Global 3PL Modernizes ERP on SAP S/4HANA + Azure
S/4HANA migration and Datasphere data layer cut financial reporting cycle from 12 days to 4 — and unlocked real-time freight margin visibility.
A global third-party logistics provider was running ECC on legacy on-prem hardware nearing end-of-life. Month-end financial close took 12 days and the CFO had no real-time visibility into freight margin by lane, customer, or mode. A separate BW reporting estate added cost and lag without solving the freshness problem.
Apptad migrated to SAP S/4HANA on Microsoft Azure with selective data transition — keeping live history while modernizing data structures. We built an SAP Datasphere reporting layer integrated with Snowflake for cross-system analytics, and stood up SAC dashboards for freight margin in real-time. We co-led the cutover with SAP's services team.
Month-end close compressed from 12 days to 4 — a 67% improvement. Freight margin is now monitored live by lane and customer, and the CFO's team identified $7M in pricing leakage in the first quarter alone. The legacy BW estate retired, saving an additional $2.4M annually.
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“We didn't just modernize SAP — we changed how the business sees itself. Margin visibility went from quarterly slides to a live screen on every leader's desk.”
