Wistron Corporation operates out of Taiwan and serves the electronics industry. The firm acts as a “original design manufacturer,” or ODM, creating products that are then licensed to other businesses. Wistron Corporation and its affiliated companies and subsidiaries strive to keep their position as an industry frontrunner in IT. Its members offer a wide range of communications, components, and software solutions to the industrial market.

As a leading provider of worldwide index information and communication products, Wistron Corporation is aware of the dynamic nature of the global market and its corresponding regulatory framework. As time has progressed, the company has spent heavily in research and development (R&D) for new technologies, growth for emerging markets, and diversification for all of its corporate activities.

This time around, Wistron Corporation decided to modernize its enterprise resource planning (ERP) by implementing RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure. According to SAP Taiwan’s press release, the SAP project is aimed at bolstering the Wistron Corporation’s adaptability and responsiveness in preparation for digital transformation. (InsideSAP Asia often references articles from websites in other languages to bring you as much information as possible.)

Wistron Corporation and its subsidiary Wistron Information Technology reevaluated the operational process and the applicability of the group’s information systems through SAP S/4HANA Cloud ERP to help connect the relevant data of each process’ endpoint, enhance the visibility of the overall business, as well as provide significantly greater and more flexible decision-making capabilities for the rapidly evolving business group.

According to Shen Qingyao, General Manager at Wistron Information Technology, a large factory like their company can benefit from moving their ERP system to the cloud, revamping their internal processes, and assessing the efficacy of their ERP’s peripheral information system. From there, he explained that they can optimize and strengthen the integration of each system and ERP individually, create a robust digital hub, and integrate all of their data together.

Following the announcement, Wistron Corporation has now joined the growing list of SAP cloud customer base in Taiwan, where companies are increasingly turning to SAP solutions and technologies in order to provide a solid digital groundwork for their operations. In particular, the Business Transformation as a Service (BTaaS) signature cloud offering RISE with SAP has been widely adopted across the region for its comprehensive solution that includes analytics, business process intelligence (SAP BPI), and features of the powerful SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP) — ultimately enabling customers to become sustainable, intelligent enterprises.

Deploying RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure to Drive Transformation

As a result of the massive impact that technology is having on every sector of the economy, businesses and other organizations are searching for the right platforms and reliable partners to assist them in accelerating their digital transformation. With this, SAP and Microsoft are building on their long-standing strategic partnership to leverage each other’s respective products to not only drive their own companies, but also to enable their joint enterprise customers to operate their mission-critical workloads and applications with RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure.

Sharing his thoughts about the advantages of the cloud for business transformation, Microsoft Taiwan General Manager Bian Zhixiang emphasized the need for digital resilience for businesses to keep their competitive edge in today’s fast-paced global market. He maintained that the cloud’s defining features — including its speed of deployment, adaptability, and security — serve as crucial foundations for businesses. While digital transformation is necessary, Zhixiang also stressed the importance of resilience in mitigating operational risks.

Further commenting on the collaboration with SAP, Zhixiang noted:

“I am very happy to cooperate with SAP to assist Wistron in deploying RISE with SAP on Microsoft Azure to accelerate the process of Wistron’s digital transformation. Microsoft will continue to use innovative technologies to empower Taiwan’s industries to accelerate transformation and achieve more accomplishments.”

Meanwhile, Chen Zhiwei, Global Vice President of SAP and General Manager of Taiwan, supported Zhixiang’s statements, saying that data is the bedrock upon which the modern digital economy is built. In order to succeed, he believes that businesses need to be able to handle their data in real time while also making it fully transparent to all employees.

“Wistron has promoted transformation over the years. The determination and achievements of Wistron are obvious to all. This time, Wistron chose to upgrade RISE with SAP to create a new digital core and make decisions based on that,” Zhiwei remarked.

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For more than 35 years, Lanka Walltiles PLC and Lanka Tiles PLC have dominated the Sri Lankan market as the country’s best-known ceramic and porcelain tile producers and exporters. Having been a part of the Group for almost a decade, Swisstek Ceylon PLC and Swisstek Aluminum Ltd. are also now recognized as leaders in their industries. These businesses primarily target the international markets of the US, the UK, the Middle East, the Maldives, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, France, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, and Bangladesh.

This year, the Lanka Walltiles Group of Companies was honored to get the Great Place to Work certification. Since its inception, the Sri Lankan business has been dedicated to providing consumers with reliable and high-quality products. According to Mahendra Jayasekera, Managing Director at Lanka Walltiles Group of Companies, the Group’s long-standing success can be wholly credited to its employees, its vision for the way in which it cares about its workers, as well as the way in which it operates as a business. 

Furthermore, Jayasekara said that the Group is automating business processes with streamlined, data-driven decision-making across employee and partner experience, customer-centricity, and profitability by capitalizing on cutting edge technology that will enable it to dive into unexplored growth opportunities. As such, the Lanka Walltiles Group of Companies has teamed up with SAP to undergo a transformation journey after realizing the importance of being agile in the face of ever-shifting market conditions and customer demands.

“As we modernize our business, we’re striving to bridge the gap between the supply and demand for quality tiles locally and ensure we meet consumer demands in a rapidly growing market.”

