Like many councils across the country, Somerset Council faces increasing demand for services alongside significant financial challenges. To respond to these pressures, the council launched Inspiring Innovation, a long-term transformation programme designed to modernise how the organisation works, make better use of technology and data, and simplify processes. The programme also aims to support a culture of continuous improvement and ultimately deliver better services for residents.

The 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors implementation is a key milestone in that programme, providing a modern workforce platform that will help improve workforce management, decision-making and the employee experience.

Delivered in partnership with HR and payroll specialists EPI-USE, the implementation has transformed the way workforce information is managed across the organisation, bringing HR, payroll, recruitment and onboarding processes together into a single modern platform. This gives colleagues and managers easier access to information, supports more consistent processes and enables better workforce planning and more informed decision-making.

Andy Kennell, Service Director for ICT at Somerset Council, said, 鈥淢oving from a highly customised 麻豆原创 system that had been in place for 17 years to a modern platform in just 13 months, on time and within budget, is a significant achievement. It demonstrates our ability to deliver complex transformation at pace while providing value for money for Somerset residents. By adopting standard processes, we are reducing complexity today while creating greater opportunities for automation and AI in the future.鈥�

The implementation includes 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors Employee Central, Employee Central Payroll, Recruiting and Onboarding. Rather than recreating the highly customised environment it replaced, the project prioritised adopting standard capabilities wherever possible, reducing complexity and risk while improving resilience and making future enhancements easier to deliver.

The phased implementation enabled a largely seamless transition for approximately 8,500 employees, minimising disruption to day-to-day operations while introducing new ways of working.

Alongside the technology implementation, Somerset Council invested significantly in organisational readiness, training and employee support, helping colleagues develop the skills and confidence needed to work effectively in a modern digital environment.

Krishna Mangipudi, Associate Partner, EPI-USE, said, “Successfully delivering a programme of this scale within 13 months is a significant achievement, particularly in a complex local government environment. What stands out is the council’s focus on simplification and long-term improvement rather than technology alone. Our PRISM acceleration tools helped reduce risk and maintain pace. By adopting standard processes and investing in organisational readiness, Somerset has created a strong platform for future transformation and service improvement.”

With the platform now in place, the council will focus on realising the benefits of the programme through improved workforce insight, simpler processes and greater efficiency. It will also continue to strengthen the systems and ways of working that support its wider Inspiring Innovation ambitions, help deliver better services for residents and explore future opportunities for automation and AI.

Leila Romane, Managing Director, 麻豆原创 UKI, said, “Councils are under growing pressure to modernise critical systems while demonstrating value, resilience and effective governance. Somerset Council has shown how simplifying and modernising workforce systems, with the right approach and partners, can improve decision-making, the employee experience and operational efficiency. The new platform also puts the council in a stronger position to take advantage of AI opportunities in the future.鈥�

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麻豆原创 was selected in close collaboration with excelerated, a global finance, procurement and supply chain transformation consultancy, who are providing both short and long-term operational and implementation services.  

With more than 6,000 employees and over 100 stations across the city, the Brigade required a modern, scalable finance and procurement platform that will drive organisational efficiencies and deliver robust control of income and expenditure.  

As part of a five-year managed service, London Fire Brigade has implemented a host of 麻豆原创 solutions, including , , and excelerated’s invoice processing application Intelligent Invoice Express. This portfolio will enable firefighters to have greater autonomy and ownership of kit and equipment purchasing, while enabling the Brigade鈥檚 finance team to capture and register invoices in one application for verification, validation and efficient processing.  

This partnership will reimagine how LFB鈥檚 finance and procurement systems operate, following a 鈥榝it-to-standard鈥� principle that will drive automation, minimise customisations, and support the organisation to be resilient to future service demands.   

