NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading office
supplies and services provider OfficeMax® (NYSE: OMX) has completed
the first phase of upgrading its retail software managed by SAP AG
(NYSE: SAP). When OfficeMax, an SAP customer since 2003, unveiled
its five-year growth plan earlier this year, it became necessary to
expand and upgrade its suite of business software. OfficeMax now
maximizes its existing SAP investment by taking advantage of
ongoing innovation without disruption delivered by SAP® solutions.
This announcement was made at the National Retail Federation (NRF)
100th Annual Convention and Expo, being held January 9-12, 2011, at the Javits Convention
Center in New York.
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OfficeMax is served by more than 30,000 associates through
direct sales, catalogs, e-commerce and approximately 1,000 stores
across the United States,
Canada and Mexico. The company provides office supplies
and paper, in-store print and document services, technology
products and solutions, and furniture to consumers and to large,
midsize and small businesses.
OfficeMax had software solutions from multiple providers, making
it impossible to gain a single, consolidated view of shoppers'
demands. The company chose to take advantage of the most current
offerings from the SAP® for Retail solution portfolio and SAP®
Business Suite software. SAP solutions have given OfficeMax
integrated enterprise applications that will support its growth
plan and provide visibility into its shoppers' buying patterns so
that the company can better understand and anticipate their
needs.
"For a retailer of OfficeMax's size, SAP offered the most
industry-rich solutions with the lowest total cost of ownership,"
said Randy Burdick, chief
information officer, OfficeMax. "SAP enables our employees to spend
less time on accounting and reporting, and more time on strategic
business development."
Retailers Can Better Understand Their Business and Operate
Efficiently and Profitably With SAP
With solutions that help drive profitable multichannel
retailing, the SAP for Retail solution portfolio provides grocery,
hardlines and softlines retailers with a means to better understand
shoppers, outpace the competition and react quickly to market
changes. The solutions reduce redundant systems, processes and
errors, so employees can focus on opportunities that lead to
growth.
SAP Business Suite Applications Provide a Foundation for
Growth
SAP Business Suite applications perform essential,
industry-specific and business-support processes with solutions
that are designed to easily integrate with non-SAP software,
maximizing a company's existing IT investments. Additionally,
enhancement packages represent the new advances for SAP solutions.
Delivered through a unique business software delivery model, they
offer customers the ability to adapt new functionality without the
disruption of system upgrades.
OfficeMax recently went live on the latest versions of SAP
Business Suite software, including:
- SAP® ERP Financials solution provides OfficeMax with better
control and visibility into its accounting, financial reporting,
performance management and corporate governance.
- SAP® E-Recruiting application, part of the SAP® ERP
Human Capital Management solution, helps with the recruitment and
hiring of the best people quickly by speeding up the time-to-hire
and tracking processes of a global talent pool while reducing
recruiting costs.
- Business intelligence (BI) solutions from the SAP®
BusinessObjects™ portfolio empower effective, informed decisions
based on solid data and analysis.
- SAP® Supply Chain Management application (SAP SCM) helps
OfficeMax be more effective and efficient by keeping the products
customers want readily available on store shelves while reducing
the overall amount of inventory.
In addition, OfficeMax is currently implementing the SAP®
Customer Relationship Management (SAP CRM) application to maximize
customer loyalty, reduce costs and boost revenue across all contact
channels, as well as moving all master data to SAP.
"With SAP, retailers have the ability to better understand
shoppers, anticipate their needs and shape the customer
experience," said Bob McFarland,
senior vice president and general manager, U.S. Retail
Organization, SAP America. "With industry-rich, end-to-end
processes, SAP delivers business solutions that provide a platform
for growth, providing the transparency needed by retailers today as
well as in the future, and enabling retailers of all sizes around
the world to be best-run businesses."
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