Zespri 2024 Best Run Award: Enhancing strategic decision-making with SAP Analytics Cloud
To enhance strategic decision-making and operational scalability, the world's largest marketer of kiwifruit integrated SAP Analytics Cloud and BW/4HANA with their S/4HANA platform. This aims to sharpen decision-making processes, boost business performance, and mitigate risks, ensuring sustainable growth and continued leadership in the global kiwifruit market Download the DocumentSAP Australia and New Zealand
Best Run Awards 2024
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Industry WebsiteProduct and Services Featured SAP Solutions
Horticulture https://www.zespri.com/en-AUFruit, Farming, Marketing SAP Analytics Cloud
Zespri International Limited is the world's largest marketer of kiwifruit, orchestrating a vast network of licensed growers across New Zealand,
Australia, Italy, France, Greece, Japan, and South Korea. Our mission is to deliver exceptional kiwifruit while ensuring excellence in
customer service through an integrated supply chain. This chain is meticulously designed to understand and satisfy consumer needs from
the orchard all the way to the retail point of sale.
To enhance strategic decision-making and operational scalability, we integrated SAP Analytics Cloud and BW/4 Hana with our S/4 Hana
platform. By choosing SAP Analytics Cloud, we aim to sharpen our decision-making processes, boost business performance, and effectively
mitigate risks, ensuring sustainable growth and continued leadership in the global kiwifruit market.
Enhancing strategic decision-making with SAP
Analytics Cloud
Zespri
Data & Analytics
Industry WebsiteProduct and Services Featured SAP Solutions
Horticulture https://www.zespri.com/en-AUFruit, Farming, Marketing SAP Analytics Cloud
Zespri International Limited is the world's largest marketer of kiwifruit, orchestrating a vast network of licensed growers across New Zealand,
Australia, Italy, France, Greece, Japan, and South Korea. Our mission is to deliver exceptional kiwifruit while ensuring excellence in
customer service through an integrated supply chain. This chain is meticulously designed to understand and satisfy consumer needs from
the orchard all the way to the retail point of sale.
To enhance strategic decision-making and operational scalability, we integrated SAP Analytics Cloud and BW/4 Hana with our S/4 Hana
platform. By choosing SAP Analytics Cloud, we aim to sharpen our decision-making processes, boost business performance, and effectively
mitigate risks, ensuring sustainable growth and continued leadership in the global kiwifruit market.
Enhancing strategic decision-making with SAP
Analytics Cloud
Zespri
Data & Analytics
Challenges
Zespri faced significant challenges in their previous analytics capability. There was a lack of
standardization and difficulty in finding enterprise content.
The coverage of key analytics areas and performance measurements was limited, with
siloed and disparate reporting capabilities heavily dependent on Excel.
This resulted in low levels of reliability and trust.
These challenges highlighted the urgent need for a modern, integrated analytics solution,
paving the way for the implementation of SAP Analytics Cloud and BW/4 Hana, aimed at
revitalising our analytics environment and providing stakeholders with reliable, actionable
insights
Zespri faced significant challenges in their previous analytics capability. There was a lack of
standardization and difficulty in finding enterprise content.
The coverage of key analytics areas and performance measurements was limited, with
siloed and disparate reporting capabilities heavily dependent on Excel.
This resulted in low levels of reliability and trust.
These challenges highlighted the urgent need for a modern, integrated analytics solution,
paving the way for the implementation of SAP Analytics Cloud and BW/4 Hana, aimed at
revitalising our analytics environment and providing stakeholders with reliable, actionable
insights
Solution
The transformation project, which spanned over two and half years, is marked by the
implementation of a comprehensive suite of reports and dashboards to support decision-
making.
Zespri expanded its analytics capability to sales, claims, inventory, and cost centre
overheads.
An automated data warehouse from trusted sources has replaced the siloed reporting
system, leading to stable, secure, and trusted solutions that can be scaled into the future
The transformation project, which spanned over two and half years, is marked by the
implementation of a comprehensive suite of reports and dashboards to support decision-
making.
Zespri expanded its analytics capability to sales, claims, inventory, and cost centre
overheads.
An automated data warehouse from trusted sources has replaced the siloed reporting
system, leading to stable, secure, and trusted solutions that can be scaled into the future
Impact
Achieved rapid adoption with over
2,600 log ins from over 200 users
within the first two months.
4 Consecutive months of report usage
growth
Improved inventory visibility across
various markets, improving inventory
management and halving fruit loss
from 5% to 2.5%
Automated trusted reports are now
accessible for decision-making across
the company, substantially decreasing
the time staff spend on report
maintenance.
60+ Data Stories comprising over 200
reports
Zespri’s new Enterprise Business Intelligence and Analytics capability leverages Horizon Transformation Programme foundations
and can be scaled into the future. It aids in making better decisions while improving business performance, mitigate risk and has
delivered the following key outcomes:
Scalability: Leveraging Horizon foundations, Zespri’s analytics capability can scale seamlessly. This adaptability is crucial for
handling increasing data volumes and evolving business needs.
Improved Performance: Better decision-making leads to improved business performance. Zespri can optimize resource
allocation, enhance supply chain management, and mitigate risks effectively.
Strategic Insights: The analytics capability informs decisions throughout the season, allowing Zespri to reallocate MAP (Market
Allocation Plan) volumes between markets strategically
As we continue to refine these tools and processes, Zespri is committed to leveraging this powerful analytics platform to sustain
further growth and meet the changing needs of our global community.
Achieved rapid adoption with over
2,600 log ins from over 200 users
within the first two months.
4 Consecutive months of report usage
growth
Improved inventory visibility across
various markets, improving inventory
management and halving fruit loss
from 5% to 2.5%
Automated trusted reports are now
accessible for decision-making across
the company, substantially decreasing
the time staff spend on report
maintenance.
60+ Data Stories comprising over 200
reports
Zespri’s new Enterprise Business Intelligence and Analytics capability leverages Horizon Transformation Programme foundations
and can be scaled into the future. It aids in making better decisions while improving business performance, mitigate risk and has
delivered the following key outcomes:
Scalability: Leveraging Horizon foundations, Zespri’s analytics capability can scale seamlessly. This adaptability is crucial for
handling increasing data volumes and evolving business needs.
Improved Performance: Better decision-making leads to improved business performance. Zespri can optimize resource
allocation, enhance supply chain management, and mitigate risks effectively.
Strategic Insights: The analytics capability informs decisions throughout the season, allowing Zespri to reallocate MAP (Market
Allocation Plan) volumes between markets strategically
As we continue to refine these tools and processes, Zespri is committed to leveraging this powerful analytics platform to sustain
further growth and meet the changing needs of our global community.
“ For end users within Zespri’s ecosystem, this transformation
translates into an enhanced experience marked by efficiency and
reliability. Users now have access to a comprehensive suite of tools
that not only simplifies data interpretation but also empowers them
with actionable insights for informed decision-making processes. The
shift from a siloed approach to an integrated one ensures
consistency in data handling while bolstering user confidence due to
increased reliability and trust in the analytical outputs ”
Anna Tootill,
Global Supply Chain Development Lead, Zespri
translates into an enhanced experience marked by efficiency and
reliability. Users now have access to a comprehensive suite of tools
that not only simplifies data interpretation but also empowers them
with actionable insights for informed decision-making processes. The
shift from a siloed approach to an integrated one ensures
consistency in data handling while bolstering user confidence due to
increased reliability and trust in the analytical outputs ”
Anna Tootill,
Global Supply Chain Development Lead, Zespri