![]() ![]() From sales and operations planning, inventory management and scheduling all the way through to cross functional applications that support finance and IT, SAP remains a key part of Weber’s IT infrastructure, according to Scherzinger.Īnd in an effort to future-proof its business even further, Weber is now in the midst of a “transformation and upgrade” of its current instance of SAP to S/4 HANA on a global scale. Weber fires up its SAP technology platform to handle a wide swath of business-critical tasks. plant from 60 miles per hour to 120 miles per hour and having SAP as our guiding platform in this environment has been critical.” “Our technology platforms have really pulled through for us during surges in demand and international supply chain challenges. “The challenges have been immense but I am inspired by the Weber team that has risen to the occasion to see around corners and figure out ways to get grills out into the marketplace with the same quality levels you always expect from Weber,” said Scherzinger. That can put a strain on everyone from workers putting in overtime on weekends to the infrastructure in the company’s IT organization. In the month of March for example, Weber produced more charcoal grills than in any month in Weber’s 70-year history. ![]() manufacturing footprint we’ve been insulated to some degree but it still means when the demand spikes like it has, we have to rally and produce at record-setting levels.” “We still have some impact when dealing with ocean containers but it’s generally reduced compared to our competitors who are mostly importing from China,” said Scherzinger. manufacturing footprint since 1952-still a big part of the company’s supply chain to this day-which has helped cushion the company from disruption. Thankfully, Weber has retained a large U.S. “The Suez Canal issue where ocean transportation was disrupted has certainly affected a lot of companies and I would add Weber to that list.” “We aren’t immune to different supply chain challenges during the pandemic, especially within the last few months,” said Scherzinger.
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