Optorg reduces SAP complexity whilst improving security and performance

Nearly a century old, Optorg specialises in heavy equipment and automobile distribution in Africa, representing major vehicle and technical equipment manufacturers. It is a Caterpillar dealer in nine Central African countries and Morocco supplying operators with specialised equipment (construction, mining and forestry), handling trucks and power generation solutions.

Optorg has also represented Mercedes-Benz for 25 years, alongside some 10 other international brands in offering a wide range of commercial and passenger vehicles.

Optorg had implemented an SAP ERP system several years ago to work across its core functional divisions; finance, sourcing and purchasing, manufacturing, supply chain, sales, marketing and asset management. But deployment for each module had been a challenge, and the volume and quality of specific code was slowing innovation down.

• Reduced complexity and clean-up of specific code has reduced the number of custom objects from 61 to 33 per month
• Enabled cash optimisation by reducing supplier payments made too early by almost 50% and erroneous orders that were leading to delays in cash recovery.
• IT Delivery times have reduced from 46 to 22 days, with activities undertaken to improve change management with very positive results
• Centralised accounting closing periods prevent entities from re-opening a fiscal year, leading to a 12% reduction in delays with continuous improvements