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	ARIS Slashes Documentation Times at Evonik Industries Software AG

ARIS Slashes Documentation Times at Evonik Industries

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Chemicals
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Quality Assurance
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Process Control & Optimization
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Evonik Industries, a global industrial group, was facing challenges with its international operations. The lack of uniform representation standards and file formats for processes made it difficult to gain a cross-sectional view of the enterprise and prevented the development of a shared understanding of processes and process management. This became particularly clear when preparing for an SAP roll out in Greater China. The company was aiming for shorter documentation times and standardized process documentation, with the aim of reducing the number of process harmonization workshops to a minimum. The resulting documentation base would be used for future projects and help create a shared process understanding. The constant demand for training created an urgent need for comprehensive process documentation in China. Read More
About Customer	Evonik Industries AG is a global industrial group that operates in over 100 countries. As of 2009, the company had revenues of 13.1 billion euros and a headcount of 39,000. The group’s activities in the fields of specialty chemicals, coal-fired and renewable energies, and residential property offer outstanding opportunities for profitable growth. Evonik is a global leader in the field of specialty chemicals. The company relies on SAP software to run its international operations. Read More
Solution	Evonik opted for the ARIS product portfolio to handle its SAP roll out more efficiently. The ability to use the same standard platform across all international locations, plus the intuitive way processes are displayed, convinced the company that ARIS would enable it to handle SAP roll out more efficiently. A further benefit was IDS Scheer’s global presence, which would ensure local support where needed. This was particularly useful in the case of the Tong Yi project in China, which was embedded in Evonik’s IT environment and supported by IDS Scheer China. All processes were documented using ARIS Design Platform and linked to SAP Solution Manager transactions. The integration with SAP Solution Manager was important because ARIS enables a link between modeled processes and their mapping in SAP without using SAP standard content. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Chemicals

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Quality Assurance

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Process Control & Optimization

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Evonik Industries, a global industrial group, was facing challenges with its international operations. The lack of uniform representation standards and file formats for processes made it difficult to gain a cross-sectional view of the enterprise and prevented the development of a shared understanding of processes and process management. This became particularly clear when preparing for an SAP roll out in Greater China. The company was aiming for shorter documentation times and standardized process documentation, with the aim of reducing the number of process harmonization workshops to a minimum. The resulting documentation base would be used for future projects and help create a shared process understanding. The constant demand for training created an urgent need for comprehensive process documentation in China.

About Customer

Evonik Industries AG is a global industrial group that operates in over 100 countries. As of 2009, the company had revenues of 13.1 billion euros and a headcount of 39,000. The group’s activities in the fields of specialty chemicals, coal-fired and renewable energies, and residential property offer outstanding opportunities for profitable growth. Evonik is a global leader in the field of specialty chemicals. The company relies on SAP software to run its international operations.

Solution

Evonik opted for the ARIS product portfolio to handle its SAP roll out more efficiently. The ability to use the same standard platform across all international locations, plus the intuitive way processes are displayed, convinced the company that ARIS would enable it to handle SAP roll out more efficiently. A further benefit was IDS Scheer’s global presence, which would ensure local support where needed. This was particularly useful in the case of the Tong Yi project in China, which was embedded in Evonik’s IT environment and supported by IDS Scheer China. All processes were documented using ARIS Design Platform and linked to SAP Solution Manager transactions. The integration with SAP Solution Manager was important because ARIS enables a link between modeled processes and their mapping in SAP without using SAP standard content.

Impact #1	Harmonizing process representation with ARIS led to a shared understanding of processes across the group’s international operations.
Impact #2	The high level of process reusability in SAP projects reduced costs as well as process documentation times.
Impact #3	ARIS also improved the quality of IT project documentation and enabled better integration of business and IT views.

Impact #1

Harmonizing process representation with ARIS led to a shared understanding of processes across the group’s international operations.

Impact #2

The high level of process reusability in SAP projects reduced costs as well as process documentation times.

Impact #3

ARIS also improved the quality of IT project documentation and enabled better integration of business and IT views.

Benefit #1	Substantially reduced process documentation times, resulting in lower costs
Benefit #2	Shorter familiarization times for new users and more flexible deployment of IT employees

Benefit #1

Substantially reduced process documentation times, resulting in lower costs

Benefit #2

Shorter familiarization times for new users and more flexible deployment of IT employees

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ARIS Slashes Documentation Times at Evonik Industries

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