Designing the digital supply chain roadmap for Ardo

Challenge

Ardo was implementing SAP in all sites of the Ardo group via a multi year program. This program focuses on the operational process and less on the planning processes and the tactical layer. With this initiative, the company aims to take the next steps in digitizing its supply chain, in parallel of the SAP program.

Solution

Via interview sessions, we started to understand Ardo’s business and IT strategy, and its current IT landscape. We discussed the current way of working and reviewed the current tools. To understand the impact and timeline of the SAP program, we conducted workshops with the SAP team.

Through a series of co-creation workshops we defined the digital building blocks, reviewed the related business cases - looking both at costs and expected benefits. To be able to define digital roadmap, we considering other planned projects, took resource availability into account sequenced the initiatives resulting in a positive business case.

Finally, we prepared the RFI process. We documented Ardo's business requirements and identified relevant potential system and system integrator parties, based on Ardo’s requirements and scope.  

Results

Our expertise in food industry and knowledge of advanced supply chain tools enabled us to support Ardo in defining the digital roadmap of the future. This roadmap was supported with a sound business case with a feasible timeline, it gave clarity on priorities, interdependencies and the 5-year goal for digitization. On top - and crucial for adoption - it was aligned with the overall IT roadmap - that was brought to the Executive Committee for approval.