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SAP HELPS PORSCHE DO WHAT THEY DO BEST, EVEN BETTER. “With SAP, our production lines run at the speed and precision typical or Porsche.” —Dr. Sven Lorenz, Director o Inormation Systems PORSCHE AG One o the most proftable car manuacturers in the world. Industry: Automotive Revenue: 7.790 billion (2010) Employees: 12,600 Headquarters: Stut tgart, Germany Web site: porsche.com Solution : SAP® ERP and SAP SCM  TOPLINE RESULTS  Highlyexibleandreliablelogisticsacross theproductionnetwork Perfectlysynchronizedlogisticsprocessesandassembly Consistent,integra tedlogisticsprocessesandsystems OptimizationofJIT/JISconceptsandsystems THE RUSH OF SPEED Porsche—the name is synonymous with technical perection and elegant design. So it’s no surprise that PorschewoulddemandthesametypeofperfectionfromitslogisticsprocessesinitsLeipzigplant.Thegoal: makethefastest,mostprecise,modernmanufacturingfacilitiesworldwide.Thismeanseliminatingallstock, resulting in a perectly coordinated process chain rom delivery all the way through to the fnished car. BIG AND SMALL ALIKE Porschehasmorethan70afliatecompaniesandispresentpracticallyallovertheworld.Thisposesa uniquechallengewhenitcomestoharmonizingtheITenvironment.Systemsmustsupportandoptimize  the processes within any given plant, while simultaneously integrating across the entire corporate structure.SAPERPandSAPSCMtperfectlyintoPorsche’sexistingsystemenvironment,while seamlessly allowing individual solutions to be implemented at the respective locations. In Leipzig, or example,therearespecialmodulesforcall-offorders,incominggoods,materialsupplyandconsignment. PORSCHE RUNS FASTER OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE ThankstotheSAP ERPandSAPSCM solutions,Porsche inLeipzigha screatedamast erpieceinlogi stics. Now within the same plant, the Panamera and Cayenne models can be built at the same time. Each model requires a degree o vertical integration and cooperation with other Porsche plants. As parts are delivered everyhour ,theowof thosegoodsisdepi ctedinreal-time.Noi nventories,now aitingtimes, insteadthe highestdegreeof precisionand exibility .Eveniffacedwithachange onshortnotice, productionwillbe able to stay in sync. PORSCHE STAYS AT THE TOP TheSAPsolutionsarecrucialtostreamliningandspeedingupproduction.Thankstothishighdegreeof exibility,PorscheinLeipzigcanreacttothemarketquicklyandsmoothly.SonotonlyarePorsche’scar models trailblazers, the company is at the top in car manuacturing as well. porsche

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SAP HELPS PORSCHE

DO WHAT THEY DO BEST,

EVEN BETTER.

“With SAP, our production lines run at the speed

and precision typical or Porsche.”

—Dr. Sven Lorenz, Director o Inormation Systems

PORSCHE AG 

One o the most proftable car manuacturers in the world.

Industry: Automotive

Revenue: 7.790 billion  € (2010)

Employees: 12,600

Headquarters: Stut tgart, Germany

Web site: porsche.comSolution : SAP® ERP and SAP SCM

 

TOPLINE RESULTS 

• Highlyexibleandreliablelogisticsacrosstheproductionnetwork

• Perfectlysynchronizedlogisticsprocessesandassembly

• Consistent,integra tedlogisticsprocessesandsystems

• OptimizationofJIT/JISconceptsandsystems

THE RUSH OF SPEED

Porsche—the name is synonymous with technical perection and elegant design. So it’s no surprise that

PorschewoulddemandthesametypeofperfectionfromitslogisticsprocessesinitsLeipzigplant.Thegoal:

makethefastest,mostprecise,modernmanufacturingfacilitiesworldwide.Thismeanseliminatingallstock,

resulting in a perectly coordinated process chain rom delivery all the way through to the fnished car.

BIG AND SMALL ALIKE

Porschehasmorethan70afliatecompaniesandispresentpracticallyallovertheworld.Thisposesa

uniquechallengewhenitcomestoharmonizingtheITenvironment.Systemsmustsupportandoptimize

 the processes within any given plant, while simultaneously integrating across the entire corporate

structure.SAPERPandSAPSCMtperfectlyintoPorsche’sexistingsystemenvironment,while

seamlessly allowing individual solutions to be implemented at the respective locations. In Leipzig, or

example,therearespecialmodulesforcall-offorders,incominggoods,materialsupplyandconsignment.

PORSCHE RUNS FASTER OFF THE PRODUCTION LINE

ThankstotheSAPERPandSAPSCMsolutions,PorscheinLeipzighascreatedamasterpieceinlogistics.

Now within the same plant, the Panamera and Cayenne models can be built at the same time. Each model

requires a degree o vertical integration and cooperation with other Porsche plants. As parts are delivered

everyhour,theowofthosegoodsisdepictedinreal-time.Noinventories,nowaitingtimes,insteadthe

highestdegreeofprecisionandexibility.Eveniffacedwithachangeonshortnotice,productionwillbe

able to stay in sync.

PORSCHE STAYS AT THE TOP

TheSAPsolutionsarecrucialtostreamliningandspeedingupproduction.Thankstothishighdegreeof

exibility,PorscheinLeipzigcanreacttothemarketquicklyandsmoothly.SonotonlyarePorsche’scarmodels trailblazers, the company is at the top in car manuacturing as well.

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