12. May 2010

DÜRR: OneSAP for Globally Integrated Processes, Data, and Systems

With the help of cbs, the mechanical and plant engineering group Dürr has reduced its organizational complexity

Between 2006 and 2010, the global mechanical and plant engineering group Dürr comprehensively realigned its processes and system landscape. An integrated architecture was created based on 12 different systems that enables global collaboration and ensures efficient resource allocation.

In 2005, a reorganization project carried out within the Dürr Group resulted in various fundamental structural problems.

The decentralized organization could no longer meet the needs of the increasingly global value creation structure of complex plant projects. A comprehensive reorganization of structures, processes, and systems was called for by top management. Future processes were harmonized and were to be modeled in an integrated IT system.

Due to the decentralized setup of the structures that had evolved, employees constructing painting equipment together with various other subsidiaries, worked with different schedules, procurement systems, and processes. The task of merging all the information for overview purposes had to be done manually and was time-consuming and resource intensive. It was difficult to compare costs since the individual subsidiaries used different procedures and different data as a basis. Employees assigned to work on projects abroad always had to familiarize themselves with new structures, processes, and systems.

OneSAP

The aim of the OneSAP project was to specifically address this deficit...

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DÜRR Success Story (PDF, 428 KB)