Posted December 19, 2001 Manufacturing News DaimlerChrysler Achieves 80% ROI with Six Months of mySAP Confirming the value of its e-procurement offerings, SAP Markets, Inc. (Palo Alto, Calif.; www.sapmarkets.com), the exchange company of the SAP group, announced that the research and consulting organization Mercedes-Benz Espaņa (Madrid; www.mercedes-benz.es), a division of DaimlerChrysler AG, is realizing "significant benefits" after implementing mySAP. Aberdeen Group Inc. found that within six months mySAP E-Procurement, featuring SAP Markets Enterprise Buyer (Professional Edition) as the key component, helped Mercedes-Benz Espaņa reduce the number of suppliers from 1,497 to approximately 200 and achieve an 80 percent return on investment (ROI). According to the report, Mercedes-Benz Espaņa has achieved a total savings from e-procurement in the region of €1.5 million to €3 million ($1.4 million to $2.7 million U.S.), 20 percent to 30 percent of which can be attributed directly to process cost savings. The report found that Enterprise Buyer, which is jointly developed by SAP Markets and Commerce One, Inc. (Pleasanton, Calif.; www.commerceone.com), enabled Mercedes-Benz Espaņa to streamline procurement, reduce labor costs related to purchasing and invoicing, and more efficiently analyze purchasing activities. mySAP E-Procurement manages the instant purchasing of goods, along with the planning of goods and services delivery from suppliers. It provides workflows that allow managers to review and approve electronic requisitions and manage workers. The solution supports processes for planned and unplanned procurement of direct and indirect materials, goods and services. The Manufacturing Report © Copyright 2001 by Lionheart Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. E-mail Editorial Dept: tmr-editorial@lionhrtpub.com Lionheart Publishing, Inc. 2555 Cumberland Parkway, Suite 299, Atlanta, GA 30339 USA Phone: 770-431-0867 | Fax: 770-432-6969 E-mail: lpi@lionhrtpub.com