S/4HANA transformation
Business-led S/4HANA programs — conversion or new implementation, planned around how you operate.
WorldITCOE + Unipart · SAP & supply chain performance
SAP & Supply Chain Performance
Center of Excellence
WorldITCOE’s independent SAP advice, delivered with Unipart — an SAP Partner with more than 50 years of supply chain expertise and The Unipart Way of continuous improvement. From S/4HANA transformation and process optimization with SAP Signavio, to SAP EWM in the warehouse, AI strategy and change that lasts.
Two different things. The 30-minute call is free and carries no obligation. The SAP & Supply Chain Assessment is a separate, paid engagement, scoped and priced up front.
Operational effort, process by process
- Order to delivery
- Warehouse picking
- Counting inventory
- Changing a process
- Spotting bottlenecks
- Visibility
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- Processes
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- Improvement
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Illustrative pattern, not client data.
Where are you starting?
How we deliver
- Diagnose
- See how work really flowsProcess mining with SAP Signavio
- Design
- Processes built to lastLean, fit-to-standard design
- Deliver
- S/4HANA and SAP EWMPrograms planned and run end to end
- Sustain
- Improvement every dayThe Unipart Way of working
Introducing Unipart
Supply chain expertise, with SAP built in
Unipart is a supply chain performance partner, headquartered in Oxford, UK, for more than 50 years. Its 8,500+ colleagues design, make, move and improve for clients in 22 markets. As an SAP Partner, its SAP consulting team helps clients transform with S/4HANA, SAP Signavio and SAP Extended Warehouse Management — backed by a Global IT Center of Excellence in Pune, India.
The partnership — the right expertise, working as one
Independent SAP adviceWorldITCOE: options, roadmaps and business cases, with no vendor bias.
Supply chain and SAP deliveryUnipart: S/4HANA, SAP Signavio and SAP EWM, from people who run supply chains.
The Unipart WayA proven way of working that makes continuous improvement part of every day.
AI and changeAI strategy and change management, from our Centers of Excellence.
8,500+ColleaguesAcross 80+ sites in 22 markets
50+ yearsOf supply chain expertiseHeadquartered in Oxford, UK
56%Productivity upliftFor a UK home shopping business, saving £900k a year
25%Productivity gainFor a healthcare provider
Figures from Unipart’s published company information and case studies.
What the team covers
From process insight to a connected digital core
Technology only pays back when processes and people improve with it — so the team works on all three at once.
Process optimization with SAP Signavio
Process mining and modeling to see how work really flows, and where to improve it.
SAP Extended Warehouse Management
Warehouses run on SAP EWM, from design and build to go-live and support.
Program & project delivery
Strategy deployment and disciplined delivery, so programs land on time and stay aligned.
AI strategy
Use cases, data readiness and a roadmap for AI across the supply chain.
Change that lasts
Change management and The Unipart Way, so new ways of working stick.
Your starting point
Wherever you are starting from, there’s a clear next step.
Pick where you are to see the usual pain points — and what we put in place.
S/4HANA transformation
Moving to S/4HANA is a chance to fix how the business runs, not just to replace a system. Programs pay back when they start from the processes that matter most.
Typical landscape
Common pain points
- A program framed as an IT upgrade
- Processes copied as they are
- Benefits nobody tracks after go-live
What we put in place
- A business case tied to operations
- Processes redesigned before the build
- Program delivery with clear governance
- Benefits measured after go-live
Process optimization
Most businesses can’t see how their processes really run. SAP Signavio shows where work gets stuck; lean methods show how to fix it.
Typical landscape
Common pain points
- Workarounds nobody can see
- Delays blamed on the system
- Improvements that don’t last
What we put in place
- Processes mined and mapped with SAP Signavio
- Bottlenecks ranked by impact
- Lean redesign with The Unipart Way
- Measures to track the gains
Warehouse & logistics
Warehouses are where supply chain promises are kept or broken. SAP EWM, set up by people who run warehouses, makes operations faster and more accurate.
Typical landscape
Common pain points
- Picking errors and missed cut-offs
- Stock you can’t see in real time
- Peaks handled with overtime
What we put in place
- Warehouse processes designed for SAP EWM
- Linked to S/4HANA and transport
- Tested with real volumes
- Support after go-live
AI strategy
AI can forecast demand, spot disruption and automate routine decisions — but only on data you trust and processes that already work.
Typical landscape
Common pain points
- Pilots that never reach production
- Data scattered across sites
- No agreed view of where AI pays back
What we put in place
- A shortlist of use cases, ranked by value
- Data readiness checked
- Governance and guardrails agreed
- A path to production with our Data & AI CoE
Change & improvement
New systems and processes only pay back when people adopt them. Change management and a daily improvement habit keep the gains coming.
