Case Study: Scandinavian Tobacco Group Achieves Centralized EDI and Cost Savings with Descartes

Scandinavian Tobacco Group Adding Insight and Considerable Cost Savings with Descartes B2B Messaging™

Scandinavian Tobacco Group (STG), a major global tobacco producer with 17 offices and sales in more than 100 countries, needed a way to centralize its electronic communications and streamline order-to-cash operations. Before working with Descartes, STG relied on country-specific systems and spent significant IT time and resources maintaining multiple EDI setups across regions. The company turned to Descartes B2B Messaging, part of the Descartes Global Logistics Network, to support communications with its many trading partners.

Descartes implemented a scalable, centralized EDI messaging solution that supported STG’s global ERP rollout and standardized electronic document exchange across countries. The deployment improved visibility, simplified order-to-cash processes, and enhanced trading partner communication, while also enabling international expansion. STG now exchanges 10,000+ messages per month over the Descartes GLN and has cut license costs by over 90% compared with its legacy systems.

Scandinavian Tobacco Group

Koen Domen

IT Manager