How an automaker built 38+ SAP PI interfaces and doubled EDI speed
A global automotive manufacturer with about 200,000 employees engaged a six-person team for five months to build integration across its SAP and external manufacturing systems. The team delivered 38+ SAP PI interfaces, custom ABAP objects and EDI integrations, standardized development practices, and achieved 2x faster data processing across EDI and integration flows.
- Organization
- A global automotive manufacturer (about 200,000 employees, US)
- Industry
- Automotive manufacturing
- Size
- about 200,000 employees
- Region
- US Midwest
- Project type
- B2B and EDI Integration, Integration CoE and Governance
- SAP technology
- SAP Process Orchestration, SAP NetWeaver, SAP ECC, ABAP
- Other technology
- EDI system, External manufacturing and supply chain systems
The challenge
The manufacturer ran a complex integration landscape spanning SAP and external manufacturing, production and supply chain systems, with no standard approach to building interfaces. Heavy reliance on custom interface development made reliable data exchange harder to sustain across multiple integration technologies.
Results
- 38+
- Interfaces developed across enterprise systems
- 2x
- Faster data processing across EDI and integration flows
Questions
What did the automaker's integration project deliver?
The project delivered 38+ SAP PI interfaces across enterprise systems, custom ABAP objects supporting integration scenarios, and EDI integrations for supply chain processes. It also produced technical documentation and unit testing support, giving the client a maintainable integration foundation.
How long did the project take and how large was the team?
A team of 6 members completed the work in 5 months. The delivery covered interface development, configuration of integration scenarios across SAP and external systems, and end-to-end testing.
What business results did the client see?
Data processing across EDI and integration flows became 2x faster. Data exchange between manufacturing, production and supply chain systems became more reliable, and standardized development practices made the interfaces easier to scale and maintain.
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