Commenting on the partnership, Catharine Gregory, Assistant Director of Finance at the London Fire Brigade, said: 鈥淭his is the culmination of years of planning to find the right transformation partner. We wanted a trusted organisation with proven experience in public sector innovation, that would support our drive to deliver positive outcomes to Londoners through technology. Our partnership will have an immediate impact, freeing up valuable time for firefighters to focus on serving our communities, while allowing our finance teams to focus on adding real value to the future of the organisation.鈥� 

Co-sponsor of the Project at London Fire Brigade, David Rowell, Assistant Director of Procurement & Commercial said: 鈥淭he collaboration with all parties across all stages of this project has been a critical success factor. I warmly welcome the improved purchasing experience that our colleagues across the organisation will experience going forward to set them up for maximum success in meeting their requirements.鈥� 

Craig Mill, Head of Public Sector at 麻豆原创 UKI, added: 鈥淟ondon Fire Brigade is one of the city鈥檚 most treasured public institutions, bringing communities together and protecting our citizens. This cloud migration and modernised technology platform will transform its back-office functions and enable the organisation to be more efficient, agile to change, and deliver exceptional services for many years to come.鈥�  

In addition, Craig Brawn, Head of ERP at excelerated said: 鈥淎long with 麻豆原创, we are delivering real impact and improving how London Fire Brigade operates. The institution will benefit from the speed, security and reliability of modern ERP processes, as well as twice yearly upgrades and new system functionalities as they are released, whether that鈥檚 AI or in data analytics. We are also enabling our key emergency services personnel to do what they do best with smart, efficient operational support.鈥�  

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As an independent finance, procurement and supply chain consultancy partner, excelerated is perfectly placed to help organizations achieve their digital ambitions. Through advisory, implementation and optimization services, combined with deep-rooted solution expertise and strong industry experience, excelerated enables organizations to overcome the many common pitfalls and achieve a greater return on their investment in technology. For more information, visit .

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The programme gives the 100% farmer-owned dairy, grains and nutrition business the digital foundation it needs to operate and grow across more than 95 countries.

Corporate separations place significant demands on IT teams, requiring careful planning, precise data management and rigorous execution, all at enterprise scale. Tirl谩n faced an accelerated timeline to meet a non-negotiable divestment deadline while remaining fully operational throughout. In a dairy production environment, where milk is perishable and supply chain continuity is tightly regulated, any disruption carries immediate commercial and compliance consequences.

Noel Liston, IT Transformation Manager, Tirl谩n said, 鈥淒elivering this separation in nine months, while keeping production running throughout, took significant preparation and the right people on the ground. We had confidence in the 麻豆原创 Services team from our experience at Glanbia, and that expertise was critical to delivering on time. Our employees have been able to continue working on systems they already knew, and most importantly, we have continued serving our customers, farmers and communities without interruption.鈥�

The programme involved the migration and establishment of , 麻豆原创 Business Warehouse on HANA, 麻豆原创 Ariba and , alongside the conversion of archived files. The S/4HANA conversion was completed in under five hours, and the HCM conversion in fifteen minutes. Over 30 billion records were analysed, classified and selectively removed, giving Tirl谩n a clean, independent data foundation.

麻豆原创 Services played a central role in the programme, bringing a structured rehearsal methodology to reduce risk ahead of go-live. A copy of the existing environment was created, enabling the team to test and time every step of the process before the real migration began. Two full test cycles and a comprehensive dress rehearsal followed, each increasing the team’s speed and confidence while identifying and resolving potential issues in advance. By go-live, every activity had been tested, timed and refined, and Tirl谩n was transacting on its new 麻豆原创 landscape from day one.

Ray Joyce, Head of Ireland, 麻豆原创 UKI said, “Corporate separations are among the most demanding programmes a business can undertake, particularly when production cannot stop. Tirl谩n’s achievement of maintaining full operations across a nine-month, multi-workstream separation is a strong example of what expert preparation and disciplined delivery can make possible.鈥�

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This major transformation is a cornerstone of Amey鈥檚 strategy to modernise its 麻豆原创 landscape and build a more agile, data-driven, and intelligent enterprise. By adopting 麻豆原创 S/4HANA, Amey has laid the foundation for a cloud-first, future-ready technology environment that improves efficiency across finance, procurement, and supply chain operations, while unlocking the benefits of AI-powered business processes.

