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SAP NetWeaver Streamlines Procurement Process for Automotive Automation Systems Supplier

Overview Download this SAP Customer Success Story to find out how the SAP NetWeaver platform, including SAP Enterprise Portal and SAP Web Application Server, has enabled Comau, an Italian firm that builds automation systems for the efficient production of automobiles, to:

Streamline its procurement processes
Grow its network of suppliers
Achieve full ROI nine months sooner than expected

The paper highlights the procurement problems that Comau was having and details how the SAP NetWeaver platform has "significantly simplified, synchronized, and tightened communications" between Comau and its suppliers.

Further White Paper Details
Publisher	SAP	File Format	PDF
Date Published	January 2005	Downloads	1
Format	Case Studies
Topics	Business Strategies, Business Management, Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Inventory Management, ROI - TCO, Strategic Planning, Upgrades and Migration, Procurement and Sourcing

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