Base Technologies: Nestlé

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.

APPLICATIONPRODUCTSUPPLIER
Complete suite applications softwareMySAP.ComSAP
Database, support tools, middleware, reportingDB2, WebSphere, Mercator, Tivoli, MQ seriesIBM
Development tools, server operation systemC++, HAMCP,CSM, AIXIBM
Desktop & server applications, developer toolsOffice suite, Server products, CRMMicrosoft
Document management toolsDocumentum suiteEMC
Data cleansing toolsAthanor suiteSimilarity Systems
Firewall softwareCheck Point EnterpriseCheck Point Software
Switch/communication softwareCiscoWorksCisco systems
Output managementDazel Output ManagementHP
Problem management support toolsPeregrine suitePeregrine/HP
Customer managed inventory/vendor managed inventoryCMI/VMI EWR+Influe
Network monitoringNetworkVantageCompuware
Data conversion, ETLInformatica suiteInformatica
Testing toolsVST toolsMercury
GLOBE program toolNestoolNestlé/ FileNet
Client/server infrastructure securitySymantec AntiVirusSymantec
High availability tool softwareVeritas Volume ManagerSymantec
Managed firewall servicesServicesBT Infonet
Client/server remote solutionCitrixCitrix
Internet EDICyclone InterchangeCyclone
DCTM and PortalSun JavaSun



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