Case Study: Harris Scarfe achieves $400K AUD savings and streamlined SAP master data with Precisely Automate Studio

Harris Scarfe Buttons up Material Master Data Processes, Saving $400K AUD with Precisely

Harris Scarfe, one of Australia’s oldest retailers with over 55 stores, faced rapid master-data growth and frequent seasonal range changes that forced users to manually enter and update merchandising data in SAP. The manual process was slow, error-prone (leading to incorrect lead times and attributes), and LSMW proved too complex for business users, so Harris Scarfe turned to Precisely for a simpler, business-led solution.

Precisely implemented Automate Studio to automate mass uploads and validate data before it entered SAP, enabling business users to run and maintain templates without heavy IT involvement. The change eliminated manual article creation, improved data quality within two months, and freed IT for higher-value work—delivering an estimated $400,000 AUD savings over four years (about $1.50 saved per article) and driving wider rollout across supply chain and merchandising.

Harris Scarfe

Gert Jan Klaver

Supply Chain Solutions Manager in IT and Shared Services