IPS Case Study

Objectives of Digitalization

1. Standardize and streamline back-office operations to focus more on core manufacturing.
2. Visualize real-time operations across the Sanwa Group for better insight into production and sales.
3. Accelerate management processes through enhanced managerial accounting.
4. Centrally manage essential data such as raw materials and production processes.

Challenges with Legacy Systems

Aging Infrastructure

• Core components required fundamental redesign
• Repeated modifications led to overly complex system architecture
• Incompatible with modern tools and technologies

Lack of Standardization

• Fragmented systems developed independently at different sites and departments

System Dependency on Individuals

• Bottlenecks in both domestic and overseas improvements
• Difficult to outsource development
• Posed a BCP risk

Results of Implementation

• Improved productivity through standardized operations and systemization
• Reduced system maintenance burden
• Enhanced organizational adaptability and scalability, evolving alongside IT advancements

Company Overview

Founded	May 1979
Employees	1,411 (357 standalone, as of September 2022)
Capital	¥42 million
Sales	¥9.459 billion (as of September 2022)
Industry	Manufacturing
Business	Design and production of panels for consumer electronics; emblems and nameplates for the automotive industry
SAP Scope	Implemented S/4HANA Cloud for procurement, sales, production, financial accounting, and controlling Go-Live: January 2023