The intelligent enterprise resource planning (ERP) system SAP S/4HANA Cloud will enable the Lanka Walltiles Group of Companies to become an intelligent enterprise, able to achieve operational excellence and provide enhanced customer experiences. Additionally, the Group is looking to use the SAP cloud ERP software in order to digitally transform its business and become more agile, efficient, and responsive to customer needs.

Utilizing the SAP Cloud ERP Solution for Business Transformation

In Sri Lanka, Vallibel One PLC is regarded as one of the most innovative and strategically diversified leading corporations. Vallibel One PLC has 55 subsidiaries, including the Lanka Walltiles Group of Companies, giving it a significant presence across key thrust sectors. The company is a market leader in tiles and sanitaryware, as well as in the financial sector, the aluminum industry, the plantation industry, the consumer goods industry, and the leisure and entertainment industry.

With the help of SAP S/4HANA Cloud, the Lanka Walltiles Group of Companies can make use of advanced technologies in order to gain a competitive advantage. The AI and analytics capabilities present in the solution intend to allow organizations to process large amounts of data quickly and accurately, making decision-making easier than ever before. Not only does SAP S/4HANA Cloud provide real-time insights, but it also aims to enable businesses in expanding into new markets.

Expressing SAP’s delight to aid Vallibel One Group’s transformation program to become an intelligent, sustainable enterprise, Rajeev Singh, Vice President and Head of Midmarket at SAP Indian Subcontinent, said in a statement:

“Through our solutions, we aim to enable the company to establish an integrated business platform that delivers industry-adaptability and cloud benefits that can take advantage of newer business opportunities.”

Meanwhile, Dinusha Bhaskaran, Managing Director at Vallibel One PLC, sees the SAP system as a crucial business enabler that will help the company realize its vision of improving the customer and employee experience. She also emphasized the importance of agility and innovation in building a company that can weather any storm in its operations.

“I am confident that SAP’s industry-centricity offerings and processes will further support Vallibel One’s journey to become an intelligent, sustainable enterprise,” Bhaskaran concluded.

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The German enterprise software giant’s third-quarter financial results showed that an increasing number of customers globally acknowledge its technologies and services as critical in achieving digital transformation during these challenging times. SAP’s current cloud backlog grew significantly in Q3 across its cloud portfolio, particularly with SAP S/4HANA Cloud. The solution represents the company’s cloud offering for core enterprise resource planning (ERP) processes such as supply chain management, financial management, engineering, and manufacturing, as well as associated data analytics, development, and integration capabilities.

Recently, SAP has announced that SLNG, a Singaporean developer and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, has been added to its roster of clients that have adopted SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition. According to SLNG, the implementation will support the streamlining of its business operations as part of its goal to meet and exceed its Energy Security mandate, promote the growth of Singapore’s LNG sector, and develop newer and more sustainable energy sources.

Furthermore, SLNG continuously explores innovation in its industry considering its objective to promote Singapore’s development as an LNG hub and the expansion of the LNG ecosystem. In May, the company unveiled a project in collaboration with Surbana Jurong, the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore, and the National University of Singapore (NUS) intending to produce a Proof of Value (POV) for a green modular data centre system that has a potential to save 0.2 megawatts of power and demonstrate the value of industrial symbiosis.

SLNG Adopts SAP Cloud ERP Solution for Digital Transformation

Committed to transitioning towards becoming an intelligent enterprise with sustainable operations, SLNG tapped SAP to modernise its data that was once stored in disparate systems for finance, HR, procurement, and maintenance. Selecting SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition as its integrated platform to link all data at the source, the company hopes to utilise the SAP cloud ERP solution to address data discrepancies.

Since 2012, SLNG has used SAP Finance for financial administration and reporting. Aside from this solution, the company also tackles employee experience management using Qualtrics, digitises procurement with SAP Ariba, manages asset reliability using SAP Intelligent Asset Management, and runs core HR processes and employee claims with SAP Concur.

Eileen Chua, Managing Director at SAP Singapore, believes a strong digital core is needed to adapt to today’s digital economy in the “never normal.” Commenting on SAP’s expanded partnership with SLNG, she stated:

“With SAP S/4HANA Cloud, the objective is for SLNG to simplify operational processes, reduce downtime with predictive technology, and transition employees to high-value work. SLNG is now empowered with the latest leading business processes and practices from SAP to become an intelligent enterprise and aid in cementing Singapore’s role as a regional LNG hub, as Southeast Asia nations move from coal to cleaner energy sources.”

Moreover, SLNG Director of the Information Technology Group Chong Nai Min said that SAP S/4HANA Cloud allows the organisation to have an integrated platform that provides a single source of truth for more accurate and effective data analysis. He added:

“The integrated platform also enables greater productivity through enhanced automation and embedded analytics, scalability to support future business growth, as well as reliability by reducing data discrepancies across multiple systems.”

In addition, SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation (SAP Intelligent RPA) is leveraged by the company to automate administrative functions and operations, allowing staff to focus on more strategic work while saving time. SLNG developed bots to automate the payment process for non-PO payments that had previously been manually entered.

“The real-time insights that we gain allow us to be more agile and competitive as we respond to market demands and new opportunities in LNG and beyond,” Chong Nai Min concluded.

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