A Global Lighting Manufacturer (Confidential)
Rolled out SAP ERP across China and Thailand plants to build a digital foundation for global operations
- Chinese name
- 某全球化照明灯具制造企业
- Location
- China · Thailand · US
- Industry
- Lighting manufacturing
- Products & Services
- LED lighting products
- Partner
- MTC
- Solution
- SAP ERP (SAP Business One)
Delivery note: China and Thailand plants delivered by MTC to support global operations
Client name and identifying details withheld to protect privacy
Project Summary
Builds a globally integrated business-finance platform and digital foundation across plants in China, Thailand and the US, covering core processes across countries and departments
Connects the flow from procurement, production and warehousing to sales and finance, keeping information, goods and cash flows consistent
Company Profile
To protect the client's privacy, this case withholds the name and identifying details; only industry and solution are shared.
This is a global lighting manufacturer that grew from fluorescent energy-saving lamps into LED R&D and production while expanding abroad, with a US subsidiary and a Thai manufacturing base, serving North America, Europe, Korea and the Middle East. As overseas markets and the Thai plant grew, it rolled out SAP ERP across 3 plants in China and Thailand plus a trading arm, building a digital foundation for global operations with integrated finance-business, unified standards and transparent production, and strengthening group planning and analytics.
Business and Management Requirements
Management Requirements Before Implementation
- Cross-border operations and lean management outgrew the legacy systems
- Overseas compliance plus coordination with domestic operations
- Disconnected systems and information silos
- Inefficient process control without real-time, accurate data
Implementation Goals
- Build a globally integrated finance-business platform across countries and departments
- Strengthen the planning system and group-level scheduling
- Use PDA and production boards for lean warehouse/production and visible progress
- Build real-time analytics to support decisions across global users
Systems and Applications in Scope
Implementation partner: MTC
Implementation Outcomes
- Strengthens group-level planning and scheduling and uses PDA devices and production boards for lean warehouse and production management with visible progress
- Builds a real-time analytics system that supports decisions for users at every level worldwide
- Meets local tax and fiscal compliance in China, Thailand and the US, with unified group data, processes and accounting standards
- Built a globally integrated finance-business platform and digital management foundation
- Group-level management unified data, processes and accounting standards
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