Henkel: SAP ERP integration for several companies
Customer:
Henkel Group - Scandinavia region
Project:
SAP ERP integration for several legal entities
Business Area(s):
ERP
Initial Situation:
In Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden, Henkel had separate legal entities. The challenge was to integrate these company codes and their inter-company processes to reduce cost and gain leverage. Eventually this meant centralising all financial, controlling and logistical activities into one company, Henkel Norden AB located in Sweden.
Solution:
- Development of automatic inter-company billing process (the complete flow, not only the sales flow in the selling affiliate, but also the vendor invoice posting in the receiving affiliate)
- Mapping old local processes and integration into Henkel Norden approved processes
- Ensuring that MM/SD processes are correctly integrated in the finance and controlling requirements (ensure correct process integration between various modules and teams)
- Implementation of FI validation rules, in order to help prevent incorrect financial postings from users
- Implementation of LSMW for master data migration activities (mainly material master related)
- Data migration programs for open purchase orders using LSMW
- Redesign of controlling concept using internal order settlement and cost center-cycles to CO-PA, cross-company code allocations
- Automation of payment process using OCR features
- Facilitation of a fast period-close process
This included the following activities:
- Proposal and definition of new organisational structure in blueprint phase
- Definition of new processes
- Verification and redesign of FI/CO allocation of processes, therefore understanding Henkel CO guidelines and posting logic
- Customising activities in CO-PA, SD, MM, FI
- Participation in project management
- User training
- Catalyst in the go-live process
- Post-go-live support
