Thursday, March 15, 2007
SAP keeps artificial heart manufacturer pumping
SAP keeps artificial heart manufacturer pumping: "SAP's eagerness to work with Abiomed's unique requirements was also a plus.
'The answer from SAP was never 'no' to any of our requests,' Lubin explained.
After the six-month vendor selection process, the project kicked off at the beginning of 2006. The system, which included financials, human resources, manufacturing and portal elements, went live six months later with relatively few problems.
'Were there wrinkles? Absolutely,' said Lubin, but he added that despite those troubles, the system was up and running on day one.
The biggest problems occurred where business processes involved multiple departments and functional areas, rather than individual system functionalities, he said. "
'The answer from SAP was never 'no' to any of our requests,' Lubin explained.
After the six-month vendor selection process, the project kicked off at the beginning of 2006. The system, which included financials, human resources, manufacturing and portal elements, went live six months later with relatively few problems.
'Were there wrinkles? Absolutely,' said Lubin, but he added that despite those troubles, the system was up and running on day one.
The biggest problems occurred where business processes involved multiple departments and functional areas, rather than individual system functionalities, he said. "
