Tate & Lyle and Capstone Mining have selected RISE with SAP to advance their digital transformation initiatives and business growth strategies. Both companies plan to implement SAP S/4HANA Cloud as part of the SAP RISE program in a bid to improve operational efficiency and accelerate their journey to becoming an intelligent enterprise.
The German enterprise software giant’s Business Transformation as a Service (BTaaS) offering RISE with SAP reflects the company’s commitment to delivering flexible and scalable products and services that meet the evolving needs of customers and partners. Harnessing the power of cloud to drive innovation and business transformation, the subscription-based SAP RISE program continues to gain traction globally since its introduction in January this year. In the last reported quarter, the solution witnessed an addition of more than 250 new clients from across various sectors including the likes of Vikran Engineering & Exim Pvt Ltd, RA Chem Pharma, Mah Sing Group, and Bank Islam Malaysia Berhad.
Recently, SAP has added global specialty food and beverage solutions business Tate & Lyle and base metals producer Capstone Mining to its roster of customers that have already signed up for the customer-first, partner-centric service offering.
Facilitating Tate & Lyle’s SAP S/4HANA Cloud Implementation
As a provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries, Tate & Lyle has around 4,400 employees working in more than 60 locations across 30 countries. Through its innovation and application centres worldwide, the company delivers customised services and technology consultancy from new product innovation to its customers. In Singapore, Tate & Lyle’s application centre is the firm’s Asia-Pacific headquarters supported by a network of laboratories, sales, and technical service resources in Australia, New Zealand, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Sanjay Patel, CIO at Tate & Lyle PLC, said that the company continues to invest in the latest technologies to further support business growth. In terms of selecting the German tech giant’s BTaas offering as part of its strategy to double down on SAP software investment, Patel maintained:
“RISE with SAP is an enabling step toward more standardised business processes, operating with greater agility and flexibility, gaining more real-time insights and helping to enhance customer collaboration and seamless end-to-end experiences.”
RISE with SAP aims to provide comprehensive support in moving Tate & Lyle’s current enterprise resource planning (ERP) infrastructure to the cloud and simplify engagement by putting SAP in charge of service-level agreements, operations, and issue resolution. The company’s preferred infrastructure provider is Microsoft Azure while Span and SAP Services and Support will be the implementation partners of the cloud transformation project.
Moreover, Tate & Lyle PLC recently established two focused, stand-alone businesses with two separate SAP software landscapes from a single, global SAP instance after the proposed sale of a controlling stake in its Primary Products business to KPS Capital Partners LP. This has provided the CIO and his team with an opportunity to migrate their infrastructure to the cloud in order to meet the separation’s requirements for speed and agility.
Steve Baird, SVP and MD of Midwest Region at SAP North America, stated:
“This action demonstrates just how focused Tate & Lyle PLC is on continuing its market leadership in the food and beverage industry. RISE with SAP and the private edition of SAP S/4HANA Cloud will help Tate & Lyle PLC accelerate its Intelligent Enterprise journey and cement its leadership position for years to come.”
Capstone Mining Modernises IT Infrastructure Through SAP RISE Program
Vancouver-headquartered Capstone Mining, a company that explores for and mines base and precious metals in Canada, US, Mexico, Chile, and Australia, has also selected RISE with SAP as part of a company-wide ERP consolidation effort. The firm is geared towards responsible mining practices, along with a sustainable approach that incorporates technological advancements. Its strategy involves organically developing its metals mining and exploration as well as acquiring companies in stable economic regions.
Raman Randhawa, CFO at Capstone Mining, said:
“As commodity prices soar, we need to keep our operations competitive to maximise our output and opportunities. Consolidating our IT platforms and moving to a more secure, low-cost cloud option will allow us to modernise and streamline our business.”
The company aims to upgrade its IT infrastructure and reduce costs by implementing SAP’s BTaaS offering. By the end of 2021, the company expects to migrate from SAP ERP Central Component (SAP ECC) to SAP S/4HANA Cloud on Microsoft Azure in a bid to improve flexibility and scalability. With the help of the SAP RISE program, Capstone Mining intends to build on the success of its legacy SAP software that was active at its Pinto Valley mine in the US. The deployment will aid in the smooth transition of SAP services across the company’s other mining operations and provide a holistic view of its entire business processes.
