Company Information
                                                           Headquarters                                         United States
                                                           Industry                                             Packaging Industry
                                                           Web site                                             www.Novolex.com
                                                           Novolex™ is one of North America’s leaders in packaging choice and sustainability, serving retail, grocery, food service, 
                                                           hospitality, institutional, and industrial markets with over $3.5 billion revenue. With more than 10,000 employees, Novolex™ 
                                                           manufactures packaging products at 61 locations across the U.S, Canada, Mexico, the U.K and the Netherlands. Novolex™ 
                                                           sustainable products focus on source reduction, energy and water conservation, and end of life product planning and 
                                                           management. 
                                                           Novolex™ will leverage SAP S/4HANA as an intelligent enterprise platform to:
                                                            Drive towards ‘One Novolex’ customer experience
                                                            Reduce overall process deficiencies to decrease SG&A costs
                                                            Consolidate business processes and replace obsolete ERP systems and solutions
                                                            Support the entire Novolex (Paper and Plastic) business units
                                                            Modernize plant maintenance and advanced production planning tools
                                                            Reduce sources of company meta data – sales, production, purchasing information
                                                            Simplify consolidated financial reporting and enable SOX implementation / controls
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          Digital Innovation & Business Transformation using SAP S/4HANA
          Novolex
                                                                                        Challenge
          “With the company’s accomplished                                              Over the years, Novolex’s M&A activity has introduced more than eleven independent ERP platforms, which 
          hyper-growth and to become an                                                 have presented inefficiencies between business units and at the corporate level. Limiting the ability to transform 
          industry leader in packaging                                                  the business model from a holding company to a ‘One Novolex Enterprise’ to better serve the customers.
          solutions, Novolex has embarked 
          on a global business                                                          Solution
          transformation program, Project 
          Optimus, ‘Optimize + Transform’.                                              A large scale Business Transformation program with an objective to optimize current businesses and transform 
                                                                                        the company into a futuristic ‘Enterprise’. Implemented SAP S/4HANA as a single ERP with SAP HANA 
          We partnered with TCS in building                                             Enterprise Cloud as a platform of choice leveraging SAP Model Company for time to value implementation.
          a futuristic ‘Optimus’ solution that 
          will enable us to be an ‘Intelligent                                          Outcome
          Enterprise’. Using SAP S/4HANA 
          as a digital core supporting both                                             The strategic outcome of the program includes realization of ‘One Novolex’ vision; business expansion and 
          our Paper and Plastic businesses,                                             industry leadership position. The financial outcomes include overall efficiencies in SG&A, improved visibility of 
          the Optimus project is set to bring                                           business performance, and faster time to market.
          great business results.”
          Don Ray                                                                                                            One-time OPEX                                                                                      Manufacturing                                                                Faster month 
          Optimus Program Executive
          Novolex                                                                            > 14% plus ongoing SGA  > 12% Productivity                                                                                                                                                    3X end and quarter 
                                                                                                                             savings                                                                                            Improvements                                                                 end close
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                                                           Participating Partner Information 
                                                           Tata Consulting Services
                                                           Business Transformation and Systems Integration Partner
                                                           “Novolex Optimus program required comprehensive, innovative and accelerated business solution that drives operational 
                                                           efficiency, business agility and market expansion goals. An excellent orchestration of strengths from Novolex, TCS and SAP 
                                                           resulted in a successful first of a kind solution delivery. 
                                                           Novolex executive commitment tremendously helped in business adoption, change management with external business 
                                                           partners, and setting up new business functions to support the accelerated implementation. 
                                                           A trusted TCS and SAP partnership on this greenfield SAP S/4HANA implementation with new business practices across the 
                                                           enterprise ensured that Novolex Optimus solution is value driven, innovative and scalable.“
                                                           Kiran Yelamaneni
                                                           Solution Delivery Executive, TCS
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                                                           Business Challenges and Objectives
                                                           Novolex’s M&A activity has introduced more than eleven independent ERP platforms, which have presented operational 
                                                           inefficiencies between business units and at the corporate level. Disparate ERP platforms and distinct processes causing
                                                            Challenges going to market with one face to the customer
                                                            Operational inefficiencies between systems (i.e., Buy/Sell, Sourcing, Rebates)
                                                            Impediments on realizing operational and functional synergies across business units
                                                            Inability to perform consolidated data analytics
                                                           Novolex embarked on a very large-scale Business Transformation program to reduce the current ERP footprint and support 
                                                           continued company growth. with an objective to combine and optimize business processes and transform the company into 
                                                           a futuristic ‘Intelligence Enterprise’, the transformation program will achieve the following objectives.
                                                              A global solution to support all Novolex’s Paper and Plastic business units
                                                              ‘One Novolex’ customer experience and enable SG&A transaction efficiencies 
                                                              Modern technology tools and a scalable cloud-based ERP platform by replacing obsolete ERP systems
                                                              Support change management and develop learning solutions with continuous improvements
                                                              Company-wide meta data such as sales, production, finance and purchasing information etc. 
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                                                           Project or Use Case Details
                                                          The project goal is to drive business transformation with ERP consolidation and implementation of SAP S/4HANA, the next 
                                                          generation business suite. Business objectives demanded a comprehensive and innovative solution with accelerated 
                                                          implementation achieving time-to-value without disrupting the current businesses. The Optimus program will enable:
                                                          •         Customer Excellence - Standardized order management transitioning from eight separate ERP systems (One Novolex) 
                                                                    and help setup profitable contracts, better pricing, timely reporting with intuitive analytics tools
                                                          •         Finance, Accounting and Controlling - Standardize and streamline all finance and accounting processes with SAP 
                                                                    S/4HANA as the single source for consolidated reporting, real-time cash management, faster month-end closes with robust 
                                                                    controls
                                                          •         Procurement and Sourcing - Ability to analyze supplier spend more easily, parts consolidation across business, electronic 
                                                                    purchase requisitions, guided buying channels with approved supplier catalogs
                                                          •         Production Planning - Single SOP process, better forecast accuracy, improved demand planning, advanced scheduling
                                                          •         Production Execution - Utilize discrete manufacturing with batch management for lot traceability, improved inventory 
                                                                    accuracy with real-time production confirmation, and RF scanning for efficient warehouse operations
                                                          •         Equipment Reliability - Plant Maintenance aligned with world class methods, increased OEE, and organized store rooms 
                                                          The Novolex Optimus solution is developed using the following components:
                                                                SAP S/4HANA                                                                                     SAP Fiori Apps (only Fiori for end users)                                                        PPDS, EWM
                                                                SAP Ariba                                                                                       Vistex                                                                                           SAP Enable Now
                                                                Embedded Analytics                                                                              SAP Data Services                                                                                SAP Solution Manager
                                                                SAP Test Suite                                                                                  Nice Label                                                                                       SAP Model Company
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