Medical tech firm Stryker picks Accenture to deploy SAP S/4HANA for operating efficiencies

The program is intended to standardize and automate business processes in finance, sales, logistics, supply chain and procurement for Stryker, with a global deployment of SAP S/4HANA, SAP World Template and leveraging Assemble-to-Order methodology

Accenture has been selected by Stryker, a medical technology company, to support the standardization of its business processes across the company.

Accenture will deploy the SAP Business Suite 4 SAP HANA (SAP S/4HANA) solution as the digital foundation for Stryker’s global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system. The scope of the project will provide systems implementation, business process advisory, project management and change management services. The program is intended to standardize and automate business processes in finance, sales, logistics, supply chain and procurement for Stryker, with a global deployment of SAP S/4HANA, SAP World Template and leveraging Assemble-to-Order methodology.

“We selected Accenture for its medical technology experience combined with an extensive knowledge of ERP systems,” said Bijoy Sagar, Vice President and Chief Information Officer of Stryker. “The company’s solution will help us drive efficiencies and allow us to remain focused on meeting our customers’ changing needs.”

SAP and Accenture announced in January of 2016 they are joining forces in the industry development and go-to-market of SAP S/4HANA, the next-generation business suite from SAP built on the industry’s most advanced in-memory platform. This collaboration will accelerate development of SAP S/4HANA as well as industry and line-of-business solutions, with a view to simplifying and fast-tracking customers’ journeys to digital businesses.

“Accenture’s flexible approach to delivering SAP S/4HANA helps organizations unlock their potential to become a high velocity enterprise,” said Christophe Mouille, senior managing director and lead for SAP business at Accenture. “Using innovative technologies such as SAP S/4 HANA, we are helping the organization shift to the New IT – becoming faster, smarter, more agile and better connected.”

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