Digital mobility for Canadian automotive supplier through SAP Business One
The Canadian-based AEC Group offers a comprehensive range of scalable mobility solutions, including the official distribution of Stellantis' Dodge/RAM brands in Europe, as well as a global fleet, parts, and accessories business. Founded in 1996 in St. Catharines, Canada, AEC boasts a team of more than 170 international experts across seven locations in NAFTA, APAC, and EMEA, a network of more than 550 dealers, and the experience and drive to help partners enter new markets and grow their brands. With its international homologation center, research and development facility, vehicle processing center, and dedicated technology, logistics, and retail solutions, AEC is uniquely positioned to facilitate vehicle sales and registration across all global markets, distribute parts and accessories, and offer consulting and financing services.
To meet the new challenges arising from rapid international expansion and exponential growth, AEC turned to the implementation experts at conesprit to find an integrated, scalable ERP solution. AEC Group is SAP Business One Cloud. The result: AEC now has optimized reporting capabilities, faster data access, and a flexible system with the potential to seamlessly integrate future enhancements.
Before: Challenges and Opportunities
- Significant international expansion with six independent business units and seven expanding global offices
- The aim of process consolidation via a single, more reliable and integrated system
- Search for a scalable, flexible and growth-oriented ERP system
Why SAP Business One and conesprit
- SAP Business One provides a robust, integrated platform with fast access to real-time data and analytics
- SAP Business One is customizable and scalable for seamless EDI integration with the third-party fulfillment system Manhattan
- conesprit is a partner that is considered highly professional and responsive, adapting to the company's needs – the references speak for themselves!
Then: Value-oriented results
- significant time savings of 75 % in processing
- optimized reporting with one click in real time
- faster access to more accurate data for more effective decision-making
- improved connectivity with other powerful third-party tools, especially M365, which can be easily migrated to other environments
Moshe Nachman, Head of Parts & Accessories Supply Chain Operations and SAP Implementations at AEC Group, in an interview with Roman Douverne, Managing Director of conesprit GmbH, about the topics of digitalization and automation of processes with SAP Business One as well as the outlook for new possibilities in connection with Microsoft M365, in April 2022 in Antwerp.
"I consider the investment we're making today in SAP® Business One a crucial first step. With this tool, we're confident we'll win the game. There are no limits to what AEC can achieve."
John RF Muratori, Chief Operating Officer, AEC Group