The transformation arrives at a critical time, as Amey continues to deliver essential infrastructure services across the UK – including transportation networks, utilities, and public services. With 麻豆原创 S/4HANA at its core, Amey can optimise resource planning, enhance project execution, and harness data-driven insights to support sustainable, cost-effective service delivery.

Partnering for Success

Amey selected NTT DATA Business Solutions for its proven track record in 麻豆原创 transformations and its ability to deliver large-scale projects with minimal disruption. Using its specialised 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Technical Conversion Centre of Excellence, NTT DATA employed a factory-driven methodology built on automation, standardisation, and pre-configured solutions. This approach reduced both cost and complexity, accelerating Amey鈥檚 journey to the cloud and ensuring a smooth transition with minimal downtime.

De-risking with Advanced Testing

To further reduce risk, Amey also deployed Tricentis test automation tools alongside the migration. This advanced testing framework validated critical processes at speed, ensuring that the new S/4HANA environment met stringent performance and security requirements while maintaining business continuity throughout the transition.

Delivering Immediate Value

Beyond the technical migration, Amey鈥檚 programme also delivered immediate business improvements. A data cleaning initiative removed more than 100 redundant company codes using Natuvion solutions, resulting in a leaner, more cost-efficient S/4HANA environment. This not only improved system performance but also lowered ongoing infrastructure costs.

Innovation was also central to the programme. Amey and NTT DATA Business Solutions successfully piloted the use of Generative AI to support safer highways, demonstrating how the new 麻豆原创 platform can serve as a foundation for digital innovation as well as operational excellence.

Looking ahead, Amey and NTT DATA Business Solutions are co-developing a long-term transformation roadmap. This outcome-driven strategy includes the adoption of 麻豆原创 Fiori, enhanced Accounts Receivable processes, Business Data Cloud, sustainability management tools, and Green Ledger capabilities. The roadmap ensures Amey鈥檚 investment continues to deliver measurable value aligned with its strategic goals for efficiency, resilience, and sustainability.

Simon Pennington, CTO – 麻豆原创, Automation & Cloud Business Suite, Amey, said: 鈥淎mey is committed to embracing the latest 麻豆原创 technology to drive efficiency and innovation across our operations. Moving to 麻豆原创 Cloud ERP is a critical part of our strategy to become a more agile and intelligent enterprise. With NTT DATA Business Solutions as our trusted partner, we achieved a seamless transition on time and under budget. This programme provides the foundation for improved service delivery and strengthens our position as a leader in the infrastructure sector.鈥�

Andy Richards, Chief Digital Information Officer (CDIO), Amey, commented: 鈥淚n NTT DATA we have found a partner for the journey ahead – to advise, guide, and implement our 麻豆原创 strategy. Their expertise and collaborative approach give us the confidence that we can continue to evolve our 麻豆原创 landscape to meet both today鈥檚 needs and tomorrow鈥檚 ambitions.鈥�

Ben Foster, Sales Director, NTT DATA Business Solutions, added: 鈥淲e are proud to have partnered with Amey on this important transformation. Our 麻豆原创 S/4HANA Technical Conversion Centre of Excellence delivers a proven, low-risk approach that accelerates cloud adoption. The project鈥檚 success reflects the strength of this model. Together with Amey, we have built a foundation for innovation, sustainability, and operational excellence.鈥�

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About Amey

We are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities. Our purpose is to deliver sustainable infrastructure solutions, enhancing life, protecting our shared future. We combine exceptional expertise in Consulting & Design, Advisory & Analytics, Transport Infrastructure and Complex Facilities to design, manage, and maintain clients鈥� assets throughout their lifetime. Our leading data and analytics capability enables us to create transformative solutions that strengthen resilience and drive sustainable improvements.

