Infosys said that it has been selected by wind turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) as a strategic partner for SAP S/4HANA implementation for delivering a globally harmonized enterprise resource planning (ERP) system.

According to the Indian IT services provider, the implementation of SAP S/4HANA will help Siemens Gamesa in transforming into an agile, global organization driving digitalization, while boosting its digital capabilities, offering, and competitive positioning.

Jasmeet Singh – EVP and Global Manufacturing Head of Infosys said: “An efficient ERP system is critical for business continuity, especially today. Our strategic partnership with Siemens Gamesa will take their digital transformation journey to its next phase as we work towards delivering innovation via business process harmonization and technology leadership, leveraging Infosys Cobalt.

“We believe, this collaboration will enable SGRE to achieve stronger market positioning in the post-pandemic world.”

Infosys said that it has implemented a greenfield SAP S/4HANA solution in seven countries, replacing two legacy ERP systems.

Teams of the Indian IT services company and Siemens Gamesa are said to have jointly engineered and developed a solution template that helped decrease redundancy in record time across business processes and technology landscapes.

Infosys said that the solution is designed to boost business efficiency across the value chain and cut down time-to-market. The company further stated that the transformation will facilitate real-time reporting, a digitally enabled workforce, lesser go-to-market time for Siemens Gamesa.

The wind turbine manufacturer has also engaged Infosys for an industrialized rollout across more than 50 countries, 22 manufacturing plants covering all business units such as onshore, offshore, services, and corporate functions, by making use of Infosys Cobalt.

Alan Feeley – CIO of Siemens Gamesa said: “Implementing a single S/4HANA system across all business units and regions is a core component of our company-wide strategy towards process efficiency, standardization and industrialization.

“These first go live steps across 7 countries, supporting all business types, have proven the value of the greenfield approach chosen, achieving a stable productive environment around Hybrid Azure cloud by Infosys.

“This single and global setup provides an almost Zero “change the standard” approach giving confidence towards sustainable cost management & upgrade proofing for the future. Infosys has demonstrated admirable ‘staying power’ and has delivered a solid product whilst fulfilling our expectations of being a partner in full.”

  ERP software, India, Infosys, Infosys Cobalt, SAP, SAP S/4HANA, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, Spain