When Svendsen Antriebstechnik decided to develop an integrated IT system to provide a multi-perspective commercial, technical and historical overview of its new plant and service projects, the German propulsion technology firm looked to SAP for support. The company wanted all of its business processes to be integrated within a single system to improve transparency and efficiency.

Svendsen was already running a basic but reliable ERP system based on SAP Business One that had been implemented in cooperation with its SAP partner, Kirbis Business Solutions. But the company had outgrown the existing technology, so scaling up to a more comprehensive ERP solution seemed like the next logical step. Svendsen had been very satisfied with Kirbis’ support in implementing SAP Business One and decided to talk to the software consultancy firm about options for meeting its growing operational demands.

Kirbis proposed scaling up to SAP Business All-in-One. Implemented in tandem with an IBM Power System server and IBM i software, the combined technologies perfectly fulfilled Svendsen’s needs. As a result of the new, fully integrated solution, the company can access all of its data through a single channel. Through linking disparate business areas, the system also speeds up cost analysis. Furthermore, the technology’s heightened transparency provides Svendsen’s entire workforce with the same level of access to mission-critical information. Finally, the system is completely stable and reliable, thus enabling employees to concentrate fully on their core business without having to expend precious resources on administrative and maintenance tasks.

Thanks to the SAP Business All-in-One solution, Svendsen now has a much clearer overview of its operations and can more easily perform data analysis on ongoing projects. The linking up of all areas of the business into one system has led to a high level of transparency, enabling the company to process projects and orders in a more timely fashion.

In the coming months, Svendsen will further explore the potential of its new SAP Business All-in-One solution by integrating the Swiss company Demtech AG into the system.