Industry, Special Machines

Turnover €85M, 80% export

Family business, 12 locations worldwide

Context

• Doubling in size following the acquisition of several companies in Germany
• Consolidation of the mechanical engineering industry in Europe, recruitment difficulties
• Subsidiaries with strong cultures and multiple processes
• Old ERPs, lowly integrated and with many specific features
• Announced departure of the historic CIO

Challenges

• Strengthening financial management and collaboration
• Business Continuity
• Medium-term sustainability of the company

Goals

• Getting all the European teams moving
• Identify possible options: common management system for the group or by country, integrated software system or not, scope of processes to be automated, deployment in stages or “big bang”
• Secure the choice of solution

Achievements

• Training of a team of key users by profession and by country
• Formalization and sharing of key processes and issues by business
• Choice of an integrated group system interfaced with existing design systems (CAD and PDM)
• Specifications, reference visits in Europe, solution selection (ABAS)