Typical landscape
Common pain points
- Low adoption after go-live
- Old habits that quietly return
- Improvement left to projects
What we put in place
- Change impact understood, team by team
- Training and communication planned
- Daily improvement routines
- Adoption measured after go-live
Working on more than one? Most clients are.
One team covers process, technology and people, so a gain in one isn’t undone by another.
What we deliver first
The work that pays back fastest
We start where delays, errors or manual effort cost you most today — then build from there.
Process discoverySAP Signavio shows how work really flows.
Order to cashFewer handoffs from order to invoice.
Warehouse operationsFaster, more accurate picking with SAP EWM.
Inventory accuracyStock you can see and trust, in real time.
Procure to payPurchasing and supplier processes, simplified.
Planning & forecastingDemand and supply plans that hold up.
S/4HANA readinessA business-led plan for the move.
Frontline improvementTeams that fix problems every day.
How we engage
Three ways to work with us
Whether you need a diagnosis, a transformation program or support to keep improving, the right level depends on where you are starting.
SAP & Supply Chain Assessment
See where the value is.
A fixed-scope review of your processes, SAP landscape and operations — with a ranked plan of what to improve first.
Transformation programs
Planned, run and delivered.
S/4HANA, SAP Signavio and SAP EWM programs delivered by one WorldITCOE and Unipart team, with benefits tracked.
Continuous improvement
Keep getting better.
Ongoing SAP support, process improvement and coaching in The Unipart Way, on a monthly plan.
The SAP & Supply Chain Assessment
Know where the value is — before you commit budget.
A paid, fixed-scope engagement, scoped and priced up front. You keep everything it produces — whether or not we do the next step together.
Ask about the assessment- Process insightHow key processes really run, from your SAP data.
- SAP landscape reviewSystems, versions and how they’re supported.
- Operations reviewWarehouse, inventory and logistics performance.
- Quick winsImprovements that pay back in weeks.
- RoadmapS/4HANA, SAP EWM and process work, sequenced and costed.
- Business caseSavings, effort and the measures that prove it worked.
Our approach
Four steps from insight to lasting results.
The same four steps on every engagement — so you always know where the work stands and what comes next.
1
DIAGNOSE
See how work really flows
- Processes mined and observed
- Pain points ranked by value
- Goals you can measure
2
DESIGN
Processes built to last
- Lean, fit-to-standard design
- SAP solution agreed
- Business case signed off
3
DELIVER
Build, test and go live
- Delivered in planned phases
- Tested with real volumes
- People trained and ready
4
SUSTAIN
Keep improving
- Benefits tracked
- Daily improvement routines
- Support when you need it
Business outcomes
Better performance, built to last.
Lower operating costsFewer handoffs, less rework and less waste.
Higher productivityProcesses and warehouses that do more with the same team.
More reliable deliveryOrders on time, with stock you can trust.
Improvement that lastsA daily habit, not a one-off project.
The WorldITCOE family
One team for the platform, the data and the people.
Our SAP and supply chain work runs alongside the SAP, Data & AI, Change Management and SAP Operations teams — so your systems, your data and your people move together.
SAP Center of ExcellenceKeep your SAP core, modernize around it, and change platform if — and when — the business case is right.
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Data & AI Center of ExcellenceClean, governed data and production AI, running on the landscape you already have.
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Change Management Center of ExcellenceReadiness, adoption and sustained change for ERP and AI programs.
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SAP Operations — powered by AvantraMonitoring, automation and root-cause analysis for every SAP system.
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SAP & Supply Chain Performance — with UnipartS/4HANA, SAP Signavio, SAP EWM, AI strategy and change that lasts.
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Free ebook
SAP and supply chain performance, in one guide.
Everything on this page as a free PDF — to read offline, or to share with your operations and IT teams.
- Why process, technology and people need to move together
- What the WorldITCOE and Unipart team covers
- Five common situations, from S/4HANA to the warehouse floor
- How we engage — and a checklist to tell whether it’s time to talk
Start here
Tell us what you’re working on.
A free 30-minute call with the WorldITCOE and Unipart team — no obligation and no pitch deck. It is not the paid SAP & Supply Chain Assessment; if that turns out to be the right next step, we’ll say so on the call.
- A first view of your processes and SAP landscape
- Two or three quick wins worth doing first
- A straight answer on what it would take
- A clear next step — assessment, program, or neither
Prefer email? Write to us at unipart@worlditcoe.com