02 Oct Visa S.p.A.

SECTOR: Machinery

SERVICES AND/OR PRODUCTS PROVIDED: Generator sets – Electrical continuity

REVENUE: 56 million Euro

EMPLOYEES: 100 c.ca

IMPLEMENTED SAP® SOLUTION: SAP ERP

CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES

The change in the economic environment that has characterized the last 4 years has forced VISA, as a fundamental element in the supply chain of its customers, to adapt to the sudden changes in strategy imposed by the international market. For this reason VISA has had to consolidate and critically review its business model.

OBJECTIVES

In order to efficiently manage the operational streams of VISA and its subsidiaries, a major revision of the management control model of the business line had to be carried out. For this reason, in only a few weeks it was decided to incorporate a third party company (VISA RENT) into VISA’s core processes.

WHY SAP and GPA

“The GPA staff has lived up to expectations even in a challenging project, becoming appreciated for their professionalism and availability in the many changes that have taken place”.

The ability to adapt the SAP systems procedures together with the methodology applied by FORE S.n.c. has allowed the achievement of a demanding challenge.

KEY POINTS AND IMPLEMENTATION

– Respect for the business characteristics of the absorbed organization (merged by incorporation)
– Six weeks to complete the integration project, in compliance with the company’s analytical/accounting requirements
– Fundamental attention to project costs
– Maximum cohesion and operational sharing between the VISA Management and the FORE project staff

BENEFITS

Compliance with the stringent project timelines combined with full compliance within the cost structure has enabled VISA to respond effectively to the adaptation needs imposed by the market in which it operates. The methodology of adopting uniformity to the flexibility in the adjustment processes enabled by the SAP information system has proved to be the success factors.