Vestel Elektronik – preparing for growth in emerging markets with SAP systems in the IBM Cloud

About: Founded in 1984 and headquartered in Manisa, Turkey, Vestel is a leading producer of consumer electronics. Employing approximately 16,000 people, the company is a subsidiary of the Zorlu Group and generates annual revenues equivalent to approximately USD 3.4 billion.

The Need: Vestel Elektronik wanted to facilitate future expansion into fast-growing Central European markets. How could it minimize cost, risk and time-to-market when opening new business units?

The Solution: Vestel Elektronik designed integrated business processes supported by SAP ERP applications managed in the IBMŸ Cloud, and is consolidating its Italy, Spain and UK operations on the new platform.

The Benefit:

• Six month implementation enabled Vestel Elektronik to meet tight deadlines for deploying SAP ERP applications in the cloud.
• Integrates Vestel Elektronik’s business operations across Europe on a single cloud platform, helping group companies to share best practices and boost operational efficiency.
• Shrinks costs and eliminates management requirements by transitioning to a managed-services model—helping Europe business units to focus on core competencies.
• Facilitates future expansion into emerging markets with re-usable templates for core business processes.

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