Automation and Savings with GLASSWING

Business need

• Maintain info from 68 suppliers (46 at Atea and 22 at Imento). Therefore, it is important that the data is correct at the first scanning
• Avoid manual handling of errors and missing data
• More consistent data across different systems
• Faster updates
• Higher degree of automation (creation of materials and price changes over 99%)
• Improved usability

Solution

• External Data is loaded into GLASSWING with the help of SAP PI, which removes mistakes and missing data when receiving the file from suppliers
• By letting GLASSWING use external data and leverage existing business processes and associated rules, GLASSWING is able to help automate the master data maintenance process
• GLASSWING provides a new simpler user interface by reducing the number of fields to be maintained

Outcome

• Atea receives between 1-2 million records from all vendors and manage price changes to over 1.4 million products in one day (2.1 million at full load on EET) with help of GLASSWING
• All creation and modification of materials, both automatic and manual, are done via GLASSWING
• Automatic email to vendors for errors recognized automatically
• GLASSWING provides central control with decentralized maintenance
• Strong governance setup due to clear definition of responsibilities and field ownership. A structured workflow where tasks are only send to relevant employees.