Seamless migration to S/4HANA enabled a future-proof platform for digital transformation

We needed someone to help us upgrade to S/4HANA with a well-proven model and a reliable timeline to minimize the disruption to our business. NTT DATA’s Conversion Factory approach delivered exactly that.

Kurt Spangsbjerg Petersen, Director, IT & Master Data, Louis Poulsen

Industry: Design & Architecture
Products: High-quality lighting design and manufacturing including lights and solutions for both indoor and outdoor applications
Employees: 458 (2020)
Website: www.louispoulsen.com

Challenges and Benefits

Challenges:

Louis Poulsen was operating on a 10-year-old SAP ECC platform that did not support new technology or the ability to improve on change processes
As SAP is used extensively across the organization, the migration had to disrupt everyday business as little as possible
Due to seasonal production peaks, only a very limited window was available for the migration

Solution:

Conversion Factory migration to S/4HANA

Benefits:

The Conversion Factory approach enabled the migration to be completed successfully in the allocated 24 weeks and within budget
Migration was handled by an experienced, SAP-certified team of conversion specialists
By migrating to SAP S/4HANA, Louis Poulsen now has the foundation in place for utilizing new technology to support their future optimization, development, and growth

Customer Reference

Seamless migration to S/4HANA enabled a future-proof platform for digital transformation

When the Danish lighting manufacturer, Louis Poulsen, faced the dilemma of whether to continue enhancing their system operating on the 10-year-old SAP ECC platform or upgrade to a new S/4HANA platform, they decided on the latter.