FANUC Europe: Building operational excellence by simplifying technology
FANUC Europe: Building operational
excellence by simplifying technology
As a leading global manufacturer of factory automation, FANUC CORPORATION has been
revolutionizing industries since 1956. Today, the company supports 271 locations in 109
countries, including 24 in Europe under subsidiary FANUC Europe GmbH.
To reach its strategic objectives and make FANUC CORPORATION future-proof for
decades to come, the company needed to transform as an organization. Part of that
transformation included repositioning itself for the digital age by harmonizing its
European business processes.
excellence by simplifying technology
As a leading global manufacturer of factory automation, FANUC CORPORATION has been
revolutionizing industries since 1956. Today, the company supports 271 locations in 109
countries, including 24 in Europe under subsidiary FANUC Europe GmbH.
To reach its strategic objectives and make FANUC CORPORATION future-proof for
decades to come, the company needed to transform as an organization. Part of that
transformation included repositioning itself for the digital age by harmonizing its
European business processes.
“We use only the latest cloud technology from SAP. This
means that our experienced specialists need support in
designing and connecting the individual components.
That's why we chose premium engagements right from
the start.”
Ralf Engelhart, Head of ERP Program Management, FANUC Europe GmbH
FANUC Europe GmbH
Neuhausen, Germany
www.fanuc.eu
Industry
High tech
Employees
8,164
(2020)
Revenue
US$4.6 billion
(2020)
Products and services
Robotics, CNC machines,
and factory automation
Featured solutions
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private
Edition, SAP ActiveAttention,
and premium engagements
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Complex operating model with a varied application landscape across European offices
• No single source of truth for company data
Why SAP
• SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition to modernize company technology as central foundation
• SAP ActiveAttention services, available through the premium engagements portfolio, to safeguard and
accompany the transformation through coordination by the technical quality manager from SAP
• Established and trustworthy engagement model of premium engagements to help review and
measure the new process landscape and design
After: Value-driven results
• Streamlined business operations and simplified its operating model
• Harmonized the application landscape and created a single source of truth for business data
• Enabled more customer automation and self-service, saving valuable staff time
Unifying operations with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition
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Source of truth for data
Reduction
In the time staff spends
assisting customers
thanks to automation
and self-services
means that our experienced specialists need support in
designing and connecting the individual components.
That's why we chose premium engagements right from
the start.”
Ralf Engelhart, Head of ERP Program Management, FANUC Europe GmbH
FANUC Europe GmbH
Neuhausen, Germany
www.fanuc.eu
Industry
High tech
Employees
8,164
(2020)
Revenue
US$4.6 billion
(2020)
Products and services
Robotics, CNC machines,
and factory automation
Featured solutions
SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private
Edition, SAP ActiveAttention,
and premium engagements
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Complex operating model with a varied application landscape across European offices
• No single source of truth for company data
Why SAP
• SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition to modernize company technology as central foundation
• SAP ActiveAttention services, available through the premium engagements portfolio, to safeguard and
accompany the transformation through coordination by the technical quality manager from SAP
• Established and trustworthy engagement model of premium engagements to help review and
measure the new process landscape and design
After: Value-driven results
• Streamlined business operations and simplified its operating model
• Harmonized the application landscape and created a single source of truth for business data
• Enabled more customer automation and self-service, saving valuable staff time
Unifying operations with SAP S/4HANA Cloud Private Edition
92367enUS (24/04) © 2024 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use
1
Source of truth for data
Reduction
In the time staff spends
assisting customers
thanks to automation
and self-services