Case Study: Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC achieves end-to-end supply chain visibility with IBM and SAP

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC taps into new regional markets with IBM and SAP

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC, a leading Sri Lankan beverage producer, faced a challenge with its end-of-life legacy ERP systems and manual processes. These outdated systems hindered operational insight and efficiency, threatening to stall the company's ambitious plans for regional expansion. To support its growth, the brewery needed an integrated IT solution to replace its complex and unreliable landscape of spreadsheets and disparate applications.

IBM, through its Global Business Services unit, designed and deployed a comprehensive suite of integrated SAP applications, supported by IBM DB2 database software. The implementation provided the company with deep, real-time visibility into its entire supply chain. The results were significant, including a 20% reduction in the procure-to-pay cycle, a 40% reduction in the order-to-cash cycle, and the elimination of over 70 manual reconciliations. Financial closure was accelerated from six days to one, and inventory accuracy improved to 99.9%, providing a solid foundation for Lion Brewery's expansion.

Lion Brewery (Ceylon) PLC

Kasun Jayamaha

Manager