Trade & Distribution · Verified Case

Dianshang Hulian

SAP S/4HANA turns 15-day month-end into 2 days, cutting finance costs by nearly 50% across a 250,000-store FMCG network

Real customer case

Chinese name: 店商互联
Location: Beijing, China
Industry: Distribution & Trade
Products & Services: FMCG B2B
Website: www.ds365.com
Partner: MTC
Solution: SAP S/4HANA

2 DaysMonthly financial closing reduced from 15 days to 2 days

50%Nearly 50% reduction in finance department operating costs

① Client Background

Company Profile

Dianshang Hulian (Beijing) Technology Development Co., Ltd. is a full-supply-chain, fully digitalized system service provider offering FMCG B2B procurement and sales channels, trading platforms, and logistics services. The company operates four major business divisions: Dinghuobao Mall, Dianfubao Finance, Wuyou Ant Logistics, and Dianshang Big Data. Using mobile internet and big data, the company transforms and optimizes convenience store procurement models and operations, improves warehousing and logistics services, and bridges the "last mile" between brands and consumers. It provides brand owners, convenience stores, and consumers with online-to-offline solutions that improve profitability and management efficiency. Dianshang Hulian has subsidiaries in more than 20 major cities across China, with over 2,000 employees. It holds more than 80% market share in Beijing and serves over 250,000 convenience store users nationwide, while maintaining strategic partnerships with more than 1,000 leading upstream brand owners.

② Business and Management Requirements

Business and Management Requirements

Implementation Goals

Optimize business processes and build an integrated information platform combining ERP, e-commerce, supply chain, and bank payment systems.
Use SAP's rigorous financial management capabilities to establish a standardized, transparent group financial control platform.
Integrate with proprietary and third-party systems through SAP's open API framework to support healthy and rapid business expansion.
Achieve multi-dimensional financial accounting and analysis with real-time group reporting.

③ Implemented Solution

Systems and Applications in Scope

SAP S/4HANA

Implementation partner: MTC

④ Project Outcomes

Implementation Outcomes

Integration between SAP and proprietary platforms significantly improved the granularity and efficiency of financial management.
Applying SAP's shared financial services center functionality reduced finance department operating costs by nearly 50%.
The group management platform covers budget preparation, approval, expense reimbursement and financial reporting, with current status available to finance teams.
Direct bank connectivity supports timely fund pooling and group account-balance reporting, improving capital utilization while reducing financial risk.