipping, as well as trade compliance and customs requirements
- Diverse system landscape that made it challenging to obtain an enterprise-level view into trade compliance
- Significant data integrity issues and nonstandardized global trade compliance processes
- Difficulty keeping up with fast-changing trade compliance regulations
- Significant risks posed by possible compliance violations
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