SAP across the line 1st in ASICS contract race

Peter Dinham
Thursday, 27 August 2009 15:11

IT Industry - Deals

“The organisation aims to create a system that is more user-friendly and allows automated data collection. The implementation of SAP BusinessObjects software will mean that those staff that currently don’t use our back-end IT systems in their everyday work, will be able to use the new Xcelsius Enterprise dashboards and access reports easily without having to wait for IT staff to access reports for them.”

ASICS staff previously spent hours taking data from multiple reports and combining data into a presentation format, according to Ikeda, and he said the company’s sales managers needed to “engage the IT department when they required data for forecasting, conference presentations and ad-hoc customer requests.
 
“The new reporting system will allow managers to have visibility of their key performance indicators in a dashboard format, with the ability to drill down on sales by state, category or size. Managers will also now be able to create ad-hoc queries for client meetings on short notice.”

Ikeda said ASICS had chosen to work with SAP initially because the SAP Apparel and Footwear Solution (AFS) “is highly regarded in the industry and we wanted to take advantage of this software.”

“From there, we chose to work with Supply Chain Consulting as they are an accredited SAP AFS partner,” said Ikeda. “They have been a valuable partner to us over the last three years. Supply Chain Consulting really understands the ASICS business in Australia and has extensive experience working with businesses of our size.”

Prior to the recent SAP solution manager implementation, ASICS was running SAP business all-in-one, which included AFS industry solution, SAP SD (sales and distribution) benchmark, SAP MM (materials management), SAP FICO (finance and control) and SAP XI (exchange infrastructure).