Outsourcing Giant Builds Smarter, More Agile Supply Chain With SAP R/3

Overview

Sodexho, the largest provider of catering and support services in the UK and Ireland, is using SAP R/3 to standardize, streamline and enhance its operations. Working with Fast Track Consulting and HP, Sodexho recently moved its SAP R/3 installation from an IBM S/390 mainframe and IBM DB2 database to a clustered HP-UX 11i configuration of HP servers equipped with an Oracle9i database. While greatly improving both transaction processing and decision support, transfer of SAP R/3 to the HP-UX 11i environment delivers a fivefold reduction in total cost of ownership over the mainframe, saving Sodexho more than £300,000 (US$585,000) per year.