Wallstabe & Schneider develops and produces high-quality elastomer seals. This family-owned company based in Niederwinkling, Germany, employs around 1,100 people, operates five production facilities on three continents, and markets its products globally. Its customers include many of the best-known international automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturers, as well as industrial companies with exacting standards.
As the company continues its international expansion and global implementation of SAP S/4HANA, one of its biggest challenges is to harmonize and standardize processes to ensure efficient product development around the globe. With SAP Signavio solutions, Wallstabe & Schneider was able to optimize these processes and roll them out globally – enabling the company to set up a new location in China in the shortest possible time.
Efficient, standardized processes with SAP S/4HANA drive successful international production
Before: Challenges and opportunities
- Support ongoing SAP S/4HANA implementation with software-based processes
- Replace inefficient procedures with more cost-effective processes
- Drive international growth and accelerate the launch of new overseas locations through transparent and globally standardized manufacturing processes
Why SAP
- Seamless integration with the company’s ongoing implementation of SAP S/4HANA
- Low manual administration and processing effort for process owners
- Process governance through automated and consistent workflows
- Scalability through SAP Signavio add-ons, such as data-based process analysis, and SAP best practice approaches
- Potential for further development of process mining, with preparatory work in BPMN 2.0
After: Value-driven results
- New ability to transparently map all relevant business processes across site boundaries
- Effective compliance management and continuous audit capability
- Full stakeholder buy-in for the processing and optimization of relevant processes
- Definition of a target model for data-driven process analysis under SAP S/4HANA
“We were surprised how quickly we could set up an effective process management system. For us, this was the central enabler for operational excellence and further growth.”
Gregor Röhr, Director Quality & Management Systems, Dichtungstechnik Wallstabe & Schneider GmbH & Co.