Case Study: Sanquin achieves major efficiency gains with SAP and itelligence

Sanquin: Two blood groups harmoniously integrated in SAP

Sanquin, a provider of blood resources in the Netherlands, faced the challenge of operating with two separate SAP ERP administrations for its different business units. This redundant setup created inefficiency, as the company needed to centralize four financial departments while still meeting a legal requirement for one unit to file separate financial reports. Partnering with vendor SAP and its implementation partner itelligence, Sanquin sought to integrate these systems to improve administrative quality and efficiency.

SAP's partner itelligence implemented a solution that involved migrating to a new SAP company code, integrating the two administrations while retaining the ability for one unit to file independently. The project consolidated five accounts payable/receivable departments into one, making 45,000 redundant records obsolete. This resulted in annual savings of up to €350,000 from eliminating internal invoices and reduced full-time employee requirements from 16 to 8. The vendor SAP provided a streamlined, expandable platform that limited risk and ensured compliance with stringent pharmaceutical regulations.

Sanquin

Rogier van den Braak

Corporate Controller