Traton | S/4HANA Greenfield Implementation

Full potential of S/4HANA instead of old processes that no longer fit the requirements

A greenfield project requires a different approach than a migration. TRATON - in the course of the carve-out from MAN's SAP systems - deliberately opted for a greenfield approach. Instead of the old processes that no longer matched today's requirements or were based on older software, the full potential of S/4HANA was to be exploited. The aim was to break away from the old processes and redesign the processes in S/4HANA to meet future requirements. And to do so in the way SAP had envisaged - as far as possible in the standard.

Project focus and modules involved

The focus of the project at TRATON was clearly on finance, and the focus was on ensuring that the old finance processes ran smoothly in the new S/4 environment. After all, one of the goals of the newly founded umbrella company for the commercial vehicle business was to set up its own internal accounting system. Furthermore, the focus was on logistics and procurement processes in the MM and SRM modules, in particular order processing via the "shopping cart".

CHALLENGE

Implementation of an in-house bank and payment transactions for the holding company
Implementation of the OtC process for IC and 3rd party service process
Implementation of a profit center for the shared service companies

PROJECT GOALS

Carve-out of the holding company from the MAN/Volkswagen central system
Creation of flexible, future-oriented and easily maintainable processes for Traton
Design and implementation of best practice processes for OtC and Finance & Controlling
Retention of currently used purchasing processes in consideration of the SAP SRM system as well as setting the course for SRM replacement

MAIN BENEFITS FOR TRATON

Responsibility for results of the individual holding companies and shared services can be reliably mapped in real time
Reduction of time-consuming reconciliation processes and periodic closing operations
Increased transparency, more efficient processes and reduced workload for specialist departments

TRATON SE is one of the world's leading commercial vehicle manufacturers with its Scania, MAN, Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus, Navistar and RIO brands. The range includes light commercial vehicles, trucks and buses.