To address the shortcomings of the existing system Galler's internal IT Team had, over time, developed several, supplementary systems and processes. The historical solution was not integrated, so there was always potential for possible mistakes and imprecise outputs. They choose SAP for their food specific ERP solution and SOA People as implementation partner.
Multiple legacy systems that had been custom developed were no longer being supported and staff were using work-around manual processes. There was little visibility of invoices and financial data, and spare parts and warehousing were not linked. These challenges were leading to inefficiencies within the business running an incumbent system.
Joskin works hard to deliver maximum advantage to its customers in terms of time, productivity and profitability. It does this by meeting the needs of farmers and enabling them to benefit from the latest techniques in the technological development of agricultural equipment. Its extensive dealer network keeps Joskin close to its customer base and allows the firm to develop a knowledge exchange between users.
An SAP customer with SOA People for over 10 years Joskin was looking to improve the way it interacted with customers and dealers and make it easier for them to request repairs, obtain manufacturers’ instruction manuals, check up-to-date stock and order spare parts all via a self-service portal.
A digital cloud-based platform with direct connectivity to its SAP master data on the existing SAP ERP system would give Joskin an extension of its B2B model providing a single access point to its data and enabling the firm to offer communication via mobile devices.
