SAP Case Studies Driving High Performance with SAP Business Suite

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Driving High Performance with SAP Business Suite

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)
Applicable Industries	Automotive
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Virtual Prototyping & Product Testing
Challenge	Engine testing is a costly and data-intensive process. And, while most engine failures occur within minutes, failed tests could not be identified until after completion, resulting in hours of lost time and resources. Read More
About Customer	AMG is the high performance division of Mercedes-Benz. AMG independently engineers, manufactures and customizes Mercedes Benz AMG vehicles, with approximately 1,400 employees worldwide. Read More
Customer Name	Mercedes Benz Read More
Solution	Mercedes-AMG worked with the SAP Active Global Support organization to deploy a solution that combines SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA and sensor technology from Modern Horsepower. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Virtual Prototyping & Product Testing

Challenge

Engine testing is a costly and data-intensive process. And, while most engine failures occur within minutes, failed tests could not be identified until after completion, resulting in hours of lost time and resources.

About Customer

AMG is the high performance division of Mercedes-Benz. AMG independently engineers, manufactures and customizes Mercedes Benz AMG vehicles, with approximately 1,400 employees worldwide.

Customer Name

Mercedes Benz

Solution

Mercedes-AMG worked with the SAP Active Global Support organization to deploy a solution that combines SAP Business Suite powered by SAP HANA and sensor technology from Modern Horsepower.

Impact #1	[Management Effectiveness - Centralized Management] One single platform for engine testing, development, and quality assurance is developed which increase process efficiency.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance] Real-time status reports enable maintenance personnel to remotely diagnose the status of a device.
Impact #3	[Cost Reduction - Operation] Total cost of ownership is lowered due to higher testing capacity which reduces overall capital expenditures.

Impact #1

[Management Effectiveness - Centralized Management]
One single platform for engine testing, development, and quality assurance is developed which increase process efficiency.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Maintenance]
Real-time status reports enable maintenance personnel to remotely diagnose the status of a device.

Impact #3

[Cost Reduction - Operation]
Total cost of ownership is lowered due to higher testing capacity which reduces overall capital expenditures.

Benefit #1	More than 76% of processes tested showed process improvements.
Benefit #2	94% faster runtimes on unsuccessful test-drives, thanks to real-time interruptions (from 50 minutes to just a few minutes).
Benefit #3	Up to 30,000 data sets processed per second.

Benefit #1

More than 76% of processes tested showed process improvements.

Benefit #2

94% faster runtimes on unsuccessful test-drives, thanks to real-time interruptions (from 50 minutes to just a few minutes).

Benefit #3

Up to 30,000 data sets processed per second.

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Driving High Performance with SAP Business Suite

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