By Nathan Dukes
SAP has won the contract for IT business applications with diversified technology company 3M.
“The company is now unifying its IT landscape on SAP Business Suite to orchestrate business processes in an integrated operating model and gain clearer insight across its global operations,” SAP said.
First Implementations are already underway in Asia-Pacific and Europe. The project is not expected to reach Australian shores in the next 12 months.
In the Asia-Pacific region the company is planning to replace most of its legacy applications with SAP ERP over the next several years, with the plan to undertake further roll outs in other areas once the concept is successfully validated.
One of the world’s largest brands, 3M has reach in a number of markets; from healthcare and adhesives to office supplies and highway safety products
Part of this diversification is the company’s acquisition strategy, which left 3M with an array of business software installations- each with their own distinct shop floor, supply chain, sales, and reporting processes.
As a result, the business has chosen SAP to standardise their enterprise software, with Business Suite 7 as a platform for future growth.
“Providing innovative solutions to our customers around the world is our top priority, so we undertook a thorough evaluation to determine the best-suited business software that could further improve customer intimacy, service delivery and power each of our divisions and regions of operations with industry best practices,” said Ernie Park, vice president and chief information officer, 3M.
“SAP business solutions will play an important enabling role in unifying core processes globally and supporting our ongoing strategy of meeting customer needs wherever they are. We expect the SAP deployment to provide significant value to 3M in the coming years.”
3M will expand their SAP BusinessObjects footprint globally, following the company’s successful use of the product in the United states.
“SAP and 3M share a commitment to innovation, not only in terms of our technologies but also in the way our businesses evolve to better serve customer needs,” said Robert Enslin, president, SAP North America.
