Industries in the SAP environment

Our project experience

Sector diversity for the best prospects

Plant and mechanical engineering

SAP R/3 and SAP ERP 6.0 have been widely used in the German manufacturing industry for years. Especially the processes of serial production are optimally supported. Only in the individual production and in plant engineering and construction is the functionality of the SAP modules not sufficient to support the processing of orders with the customers throughout. In these complex use cases, PTA has expanded the SAP standard with efficient solutions that meet the requirements in the German-speaking countries in particular. These include, for example, the fulfilment of standards such as DATANORM interfaces for material master data or the mapping of comprehensive service specifications in the sales process from quotation processing to order settlement.

Retail

The Digital Revolution is having a lasting and profound impact on trade. In addition to the increasing dovetailing of online and offline offerings (omnichannel), a holistic view of and approach to customers (CRM) and efficient logistics and sales processes are becoming a decisive competitive advantage. With its product portfolio, SAP supports this change not only with the Business Suite, but also with a series of third-party applications (HYBRIS, CAR, Fiori Apps), which must be integrated sensibly into the IT system landscape. The PTA supports you in this with its many years of IT and industry know-how as well as its in-depth knowledge of the industry solutions SAP Retail and SAP CAR.

Pharmaceuticals and diagnostics

International groups in the pharmaceuticals and diagnostics industry took advantage of the benefits of SAP systems at an early stage to integrate business processes and application systems globally in their national subsidiaries. PTA was able to participate in the implementation and optimisation of these processes due to its profound process know-how and comprehensive knowledge of interface technologies in the SAP environment. Additional tools were created in SAP ERP, such as cockpits to control and monitor these complex processes, which can also be used efficiently in other industries.

Chemistry

Die SAP Business Suite unterstützt eine Vielzahl von Geschäftsprozessen in der chemischen Industrie und berücksichtigt dabei die spezifischen Anforderungen in der Prozessindustrie. Neben der Konfiguration und Implementierung der entsprechenden SAP-Funktionen und -Module konzipiert und entwickelt die PTA GmbH Erweiterungen bis hin zu vollständigen Eigenentwicklungen, die mit ABAP in SAP-Systemen realisiert werden. Auch hier werden über Cockpits Daten in übersichtlicher Form zusammengestellt, so dass dem Benutzer eine effiziente Bedieneroberfläche angeboten wird, über die er alle erforderlichen Transaktionen aufrufen kann.

Transport and logistics

In the market for transport and logistics services, providers are increasingly facing the challenge of having to convince customers with efficient processes and innovative business models. The use of the latest IT technologies has traditionally played a major role in this. PTA provides support in the selection of solutions, feasibility studies, design, implementation and support of SAP and non-SAP software solutions. In doing so, we can not only rely on a broad and deep IT knowledge, but also on many years of industry expertise in the transport and logistics sector, which was acquired, among other things, through intensive cooperation in the reengineering of the standard software EuroMistral Road (EMR), which was developed by our sister company DATIS-IT Services .

Automotive

In the automotive industry, PTA GmbH supports manufacturers and suppliers not only in the use and further development of the Industrial Solution Automotive, but especially in reporting using SAP BI and Business Objects. Globally active companies consolidate their sales data in large data warehouses to support sales processes with current valid data. The use of SAP HANA provides the opportunity to meet the high requirements in these areas. In addition, the increasing digitalisation (Industry 4.0) can be increasingly promoted by the new SAP products both in the ERP environment and in the processing of large amounts of data.

SAP projects have been successfully carried out by PTA in the following industries, whereby we cite some application examples

Automotive industry: Migration IS Automotive from 4.6C to ERP 6.0; extension of planning instruments in PP; reporting in SAP BW/BI for QM, purchasing, human resources, materials management, sales, projects, production, controlling (also project controlling)
Plant and mechanical engineering: Migration of SAP R/2 to R/3 and later ERP 6.0; development of a cost unit accounting in PS; extension of SD for service specifications; implementation support PP for make-to-order production
Retail: Introduction of SAP Retail and migration to ERP 6.0; development of retail reporting with SAP BW; connection of store and POS systems; international rollouts in national subsidiaries; optimisation of POS data flow with SAP CAR; development of logistics centre with SAP EWM
Pharmaceuticals and diagnostics: Long-term support and further development of several R/3 systems in international subsidiaries; consolidation and harmonisation of subsidiaries in central systems; development and support of authorisation management
Medical technology: Validation of materials management and production processes according to GMP

Chemicals: Development of additional applications for refineries for the handling of mineral oil tax and for the loading of fuels; management of rental containers
Traffic, Transport & Logistics: Enhancements to purchasing reporting and controlling; reengineering SAP SRM installation; implementation of SAP SLC; invoicing of specific security services; electronic signature of invoices
Food industry: Development of reporting for yield calculation; development of raw materials processing with SAP NetWeaverEnergy: separation of large SAP BW systems due to unbundling requirements; introduction of SAP Solution Manager (among other things for unbundling projects with SAP IS-U)
Equipment manufacturing: Introduction of SAP RV
Construction industry: release upgrades SAP R/3 to AS/400; introduction of investment calculation with PS; interfaces to invoicing; development of EDI communication with suppliers
Paper industry: development of forms
Banks: Automation of business processes using SAP CPS: Development of additional applications for refineries for the handling of mineral oil tax and for the loading of fuels; management of rental containers
Traffic, Transport & Logistics: Enhancements to purchasing reporting and controlling; reengineering SAP SRM installation; implementation of SAP SLC; invoicing of specific security services; electronic signature of invoices
Food industry: Development of reporting for yield calculation; development of raw materials processing with SAP NetWeaverEnergy: separation of large SAP BW systems due to unbundling requirements; introduction of SAP Solution Manager (among other things for unbundling projects with SAP IS-U)
Equipment manufacturing: Introduction of SAP RV
Construction industry: release upgrades SAP R/3 to AS/400; introduction of investment calculation with PS; interfaces to invoicing; development of EDI communication with suppliers
Paper industry: development of forms
Banks: Automation of business processes using SAP CPS