Chapter 2 - Closing Case - Pick n Pay creates an Operational and Customer Oriented advantage with the Cloud Flashcards
What are the advantages of SAP?
1)Adaptability
2)Collaborations are easier
3)Lower ownership Costs
4) Faster analytics insights
5)More accurate forecasting
6) AWS
7) Lemongrass
What is the Pick and Pay group?
The pick and pay group is a retail business in consumer goods. They are one of the largest online grocery store platforms in sub-Saharan Africa. They state that their mission is it serves customers to create an excellent place to shop. The customers inform everything from the range of products to offer and how they design their stores, adapting to the wide range of needs of the consumers.
How many stores do they have? In how many countries? What percentage investment do they own in TM Supermarkets?
2000 stores, in 8 countries, 49 investment in Zimbabwe.
What are the three store formats?
Pick N Pay, boxer, TM
Describe why they made the change from the ERP to the cloud?
They currently implement SAP which is running fine, but SAP has determined that they will terminate operations by 2027. Thus there is a need to transition to the cloud, and by using this ERP it will allow for better productivity, and connectivity among the firm.
What did Pick N Pay upgrade too?
Sap S / 4HANA Installed on Amazon Web Services
Describe adaptability
Cloud adapts to changing business needs.
Describe lower operating costs
Hosting all resources in one location and by third parties makes costs cheaper.
Describe faster analytical insights
S/ 4HANA runs on HANA in memory database, increasing performance, core ERP provides analytics and insights.
Describe AWS
1) Most comprehensive and widely used cloud offering, expanding multiple cloud workloads.
2) 200 services supporting basic services like computing, storage, database, and networking
3) Offers complex services such as AI< IoT and VR and AR
Why did Pick n Pay use Lemongrass for their services on this project?
It is a consulting partner that allows company’s to migrate their mission critical SAP and non-SAP workloads to AWS while also managing these workloads with a high level of autonomy and agility.
Describe more collaboration
1) Easier to collaborate with business partners.
2) Simplifies acquisition of new businesses.
Describe more accurate forecasting
AI and machine learning applications in the S/4HANA are advanced in predictions.
What does lemongrass help do?
Software service enabled provider. Engineer strategies and services that enable its customers to enjoy the benefits of scale and agility while controlling risks and uncertainty. Acts as BPR.
What is the cost savings by using lemongrass?
45 to 75%
