SAP Business Transformation Study | Aerospace and Defense | Airbus DS Optronics

Airbus DS Optronics: Gaining an Eagle

Eye for Financial Processes with
SAP® S/4HANA

Even in the harshest environments, defense and security forces around the world

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depend on solutions from Airbus DS Optronics. The company manufactures
optoelectronic devices for military vehicles, aircraft, satellites, and more. As a growth
company in a competitive market environment, Airbus DS Optronics needs real-time
visibility into company data. But it was hindered by slow, manual methods, which
meant financial reporting could take as long as three days. Figures were already
outdated by the time meetings took place, hindering management decision making.
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The company uses the SAP® ERP application and identified migration to SAP S/4HANA
as the best option to accelerate reporting and digitize finance processes. Sales
forecasts, key metrics, and project cash flows are now available instantly, in real time,
facilitating more efficient decision making and planning. This also gives controllers
more time to support management in strategic work. As a result, Airbus DS Optronics
is in a great position to plan for the future and defend its position as a market leader.
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Paving the way to fully digital finance processes

Company Objectives
Airbus DS Optronics GmbH • Support the company’s management meetings by providing real-time 1.5 days
visibility into all major key metrics
• Eliminate inconsistencies between forecasts and actuals To close monthly books
Location • Enable more-efficient financial and controlling processes
Oberkochen, Germany
Why SAP 4 days
Industry • Real-time capabilities of SAP S/4HANA
Aerospace and defense • Familiarity with SAP solutions, including the SAP ERP application To close annual books

Products and Services Resolution

Optoelectronic devices for • Completed transition from SAP ERP on time and within budget 75%
surveillance, monitoring, and • Limited downtime to just one weekend with support from SAP Consulting Reduction in data volume
identification • Retired the existing data warehouse
• Accelerated financial closing processes by a factor of 3 to 4 times
• Improved data quality through automatic reconciliation between finance
Employees and controlling Achieved
800 • Provided real-time visibility into all major key metrics
• Automated the synchronization of finance-related data across the Compliance with parent
company group policies
Revenue • Allowed controllers to spend more time advising operational business
€220 million
Future plans
Web Site • Enable additional process efficiency and provide anytime, anywhere access
Simplified
www.airbusds-optronics.com to key metrics with the SAP Fiori® user experience IT landscape and
• Roll out SAP S/4HANA as the digital core in other areas of the business operations
Partner
SAP® Consulting organization

“In our industry, information that is two days old is simply outdated – real-time
reporting is the name of the game. SAP S/4HANA gives us the possibility to do
this. Now, all information, including key figures and sales forecasts, is available
at the touch of a button, enabling our controllers to present live data in
management meetings.”
Jochen Scheuerer, Director of Information Technology, Airbus DS Optronics GmbH

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