In order to remain effective and ensure that its employees are constantly enabled to focus on delivering new and exciting vehicles, SEAT has always placed significant importance on optimizing its internal processes. This pursuit of excellence within its internal systems led SEAT to investigate the potential of the SAP S/4HANA platform, which represented a new generation of technology. However, such a transition would be a substantial transformation and so the business wanted to understand the challenges it would face across its various subsidiaries, such as SEAT Cupra, SEAT Componentes, SEAT Martorell, and Barcelona. To accomplish this, SEAT wanted to work with a partner that would add experience with both SAP technology and transformation projects. The business selected as its partner to review its existing systems and create a transformation roadmap for the transition to SAP S/4HANA.

During this stage, SEAT were able to group and identify business processes based on their maturity, efficiency, setting, and the degree to which they fit within the established transformation objectives. This also helped to clarify the various actions and outcomes needed to fulfill SEAT’s strategic vision. Finally, the partners used a set of analytics tools to fully determine the migration pathway options. In pursuing and executing this review, SEAT are followed an established four-step program.

the partners then set about creating transformation roadmaps for each scenario that delivered plans including quick wins, targeted business improvements, process standardization, and the introduction of industry best practices. With cost and timeline estimates representing the final touch, SEAT finalized two detailed, comprehensive transformation plans based on the business’ unique needs and challenges.

Once the assessment came to its conclusion, SEAT had gained a thorough understanding of the implications of its move to the SAP S/4HANA logistics platform. With this knowledge, the organization will now be able to make informed decisions regarding the transformation and prepare its employees and subsidiaries for the eventual transfer. This represents yet another essential step in SEAT’s journey to deliver its customers entertaining and safe driving options fit to their transportation needs.