Case study: Pick n Pay UCS Solutions deploys world competitive solution for Pick n Pay Business Challenge Pick n Pay needed to replace its legacy in-house system with a fully integrated world-class packaged solution to enable a wide range of strategic business initiatives and increase competitiveness. Strategic Goals To rapidly implement a world-class, integrated systems platform to underpin strategic business improvement and competitiveness initiatives, including: Improved Inventory management through: • Real time visibility of inventory across the whole supply chain. • Automated and optimised replenishment decisions – vital in relation to the introduction of convenience food lines. • Improved integration with suppliers. • Ability to support centralised distribution – the Longmeadow Distribution Centre was opened in September 2007 on a state of the art SAP WM system – supports all stores in the inland regions of Pick n Pay – up to 120 000 cases per day. Improved Operational Efficiencies • Increased automation of clerical functions in the Finance Department. • Paperless operation within Warehouses. The Solution What was chosen: • SAP for Retail Solution (including SAP Forecasting and Replenishment and SAP POS Data Management) • SAP ERP • SAP NetWeaver® • Business Warehouse Component • SAP Business One Why it was chosen: • Most Integrated solution with widest range of functionality including Retail, Finance, Warehouse Management, HR/Payroll, BI. • SAP had best support structures in South Africa and Internationally. • SAP is the largest application software provider world-wide and has the largest R&D budget which means that functionality and technology platform will continue to grow and change. Deployment Time: • 1 year for Group Finance and HR. Running concurrently 18 months for full Retail, Operational Finance and Warehouse Management. Business Benefit • A number of business processes that were not fully effective were identified by the improved SAP reporting. • Accurate information and management reporting systems enable the ability to make the “right” decisions. • Customer service, efficiency, productivity and cost savings, are always the primary goals but none of these can be properly achieved without the right information. The overall integration of SAP modules and the ease of reporting make this a very powerful ERP solution for Pick n Pay. About Pick n Pay Grocery, Clothing, General Merchandise retailing through company owned and franchised stores. Size of company: • 400+ stores . Location: • South Africa.
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Case study: Pick n PayUCS Solutions deploys world competitive solution for Pick n Pay
Business Challenge
Pick n Pay needed to replace its legacy in-house system with a fully
integrated world-class packaged solution to enable a wide range
of strategic business initiatives and increase competitiveness.
Strategic Goals
To rapidly implement a world-class, integrated systems platform
to underpin strategic business improvement and competitiveness
“Those regions that have now run with the system for a full
financial year are seeing considerable benefits from the discipline
thatSAPbringstoourbusiness,”Badmintonconcludes.
About UCS Solutions
UCS Solutions is 70% owned by Business Connexion withthe remaining 30% owned by the UCS Solutions ExecutiveManagement Team. The companyprovides services to supportmany top South African and international businesses whosefocus is retail and the retail supply chain. UCS Solutions is acknowledgedtobeSouthAfrica’sleadingproviderofbusinesssolutions within the retail and wholesale sector. UCS Solutions has the expertise required to assists clients achieve better businessperformance through the delivery of turnkey solutions that span the complete range of retailers’ IT operations. The companyoffers a comprehensive range of services encompassing strategic and process consulting, implementation, applications support, hosting services and knowledge business outsourcing.
BusinessConnexionisablackempoweredintegratorofinnovativebusiness solutions based on information and communications technology (ICT). They run mission-critical ICT systems andmanage products, services and solutions for JSE listed and keypublic sector organisations, parastatals and medium-sized companies. Business Connexion is the largest JSE Listed ICTcompanyinAfricaandamarketleaderinitsfield.