Orbico: Getting expert help to avoid business disruption in moving its technology landscape to the cloud
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Orbico: Getting expert help to
avoid business disruption when
modernizing its business landscape
Orbico d.o.o. is a leading distributor for premium globally known brands, ranging from
beauty care products, food and nonfood products, and technical and electrical
appliances to pharmaceuticals, toys, textiles, cigarettes, and motor oil products. The
company has cemented its position as a partner of choice by providing an optimal mix
of product offerings, services, and local expertise.
With such a diversified portfolio of brands and products, the company considers
flexibility and openness to constant change key to its continuing success. In keeping with
this philosophy, Orbico adopted a cloud-first strategy and decided to modernize its
legacy IT environment. To get there, it sought expert help to guide it through a “lift and
shift” strategy.
Orbico: Getting expert help to
avoid business disruption when
modernizing its business landscape
Orbico d.o.o. is a leading distributor for premium globally known brands, ranging from
beauty care products, food and nonfood products, and technical and electrical
appliances to pharmaceuticals, toys, textiles, cigarettes, and motor oil products. The
company has cemented its position as a partner of choice by providing an optimal mix
of product offerings, services, and local expertise.
With such a diversified portfolio of brands and products, the company considers
flexibility and openness to constant change key to its continuing success. In keeping with
this philosophy, Orbico adopted a cloud-first strategy and decided to modernize its
legacy IT environment. To get there, it sought expert help to guide it through a “lift and
shift” strategy.
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“Trusted advisory services from SAP Services and
Support guided our successful transformation through
RISE with SAP. This approach minimized business
disruption, which was critical because about 90% of our
communications with business partners was through
existing integration flows.”
Jurij Petruna, IT Business Solutions Director, Orbico d.o.o.
Orbico d.o.o.
Zagreb, Croatia
www.orbico.com
Industry
Wholesale distribution
Employees
~8,000
Revenue
US3.3 billion
Products and services
Logistics and supply
chain management
Featured solutions and services
SAP Cloud ERP Private and
SAP Services and Support
0
Hours of unplanned
downtime during the
migration
100%
Of integration flows with
business partners were
uninterrupted
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Adoption of a cloud-first strategy to overcome limited scalability in a legacy environment featuring the
SAP ERP application, SAP S/4HANA, and other solutions
• Risk of business disruption during the transformation project, with SAP Process Orchestration software
and SAP Process Integration technology used as the backbone of integration flows with more than
90% of its business partners
Why SAP
• Transformation of its legacy landscape to an SAP Cloud ERP Private solution through the
RISE with SAP journey and using a “lift and shift” approach
• Long-term use of SAP Services and Support offerings, providing access to trusted advisory services
• Guidance from experienced SAP technical consultants with proven references in similar
transformation projects and deep knowledge of the solutions
After: Value-driven results
• Successfully rearchitected its business on SAP Cloud ERP Private , on time and on budget
• Avoided disruption to business processes and integration flows with business partners
• Set up the company for optimal efficiency and readied the business to adopt modern best practices
through SAP Cloud ERP Private
Modernizing its business on SAP Cloud ERP Private using advisory
services from SAP Services and Support
98625enUS (25/10) © 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use
“Trusted advisory services from SAP Services and
Support guided our successful transformation through
RISE with SAP. This approach minimized business
disruption, which was critical because about 90% of our
communications with business partners was through
existing integration flows.”
Jurij Petruna, IT Business Solutions Director, Orbico d.o.o.
Orbico d.o.o.
Zagreb, Croatia
www.orbico.com
Industry
Wholesale distribution
Employees
~8,000
Revenue
US3.3 billion
Products and services
Logistics and supply
chain management
Featured solutions and services
SAP Cloud ERP Private and
SAP Services and Support
0
Hours of unplanned
downtime during the
migration
100%
Of integration flows with
business partners were
uninterrupted
Before: Challenges and opportunities
• Adoption of a cloud-first strategy to overcome limited scalability in a legacy environment featuring the
SAP ERP application, SAP S/4HANA, and other solutions
• Risk of business disruption during the transformation project, with SAP Process Orchestration software
and SAP Process Integration technology used as the backbone of integration flows with more than
90% of its business partners
Why SAP
• Transformation of its legacy landscape to an SAP Cloud ERP Private solution through the
RISE with SAP journey and using a “lift and shift” approach
• Long-term use of SAP Services and Support offerings, providing access to trusted advisory services
• Guidance from experienced SAP technical consultants with proven references in similar
transformation projects and deep knowledge of the solutions
After: Value-driven results
• Successfully rearchitected its business on SAP Cloud ERP Private , on time and on budget
• Avoided disruption to business processes and integration flows with business partners
• Set up the company for optimal efficiency and readied the business to adopt modern best practices
through SAP Cloud ERP Private
Modernizing its business on SAP Cloud ERP Private using advisory
services from SAP Services and Support
98625enUS (25/10) © 2025 SAP SE or an SAP affiliate company. sap.com/terms-of-use