Standard Foods Taps Rimini Street to Fund AI-Powered Predictive Data Analytics Project

Rimini Street, Inc., a global provider of end-to-end enterprise software support, products, and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software, and an AWS partner, has announced that Standard Foods Corporation has selected Rimini Support for SAP, enabling it to achieve significant cost savings, improve quality of support for its mission-critical SAP systems, and reallocate IT resources towards projects that will drive stronger profitability and enable growth for the leading Taiwanese food manufacturer and distributor.

Jerry Lee, Director at IT at Standard Foods, shared: “Rimini Street immediately halved our annual support costs and helped our SAP systems run better than ever before. Because of the efficiencies gained, my IT team can focus on using data to improve sales estimations and benefit our partners and distributors. It will be a game-changer for Standard Foods, made possible by Rimini Street.”

Better Software Support from Rimini Street Allows for More Focus on Data Initiatives

In search for better software support, Standard Foods received strong recommendations by multiple IT partners and peers to explore Rimini Street.“What impressed me the most about Rimini Street was that they took the time to get to know our systems in detail, and understand our vision,” said Lee. “What sometimes took weeks to get resolved with SAP, compared to the timeliness of the support that Standard Foods gets from Rimini Street is really something else. The combination of fast response and expert solutions has allowed us to increase our investment in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) but with less staff needed to keep those systems running at full speed.”

“With Rimini Street, we only need three people to support the five SAP modules we use, and we maintain full functionality,” Lee shared. This frees up Standard Foods’ IT team to work on strategic projects such as shifting from SAP’s BI reports to Power BI and cloud-based machine learning for data analysis. By integrating AI with real-time data, Standard Foods has enhanced decision-making across its supply chain.

“Predicting how much to order is an ongoing challenge for manufacturers, and a misstep in calculations in the supply chain can impact profitability,” Lee noted. “By running various models with real-time data and AI tools, we can both refine order recommendations and improve procurement processes.”

Flexibility and Control of Its IT Roadmap Alleviates S/4HANA Upgrade Pressure

As an SAP ECC shop, Standard Foods is one of the many SAP customers who will no longer receive vendor support for its ECC platform past 2027. But they are unbothered by the timeline as they are in full control of their IT roadmap since partnering with Rimini Street.

“At this moment, moving to S/4HANA is not a priority nor do we see it as a strategic move for our business. The ROI is just not there. Perhaps in the future, we may want to consider it, but for now, our efforts and focus will be on innovation, growth and profitability,” said Lee.

“One of the impactful areas for AI in the supply chain is demand forecasting. According to industry analysts, AI-based forecasting techniques that incorporate real-time and multivariate data sources can reduce forecasting errors by up to 50% compared to traditional time-series based methods,” said Tyler Munger, Vice President of Analytics at Rimini Street. “Many of our manufacturing clients partner with Rimini Street to direct resources towards investing in AI-fueled improvements that help with their top and bottom-line goals.”

With Rimini Street, Lee has peace of mind knowing that his team can access SAP expertise 24/7/365 with under two-minute average response times as they continue to evolve their IT roadmap. This strategic partnership allows Standard Foods to continue its mission of promoting healthy living by using data to optimise operations.

Learn more about the business goals Standard Foods achieved by partnering with Rimini Street here.

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