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	Crossing Borders For Success In The Food Industry Software AG

Crossing Borders For Success In The Food Industry

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing Business Operation
Use Cases	Process Control & Optimization Supply Chain Visibility
Services	System Integration Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	After the sale of Findus to EQT Scandinavia, the company realized that a common business and IT platform was required. The IT environment was focused on local operations rather than European operations. Each country worked in a different way. There was a lack of policies and procedures and lack of coordination between different sites – there was no overall IT business model. A platform that could adjust to the constant change the company experienced was needed. Read More
About Customer	Findus is a leading international frozen food brand that develops, produces and markets a complete range of frozen food products. The company has presence in Norway, Sweden, Finland, UK, France, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Thailand and Australia. In 1941, Marabou, a Swedish confectionary company acquired Findus. In 1962, Marabou sold the Findus business to Nestlé, and it remained under Nestlé ownership until January 2000, when it was sold to EQT Scandinavia BV. Read More
Solution	One of the key components in the suggested IT strategy was the integration of various applications and business processes across all countries and departments. The IT services and consulting company, Capgemini, helped to deal with this task, which included evaluation and selection of a tool. This resulted in the selection of the webMethods Integration Platform, which was implemented as the central hub for all the applications and systems in Findus. As a part of the project, Findus replaced a number of country-specific SAP applications with SAP EBT (the SAP European Base Template). APS (Advanced Planning System from SCT) has replaced a number of country-specific applications as well. Two master databases have also been built by Capgemini Ernst & Young. One is used for globalization of material data; the second is used for metadata and cross-references. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Application Development Platforms

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Business Operation

Use Cases

Process Control & Optimization

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

System Integration

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

After the sale of Findus to EQT Scandinavia, the company realized that a common business and IT platform was required. The IT environment was focused on local operations rather than European operations. Each country worked in a different way. There was a lack of policies and procedures and lack of coordination between different sites – there was no overall IT business model. A platform that could adjust to the constant change the company experienced was needed.

About Customer

Findus is a leading international frozen food brand that develops, produces and markets a complete range of frozen food products. The company has presence in Norway, Sweden, Finland, UK, France, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Thailand and Australia. In 1941, Marabou, a Swedish confectionary company acquired Findus. In 1962, Marabou sold the Findus business to Nestlé, and it remained under Nestlé ownership until January 2000, when it was sold to EQT Scandinavia BV.

Solution

One of the key components in the suggested IT strategy was the integration of various applications and business processes across all countries and departments. The IT services and consulting company, Capgemini, helped to deal with this task, which included evaluation and selection of a tool. This resulted in the selection of the webMethods Integration Platform, which was implemented as the central hub for all the applications and systems in Findus. As a part of the project, Findus replaced a number of country-specific SAP applications with SAP EBT (the SAP European Base Template). APS (Advanced Planning System from SCT) has replaced a number of country-specific applications as well. Two master databases have also been built by Capgemini Ernst & Young. One is used for globalization of material data; the second is used for metadata and cross-references.

Impact #1	The goals set for Findus have been achieved.
Impact #2	Continuous work is handled by the application management center, which will take care of support, maintenance and further development.
Impact #3	The solution will be implemented in all countries where Findus does business.

Impact #1

The goals set for Findus have been achieved.

Impact #2

Continuous work is handled by the application management center, which will take care of support, maintenance and further development.

Impact #3

The solution will be implemented in all countries where Findus does business.

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Crossing Borders For Success In The Food Industry

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