―Aims to create foundation for winning in the coming era of major competition in the steel industry―
Tokyo — SAP Japan Co., Ltd. announced today that Nippon Steel & Sumikin Stainless Steel Corporation (NSSC) has
installed mySAP ERP, as part of its system integration in conjunction with the development of system
infrastructure to support visualization of operations and business integration, and confirmed that this
ERP package is in stable operation. Installation of mySAP ERP began in March 2005, and the system went
live as scheduled in April 2006. This was the first large-scale, fast installation of mySAP ERP by a
Japanese steelmaker. NSSC is conducting a rapid, low-cost installation project that centers on mySAP
ERP while utilizing current systems, as well as implementing business reforms.
NSSC was established in October 2003, through the merger of the stainless steel divisions of Nippon
Steel Corporation and Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., as Japan’s biggest manufacturer of stainless
steel. Since then, NSSC has initiated and pursued bold measures appropriate to an industry leader,
including streamlining its production facilities and reforming its approach to business. Meanwhile, the
company has endeavored to strengthen its internal organization and build up infrastructure, with the
aim of reinforcing its business management and strategy planning in line with the speed at which
conditions are changing, in order to succeed in major competition at the global level. Under these
circumstances, NSSC’s awareness that SAP products constitute a global standard, as well as its high
regard for SAP’s track record and specialist knowledge regarding system integration during business
mergers and the steel industry in particular, led to NSSC’s installation and operation of mySAP
ERP.
At NSSC, SAP products are utilized for accounting, cost price calculation, purchasing, and the
management of equipment maintenance. NSSC is now constructing a unified system at the companywide level
that is also integrated with current systems at three steelworks.
Going forward, NSSC will position SAP products at the core of its integrated business system,
utilizing them as infrastructure to implement management systems that support more autonomous, speedy
operations. In this way, NSSC aims to achieve a business constitution that enables consistent,
sustained growth even in the midst of changes in business environment.
