Electromechanics
Case Study

Alhof: stable processes and greater customer focus thanks to SAP

For a great ERP, you need great Partners

Alhof is a leading distributor of high-tech electronic components for the Rail, Space and Defense markets. The choice of SAP went in continuity with the solutions adopted in the markets in which the company operates for which a partner of excellence was essential to accompany the adoption of such a robust and complex ERP. Thus was born the collaboration with Var BMS, the Var Group business unit specializing in SAP products and solutions that, by integrating multiple competencies, satisfies requests of all kinds with flexibility.

Getting things done in less time and with more benefits

By choosing SAP and Var Group, Alhof achieved stable processes and took the opportunity to redefine business functions, streamlining workflows. By aligning with the foreign manufacturers it works with, historically affiliated with SAP, the company has achieved automation that has made communications and operations faster and clearer, allowing it to devote time and resources to customer care. Finally, the dynamism of SAP ERP offers an evolving tool to natively support business growth.

New methodologies to increase competitiveness

The sudden growth of the business made it urgent to acquire a more structured and robust ERP to reorganize and consolidate existing processes, but also to discover new ones (such as make-to-order or patch management that was not present in the company). Alhof thus enriched its know-how, remaining competitive in strategic markets that, with outdated and inadequate tools, it would have risked losing. Moreover, in order to retain suppliers, a key aspect for the type of company, it was essential to speak their same language by equipping themselves with the same platform.

Advanced features for a better user experience

Alhof chose SAP ERP in 2012, and, in 2021, without hesitation confirmed the trust placed in the brand and partner by converting systems to SAP S/4HANA to achieve higher processing speed, a more intuitive user interface, and advanced real-time analytics capabilities. With SAP, Alhof people are now able to focus on higher value activities and customer care because the time for 'execution has been significantly reduced.

“By choosing the robustness of SAP and the expertise of Var BMS, a business unit of Var Group, we have made our processes more stable and secured the flexibility we need for our future evolutions.”

Alessio Hofmann | Chief Operation Officer Alhof