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Brands, retailers, and manufacturers implementing SAP S/4HANA® for Fashion and Vertical Business recognize
that a new digital core will unify systems and processes across their global operations, create efficiencies,
improve visibility, and introduce standards across geographies.
While the benefits are compelling, a global S/4HANA Fashion rollout is a massive and complex undertaking. It
involves a spectrum of “moving parts” before, during and after go-live.
It’s crucial that a company stages and executes the implementation in a manner that provides the right balance
between cost and time to ensure the effectiveness of the system.
Following are a few steps that we recommend based on recent S/4HANA global rollout projects:
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Defining the project scope is a crucial part of building a global template. On S/4HANA, this means identifying
and documenting all the key processes in wholesale, retail, e-commerce, and manufacturing channels. This
helps determine which aspects of the solution should be standardized globally, contributing to the efficacy of
the system.
Which geographic areas, business units, and legal entities will be part of the deployment
Which processes, sub processes, and ERP modules will be involved
What data will be converted, where that data resides, and how that data will be aggregated, cleansed, and
migrated to the new solution
For instance, the order creation process across German and Italian subsidiaries would generally be common. If
there are any deviations, identify the reasons. Is it a legal requirement? If not, is it necessary and can it be
harmonized?
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Example: The outbound logistics process for wholesale, retail and eCommerce across all subsidiaries will often
be common. The shipping process could be combined into a single solution in SAP as a part of the template.
We recently helped a large sportswear brand accelerate business transformation by using a global SAP S/4HANA
Fashion template. Highlights of the project include:
A global template of standardized processes, which can be rolled out to any country with minimum
adjustments
Integration with e-commerce systems across retail and wholesale operations to enable fulfillment and
shipments to 26 countries
A modern digital core, where all transactions are captured in one SAP system – enabling efficiencies on a
global scale
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