About NTT DATA Business Solutions

is a leading global IT service provider focused on 麻豆原创 with a powerful ecosystem of partners. With more than 35 years of in-depth experience, we enable companies worldwide to become Intelligent Enterprises. We deliver end-to-end solutions that accelerate sustainable growth and success 鈥� from strategic consulting and implementation to managed services and beyond. As a global strategic 麻豆原创 partner, we drive innovation and leverage the latest technologies to support our customers individually and across all industries. Our more than 18,500 dedicated employees in over 30 countries work passionately every day to make it happen.

NTT DATA Business Solutions is part of NTT DATA, a $30+ billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services headquartered in Tokyo. As One NTT DATA we serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping customers innovate, optimize, and transform for long-term success. NTT DATA is part of NTT Group.

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• The multi-year transformation programme will mean Sainsbury鈥檚 systems grow alongside the retailer鈥檚 Next Level Sainsbury鈥檚 plans鈥�听

• It will also improve price and promotions execution, resulting in a more tailored value experience for customers鈥�听

LONDON, UK – 10 September, 2024 鈥� J Sainsbury plc (Sainsbury鈥檚) has announced a new partnership with 麻豆原创, which will revolutionise its commercial systems and help drive its Next Level Sainsbury鈥檚 ambitions. Through the consolidation of its legacy systems, Sainsbury鈥檚 will achieve increased business agility through cloud-based solutions, as well as a simplified and cost optimised technology estate.

麻豆原创 has been appointed to lead the design of the new solution in partnership with lead transformation partner Accenture and cloud provider AWS.

The transformation will enable future system flexibility and allow Sainsbury鈥檚 to respond to ever-evolving customer propositions and needs. By adding new capability and capacity to its commercial systems, the retailer will be able to manage products on promotion in increasingly flexible ways, allowing a more tailored value experience for our customers.

The project will benefit customers, suppliers, colleagues and shareholders, simplifying and integrating Sainsbury鈥檚 systems and tools into one cohesive platform and creating a single ecosystem for Sainsbury鈥檚 colleagues and suppliers to communicate. This will reduce complexity and improve efficiency for suppliers, helping drive returns.

Rhian Bartlett, Chief Food Commercial Officer at Sainsbury鈥檚, said:鈥�淲e鈥檙e excited to be working with a brilliant partner network in 麻豆原创, Accenture and AWS to completely revolutionise our commercial systems, which are the heart and lungs of our business operations. This is a huge step forward in our Next Level Sainsbury鈥檚 plan, as we continue to invest in market leading technology that allows us to keep growing at pace and maintain our momentum towards becoming First choice for food.鈥�

Leila Romane, Managing Director 麻豆原创 UK and Ireland, said: 鈥淚 feel incredibly proud to be partnering with Sainsbury鈥檚 on this transformation programme. We are best placed, with the most complete retail solution in the industry, to drive real impact and outcomes for the company鈥檚 customers, colleagues, suppliers and shareholders. We all appreciate the opportunity in front of us and, with our valued ecosystem partners, match Sainsbury鈥檚 ambition to set a gold standard across the food retail industry to drive growth and provide an exceptional customer experience.鈥�

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About Sainsbury鈥檚鈥�

Offering delicious great quality food at competitive prices has been at the heart of what we do since John James and Mary Ann Sainsbury opened our first store in 1869. Today, inspiring and delighting our customers with tasty food remains our priority and our purpose is clear 鈥� we make good food joyful, accessible and affordable for everyone, every day.

Our focus on great value food and convenient shopping, whether in-store or online is supported by our brands 鈥� Argos, Nectar, Tu Clothing, Habitat, Sainsbury鈥檚 Bank and Smart Charge. Sainsbury鈥檚 has almost 600 supermarkets and over 800 convenience stores. Argos is a leading digital retailer and is the third most visited retail website in the UK, with over 70 per cent of its sales starting online. Argos is conveniently available for customers to collect from hundreds of Sainsbury鈥檚 stores. Digital and technology enables us to adapt as customers shop differently and our profitable, fast-growing online channels offer customers quick and convenient delivery and collection capability.

