SAP Innovation Awards for 2024: Enhancing HR with SAP BTP
Customers of SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) performed exceptionally well in the SAP Innovation Awards for 2024 when combining the platform with SAP SuccessFactors HCM to make HR processes more efficient. Look at the highlights of winners and finalists who used SAP BTP to optimize HR. Download the Document
Customers of SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) performed exceptionally well in the SAP Innovation Awards for 2024 when combining the platform with SAP SuccessFactors HCM to make HR processes more efficient. Look at the highlights of winners and finalists who used SAP BTP to optimize HR. HR processes | SAP Business Technology Platform
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SAP Innovation
Awards for 2024:
Enhancing HR
with SAP BTP
Finalist and
winner highlights
and SAP Innovation Awards
SAP Innovation
Awards for 2024:
Enhancing HR
with SAP BTP
Finalist and
winner highlights
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SAP Business Technology Platform
excels in the SAP Innovation Awards
Customers of SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)
performed exceptionally well in the SAP Innovation
Awards for 2024 when combining the platform with
SAP SuccessFactors HCM to make HR processes more efficient.
Here are the highlights of winners and finalists that used
SAP BTP to optimize HR. You can read more about each
company by clicking on the link to their story on the
SAP Innovation Awards website.
SAP Business Technology Platform
excels in the SAP Innovation Awards
Customers of SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP)
performed exceptionally well in the SAP Innovation
Awards for 2024 when combining the platform with
SAP SuccessFactors HCM to make HR processes more efficient.
Here are the highlights of winners and finalists that used
SAP BTP to optimize HR. You can read more about each
company by clicking on the link to their story on the
SAP Innovation Awards website.
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Winner in the Experience Wizard category:
Mercado Libre
Project: Reinventing the employee termination
process with a people offboarding hub
Solutions: SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
solution, SAP Integration Suite
Facing hypergrowth in the region, Mercado Libre S.R.L.
had to rethink its employee termination process in Brazil
to improve lead time and reduce data errors. The grocery
chain needed to eliminate tedious and repetitive manual
tasks in document management and reduce both
operational costs and legal costs due to fines. The
company also wanted to ensure key roles in people
operations added value to the termination process.
Results
• Reduced transaction and outsourced operational
costs: The company streamlined processes, automation,
and integrations, enabling cost savings.
• Optimized process time: Fewer manual tasks,
decentralized people tasks, and more-efficient workflows
help accelerate and streamline processes to increase
operational efficiency and enhance user experience.
• Mitigated errors: Automatic validations and structured
validation and approval workflows significantly reduce
the likelihood of errors, aiding data accuracy and
compliance.
• Enhanced indicator generation: A management
dashboard supports smooth generation of indicators,
providing valuable insights for process control and
decision-making and improving data-driven decision
capabilities.
• Reduced environmental impact: Digital processes
not only improve efficiency but also contribute to
environmental sustainability by eliminating paper.
Read more.
Winner in the Experience Wizard category:
Mercado Libre
Project: Reinventing the employee termination
process with a people offboarding hub
Solutions: SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central
solution, SAP Integration Suite
Facing hypergrowth in the region, Mercado Libre S.R.L.
had to rethink its employee termination process in Brazil
to improve lead time and reduce data errors. The grocery
chain needed to eliminate tedious and repetitive manual
tasks in document management and reduce both
operational costs and legal costs due to fines. The
company also wanted to ensure key roles in people
operations added value to the termination process.
Results
• Reduced transaction and outsourced operational
costs: The company streamlined processes, automation,
and integrations, enabling cost savings.
• Optimized process time: Fewer manual tasks,
decentralized people tasks, and more-efficient workflows
help accelerate and streamline processes to increase
operational efficiency and enhance user experience.
• Mitigated errors: Automatic validations and structured
validation and approval workflows significantly reduce
the likelihood of errors, aiding data accuracy and
compliance.
• Enhanced indicator generation: A management
dashboard supports smooth generation of indicators,
providing valuable insights for process control and
decision-making and improving data-driven decision
capabilities.
• Reduced environmental impact: Digital processes
not only improve efficiency but also contribute to
environmental sustainability by eliminating paper.
Read more.
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Winner in the Experience Wizard category:
Piller Blowers & Compressors
Project: Centralizing processes and company
information with an intuitive intranet
Solutions: SAP SuccessFactors Work Zone solution,
part of SAP BTP; SAP SuccessFactors HCM
(SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central,
SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting, and SAP SuccessFactors
Learning solutions), SAP Analytics Cloud solution
Piller Blowers & Compressors GmbH had a pressing need
to give its global workforce, including shop-floor workers
and deskless employees, access to vital processes and
company information. With an inconsistent user experience
across different solutions and an outdated intranet, the
manufacturer needed to modernize and integrate its digital
offerings to foster efficiency and connectivity.
