Case Study: Lenovo achieves simplified global operations and dramatically faster reporting with SAP HANA

Proving That Highly Complex Businesses Can Run Simple with SAP HANA

Lenovo, a global leader in PCs, servers and mobile devices, faced rapidly increasing complexity as it globalized and integrated IBM’s x86 business. Its China‑tuned legacy systems couldn’t handle multiple languages, currencies, separate consumer and enterprise channels, or the manual, siloed processes needed for a large international operation — so the company sought a partner to provide enterprise best practices and simplify operations.

Lenovo implemented a broad suite of SAP solutions powered by SAP HANA, co‑innovating with SAP and migrating core apps (BW, APO, BPC, Hybris, SRM, GTS) onto the platform. The result: dramatically faster analytics and data loading (45x report speed, 50x data‑load improvements; supply‑chain reports now <5 minutes), an 8:1 compression ratio, near‑real‑time data flows, and a ~90% reduction in apps at the x86 division (1,000 → 100), simplifying operations, boosting efficiency and enabling new market expansion.

Lenovo

QingTong Zhou

CIO