Case Study: Advantech achieves 75% faster inventory and cost analysis with SAP HANA

Enabling an Intelligent Planet Through Advancements in Industrial IoT Technologies

Advantech, a global leader in industrial IoT based in Taipei, faced growing complexity from rapid expansion across 100+ sites and a diverse product portfolio. The company needed faster, more accurate inventory visibility and a refreshed ERP foundation to improve finance, logistics, and inventory operations and support data-driven decision-making.

Advantech migrated from SAP ERP to SAP S/4HANA using SAP Advanced Deployment (delivered largely remotely), which streamlined its IT landscape without disrupting operations. The change reduced inventory and cost-analysis time by about 75 (from 16 to 4 hours), sped monthly financial consolidation by 3–4 days, improved monthly closing by 50%, boosted MRP/ATP efficiency by over 20%, and centralized financial cost settlement for faster, more efficient processes.

Advantech

Poki Lee

Manager, Business Intelligence