Munchen, 80335,
Germany
KEK Anwendungssysteme
KEK Anwendungssysteme, a prominent reseller, system integrator, and consulting company, that plays a vital role in numerous system integration and digital transformation initiatives. KEK Anwendungssysteme collaboration with software players such as SAP, IBM and empowers organizations to embrace disruptive technologies and accelerate their journey to the cloud, thus reshaping their business models.
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Suedstaerke | Manufacturing | 260 | $25M | Germany | SAP | SAP Business One | ERP Financial | 2016 |
In 2016 Suedstaerke selected SAP Business One as its SAP-based industry solution in the ERP Financial category, specifying that the software must run on its long-established IBM Power i hardware platform. KEK Anwendungssysteme began drafting specifications in January 2016 and led the implementation effort.
The SAP Business One rollout configured core modules including Sales SD, Materials Management with Purchasing MM, Production PP-PI, Warehouse WM, Quality Management QM, Financial Accounting FI and Controlling CO, while Maintenance PM and Human Resources HR were intentionally deferred to reduce cutover scope. Configuration emphasized food-industry capabilities such as silo mapping and batch tracking, and custom development was retained for highly specific functions like member administration and potato billing.
The program executed a coordinated cutover on July 1, 2017 across both Schrobenhausen and Sünching plants, centralizing materials management, sales, purchasing, shipping, production planning and quality on the IBM i platform. Data migration from the AS/400-based custom landscape was largely automated, with focused effort to augment and validate master data required by SAP Business One. External integrations were rationalized and preserved, notably EDI links to roughly 3,000 customers and service provider connections for invoicing and shipping.
Governance was led by project manager Christian Maier with executive sponsorship from Managing Director Josef Königbauer and implementation leadership by KEK Anwendungssysteme, who recommended a single-phase cutover and extended training that delayed go-live by three months. Change controls limited customizations to essential requests to reduce future upgrade risk, and comprehensive testing plus master data completion were prioritized to avoid operational gaps at go-live. Maintenance rollout was planned for 2018 and HR for a later phase to manage internal resource constraints.
Post-implementation the SAP Business One environment consolidated core business functions and reduced the number of internal interfaces, bringing materials, production, warehouse, quality and finance into a unified SAP-based instance. Management reported adherence to schedule and budget, and that strong employee engagement and rigorous testing mitigated the operational risk inherent in the single-cutover approach.
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Suedstaerke | Manufacturing | 260 | $25M | Germany | SAP | SAP Business One Purchasing | Procurement | 2016 |
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Suedstaerke | Manufacturing | 260 | $25M | Germany | SAP | SAP Business One HCM | Core HR | 2016 |
In 2016 Suedstaerke initiated specifications and planning for SAP Business One HCM in the Core HR category with implementation partner KEK Anwendungssysteme. The HR program was scoped to run on the companys long-standing IBM Power i hardware platform and to align with a concurrent SAP centralization effort across core business processes.
KEK Anwendungssysteme began drawing up detailed requirements in January 2016 and the project deliberately prioritized core ERP modules while scheduling Core HR work as a subsequent phase. Configuration work for SAP Business One HCM focused on personnel master data enrichment, alignment with existing payroll software, and controlled extensions only where standard functionality required augmentation. The project governance included extended user training and phased familiarization to reduce operational risk during cutover.
Operational coordination tied the HR phase to a major SAP go-live on July 1, 2017 when Sales SD, Materials Management MM, Production PP-PI, Warehouse WM, Quality Management QM, Financial Accounting FI and Controlling CO were simultaneously put into operation in both plants. HR and Plant Maintenance PM were intentionally postponed past that date to limit parallel workload, with maintenance planned for 2018 and HR scheduled after initial stabilization. The deployment preserved EDI interfaces to roughly 3,000 customers and retained IBM Power i as the production host.
Project governance combined KEK project leadership with internal project management, emphasizing exhaustive testing, completion of master data and limiting custom changes to essential items to protect future upgradeability. User commitment and strict cutover discipline were central to enforcing consistent process mapping across production, materials, sales and finance prior to the Core HR rollout. SAP Business One HCM remains positioned as a phased Core HR implementation following the integrated ERP foundation.
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Manufacturing | 260 | $25M | Germany | SAP | SAP Business One SCM | Supply Chain Management | 2016 |
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Manufacturing | 260 | $25M | Germany | IBM | IBM Power Systems | Application Hosting and Computing Services | 2016 |
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Manufacturing | 260 | $25M | Germany | IBM | IBM i | Operating System (OS) | 2005 |
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