Isuzu Engine Powertrain (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
Using SAP ERP as the management hub to build a digital-centric business operations management system for Isuzu diesel engines.
- Chinese name
- 五十铃汽车工程柴油机（上海）有限公司
- Location
- Shanghai, China
- Industry
- Trading
- Products & Services
- Engines
- Website
- https://www.isuzupowertrain.com/
- Partner
- MTC
- Solution
- SAP Business One
Company Profile
Since its founding, Isuzu Motors has been engaged in diesel engine R&D and manufacturing for over 70 years. As one of three pillar divisions under Isuzu Motors, the diesel engine division draws on the parent company's strong technical capabilities and is committed to strengthening global strategic partnerships to become a competitive diesel engine manufacturer. In 2009, Isuzu Engine Powertrain (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. chose SAP ERP to build an integrated business-finance management platform, officially embarking on its digital management journey. Over the 13 years since go-live, Isuzu's finance and operations teams have continuously upgraded system functionality and optimized business processes in response to market and business changes, using the flexible and open SAP ERP as the management hub to build a digital-centric business operations management system for Isuzu diesel engines.
Business and Management Requirements
Management Requirements Before Implementation
- Lacked a unified, standardized digital management platform; data could not be shared across departments in real time, resulting in low management efficiency.
- Financial statements and letter of credit terms relied on manual entry, making it difficult to ensure data accuracy and consuming significant time.
Implementation Goals
- SAP ERP adapts to changes in business processes and models through continuous optimization, upgrades, and custom development.
Systems and Applications in Scope
Implementation partner: MTC
Client Feedback
SAP and MTC are vital partners supporting our company's rapid business growth. Throughout our development, they have provided us with accurate data to support better decision-making.
Implementation Outcomes
- Eliminated data silos through SAP ERP: unified data standards across departments with real-time sharing, achieving integrated financial and business data management.
- Integrated with OA and other systems to connect all business flows, enabling automatic data and document circulation within the system, improving efficiency and accuracy.
- Achieved efficient procurement-sales coordination: sales orders, purchase orders, and letter of credit documents generated and exported with one click, boosting productivity.
- Shared sales-order data across suppliers and distributors, improving coordination from contract preparation through delivery.
- Established pre-shipment documents via SI records with multi-L/C templates per customer, simplifying procurement-sales data and ensuring compliance.
- Developed a TT tracking system providing real-time visibility into customs declarations, delivery progress, payment status, and customs document alerts.
- Established customer credit limit management through the payment application module, optimizing payment flows and further improving capital utilization.
- Freed finance and operations staff from manual tasks, enabling faster delivery of management data and improving decision-making capabilities.
- Meets China local tax and fiscal compliance (VAT and Golden Tax integration) and delivers operating data in a compliant basis to the Japan headquarters
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