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	Full ERP integration and maximum compliance

Full ERP integration and maximum compliance

Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG faced several challenges with their existing system, Finavigate, which was no longer supported by the provider. The company lacked transparency and control over foreign payments and banking authorities, leading to high manual efforts and inefficiencies. The need for a new system was seen as an opportunity to centralize global payments, improve bank connectivity, and achieve better SAP ERP integration. The goal was to use a single platform for electronic banking to increase transparency, control, efficiency, and realize cost benefits. Read More
About Customer	Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft (Heidelberg) is a major provider and partner for the global printing industry. With several sales and service branches and partners, Heidelberg supplies its customers with products, services, and consumables worldwide. In the reporting year 2013/2014, the company generated group sales of approximately 2.43 billion euros, with 85% of sales achieved abroad. Heidelberg employs around 12,500 people worldwide. The company has been operating with Finavigate from Siemens as a fully functional in-house bank, connecting all corporate subsidiaries for foreign payments. Read More
Solution	Heidelberg introduced SAP In-House Cash in combination with the TIS Platform to address their challenges. The new system provided complete integration into the existing SAP ERP landscape through standardized, SAP-certified interfaces. This allowed seamless management of local payments by the entities' ERP system, addressing banks over TIS. The TIS Platform also automated the distribution of bank statements via the corresponding SAP certified TIS plugin. TIS offered a 'one stop' solution for bank connectivity, taking over the complexity of bank communication and formats. The Software-as-a-Service model allowed format mapping and connectivity to be outsourced to an expert, reducing high efforts in implementation and administration. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Connectivity Platforms

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG faced several challenges with their existing system, Finavigate, which was no longer supported by the provider. The company lacked transparency and control over foreign payments and banking authorities, leading to high manual efforts and inefficiencies. The need for a new system was seen as an opportunity to centralize global payments, improve bank connectivity, and achieve better SAP ERP integration. The goal was to use a single platform for electronic banking to increase transparency, control, efficiency, and realize cost benefits.

About Customer

Heidelberger Druckmaschinen Aktiengesellschaft (Heidelberg) is a major provider and partner for the global printing industry. With several sales and service branches and partners, Heidelberg supplies its customers with products, services, and consumables worldwide. In the reporting year 2013/2014, the company generated group sales of approximately 2.43 billion euros, with 85% of sales achieved abroad. Heidelberg employs around 12,500 people worldwide. The company has been operating with Finavigate from Siemens as a fully functional in-house bank, connecting all corporate subsidiaries for foreign payments.

Solution

Heidelberg introduced SAP In-House Cash in combination with the TIS Platform to address their challenges. The new system provided complete integration into the existing SAP ERP landscape through standardized, SAP-certified interfaces. This allowed seamless management of local payments by the entities' ERP system, addressing banks over TIS. The TIS Platform also automated the distribution of bank statements via the corresponding SAP certified TIS plugin. TIS offered a 'one stop' solution for bank connectivity, taking over the complexity of bank communication and formats. The Software-as-a-Service model allowed format mapping and connectivity to be outsourced to an expert, reducing high efforts in implementation and administration.

Impact #1	Heidelberg achieved complete transparency, traceability, and control of all payments.
Impact #2	The company gained real-time status overview over all payment transactions.
Impact #3	Centralized overview and control over bank accounts and signatory authorizations were established.

Impact #1

Heidelberg achieved complete transparency, traceability, and control of all payments.

Impact #2

The company gained real-time status overview over all payment transactions.

Impact #3

Centralized overview and control over bank accounts and signatory authorizations were established.

Benefit #1	Generated group sales of approximately 2.43 billion euros in the reporting year 2013/2014.
Benefit #2	85% of sales were achieved abroad.

Benefit #1

Generated group sales of approximately 2.43 billion euros in the reporting year 2013/2014.

Benefit #2

85% of sales were achieved abroad.

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Full ERP integration and maximum compliance

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