S/4 conquers the downstream industry

SAP's integrated in-memory database technology and the new denormalization process accelerate data processing many times over. This lays the foundation for digital transformation.

Although the new SAP solutions can only now be used to their full extent, the Implico Group already has a wealth of experience that is unique worldwide: the Hamburg-based consultancy, a long-standing development partner of SAP, has developed the official SAP solutions for Secondary Distribution Management as an add-on and is already supporting pilot projects on several continents.

"SAP S/4 Hana Oil & Gas for Secondary Distribution Management" is the name of the complete solution that supports the entire order-to-cash process for downstream companies and whose latest release SAP has just launched on the market.

In the oil and gas industry, downstream refers to consumer-related activities such as the supply of oil and gas. For operators of filling station networks, there is also "S/4 Oil & Gas for Retail Fuel Network Operations", which, in addition to the SAP solution for Secondary Distribution Management (SDM), provides all specific functionalities for filling station operators in the SAP standard.

As a solution architect and developer of these SAP products, Implico knows the solutions down to the smallest detail. Many customers are already taking advantage of this and implementing their projects in Europe, North America and Africa with the specialists from the consulting firm.

"S/4 is a quantum leap for digital transformation in the downstream industry"

says Torsten Peter, Managing Partner and responsible for the SAP business at Implico.

"Data can now be processed almost 300 times faster than before. This creates completely new opportunities for control, transparency, loyalty management and the automation of business processes, especially for companies with a large number of transactions."

Effects on loyalty management

"We are delighted that S/4 solutions are now officially available for the downstream industry"

says Peter.

"We will soon be completing the first projects for customers who want to take advantage of digitalization and the new opportunities it offers. We will then see in practice how the new S/4 technology is changing the downstream business, making it faster and more transparent. Customers of downstream companies will also see these changes through new opportunities and services in loyalty management."