Base Technologies: Nestlé

By Baselinemag  |  Posted 2006-01-19 Email Print this article Print
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Nestlé has the largest rollout in history of SAP software. Here are the pieces it started with.

For five years, Nestlé has been rolling out a standard set of software, to simplify and unify the way it manages its supply chain and operates back-office functions, like purchasing and invoicing. Its GLOBE project involves the largest rollout in history of SAP software.

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Data conversion, ETL Informatica suite Informatica
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Story Guide:

Nestlé Cooks Up A Global Supply Chain

  • One Supply Chain, 127,000 Products
  • Signed: Global Project Manager; Undefined: The Project
  • Project Plan: Finalized; Schedule: Not So Much
  • Drafting a Project Team of Business-Unit All-Stars
  • Standardizing IT: No So Tough; Standardizing Managers: Not So Easy
  • Project Costs: Capped; Project Schedule: Changed Again
  • Rollout: Fix it as You Go; Goal: Customer Can't Feel the Pain
  • SAP Project: Global; Computing Resources: Limited
  • Nestlé By the Numbers
    Player Roster: Who's Who Among Nestlé Project Planners
    Roadblock: Regional Managers
    Hurdles Overcome: Deploying a Common Global System
    Base Technologies: Nestlé
    SAP: Not Pretty, But It Did the Job
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