Results
• Created “Piller Work Zone,” a state-of-the-art global
intranet, to offer role-specific access and workspaces for
target groups from employees to learners
• Set the stage for further process digitalization and
automation
• Optimized employee experience with a central digital
workplace containing relevant applications such as
employee self-services and gave managers intuitive
access to key performance indicators
• Streamlined processes with a central inbox,
consolidating diverse SAP solutions in a single worklist
with the SAP Task Center service, part of SAP BTP
• Introduced “bring your own device” access using the
SAP Mobile Start app, including for shop-floor workers
and deskless employees
80%
Faster access to important
business workloads
100%
Of employees with access
to Piller Work Zone, most
using it daily
4 Distinct areas for
employees’ needs:
company home page,
employee zone,
manager zone, and
learning zone
Read more.
Winner in the Experience Wizard category:
Piller Blowers & Compressors
Project: Centralizing processes and company
information with an intuitive intranet
Solutions: SAP SuccessFactors Work Zone solution,
part of SAP BTP; SAP SuccessFactors HCM
(SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central,
SAP SuccessFactors Recruiting, and SAP SuccessFactors
Learning solutions), SAP Analytics Cloud solution
Piller Blowers & Compressors GmbH had a pressing need
to give its global workforce, including shop-floor workers
and deskless employees, access to vital processes and
company information. With an inconsistent user experience
across different solutions and an outdated intranet, the
manufacturer needed to modernize and integrate its digital
offerings to foster efficiency and connectivity.
Results
• Created “Piller Work Zone,” a state-of-the-art global
intranet, to offer role-specific access and workspaces for
target groups from employees to learners
• Set the stage for further process digitalization and
automation
• Optimized employee experience with a central digital
workplace containing relevant applications such as
employee self-services and gave managers intuitive
access to key performance indicators
• Streamlined processes with a central inbox,
consolidating diverse SAP solutions in a single worklist
with the SAP Task Center service, part of SAP BTP
• Introduced “bring your own device” access using the
SAP Mobile Start app, including for shop-floor workers
and deskless employees
80%
Faster access to important
business workloads
100%
Of employees with access
to Piller Work Zone, most
using it daily
4 Distinct areas for
employees’ needs:
company home page,
employee zone,
manager zone, and
learning zone
Read more.
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Finalist:
ABB
Project: Reducing new-employee onboarding time
in a smart factory
Solutions: SAP Digital Manufacturing solution, SAP BTP
With scattered, siloed shop-floor applications and
complex operator workflows impeding efficiency and
productivity, ABB Ltd. wanted to modernize processes
using a role-based user interface. The electrification and
automation leader also needed real-time connectivity of
shop-floor tools to prevent product failures in testing and
reduce the costs of poor quality. The right platform would
help it run processes according to correct specifications
and report deviations instantly. In addition, the company
wanted to synchronize production operations using
andon production and takt time controls to prevent
production-line variations and increase productivity.
Results
• Replaced old platforms with modern systems and the
latest technologies, improving production productivity
and quality
• Enhanced user satisfaction with a more intuitive and
efficient user experience
• Enabled real-time visibility through advanced
connectivity, facilitating more-dynamic and responsive
production processes
• Improved operational efficiency, enhanced quality,
and supported technological advancement, setting a
new standard for its manufacturing capabilities
~40%
Increase in production
output of one production
line in six months
>70%
Increase in operator
satisfaction
4xShorter onboarding
and learning curve
(time to contribution) for
new production workers
Read more.
Finalist:
ABB
Project: Reducing new-employee onboarding time
in a smart factory
Solutions: SAP Digital Manufacturing solution, SAP BTP
With scattered, siloed shop-floor applications and
complex operator workflows impeding efficiency and
productivity, ABB Ltd. wanted to modernize processes
using a role-based user interface. The electrification and
automation leader also needed real-time connectivity of
shop-floor tools to prevent product failures in testing and
reduce the costs of poor quality. The right platform would
help it run processes according to correct specifications
and report deviations instantly. In addition, the company
wanted to synchronize production operations using
andon production and takt time controls to prevent
production-line variations and increase productivity.
Results
• Replaced old platforms with modern systems and the
latest technologies, improving production productivity
and quality
• Enhanced user satisfaction with a more intuitive and
efficient user experience
• Enabled real-time visibility through advanced
connectivity, facilitating more-dynamic and responsive
production processes
• Improved operational efficiency, enhanced quality,
and supported technological advancement, setting a
new standard for its manufacturing capabilities
~40%
Increase in production
output of one production
line in six months
>70%
Increase in operator
satisfaction
4xShorter onboarding
and learning curve
(time to contribution) for
new production workers
Read more.