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LONDON, UK 鈥� 7 September 2023 – (NYSE: 麻豆原创) and today announce a visionary new partnership to show how carbon accounting could be standardised for business customers by piloting the recently launched 麻豆原创 Sustainability Data Exchange (SDX).

麻豆原创 SDX enables BT to collect, trace and share carbon data across its own supplier base, providing unparalleled visibility into the carbon footprint of its business products and services. BT can then share this information directly with business customers when they purchase products through . Furthermore, BT can complement this with data-driven insights from its and to help customers optimise their own IT for both carbon and energy.

Key to the decision to select 麻豆原创 SDX was its adherence to the carbon data interoperability standards set by the (PACT), hosted by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD). This means that global and UK business customers do not have to implement their own carbon accounting platforms to calculate, collate and share emissions data. Instead, they simply request it through 麻豆原创 SDX for their BT products and services.

BT is sending a strong signal of intent to standardise sustainability reporting across global business customers鈥� value chains to help them听tackle and drive environmental progress. This will also contribute to the delivery of the pledge to help customers avoid 60 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions by 2030.

Sarwar Khan, Global Head of Digital Sustainability, Business, BT, said: 鈥淭ypically, value chain emissions represent a greater proportion of a business鈥� carbon footprint than operational emissions. Tracking, measuring and acting on these and bringing more suppliers and partners on the journey will not just accelerate net-zero targets, but set a new precedent for sustainability reporting. Collaboration fuels progress and access to data is fundamental to getting it right.鈥�

鈥淭he lack of standardisation in sustainability reporting has been a roadblock to progress for too long鈥� commented Ryan Poggi, Managing Director of 麻豆原创 UKI. 鈥淭his creates confusion and an inability to validate real change. Our partnership with BT gives us an opportunity to refresh the guidelines and offers a blueprint for a universal standard in sustainability reporting. The aim is to create an environment for organisations to transparently tackle global challenges together.鈥�

麻豆原创 SDX merges granular and accurate carbon data with financial transactions on the . It provides businesses with unmatched insights into their environmental footprint and standardises how to communicate learnings and action across value chains. In adopting 麻豆原创 SDX, BT can request product-level carbon data from key suppliers for its business customer services, support smaller partners to calculate their carbon footprint and securely share and standardise this information across its value chain. To build scale, BT is working with key partner Cisco to deploy SDX to receive product carbon data for core network devices, simplify and secure data exchange with business customers backed by its global connectivity services, and boost traceability.

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With a wide range of business areas including container shipping, port terminals, logistics and supply chain businesses, Maersk, headquarted in Denmark, operates more than 700 vessels and covers around 343 ports in over 100 countries worldwide. Strategically, Maersk is moving away from being a shipping company to becoming an end-to-end supply chain provider.听听

From Container Shipping to End-to-End Supply Chain Provider听

“Maersk is on its way to becoming an end-to-end supply chain provider, and this requires us to move into other areas of the transport sector, including air freight and land transport, as well as warehousing and distribution. With less than 10% of the money spent on supply chain and logistics going to ocean transport, Maersk needs to move into other areas to expand its business and continue to grow,” says Tapan Dash, Engineering Director, Maersk Technology, and continues:听

“Maersk has developed a platform-based model to help us accelerate the transformation. The model consists of several different digital platforms, each of which consists of multiple entities, all of which create value for customers, suppliers or employees. Each entity integrates different business functions, applications, data and analytics. Maersk currently has 10-15 end-to-end platforms, such as finance, order management for ocean transport, supply chain management, etc. We are constantly adding new platforms and recently we created a sustainability platform to address this growing area.”听

Designed, Built and Delivered by Maersk听

Maersk is well on its way to implementing . “The idea is to run a standard 麻豆原创 S/4HANA solution, and then have the 麻豆原创 Business Technology Platform as the platform that supports the innovation. I think this is the most optimal and where the magic happens”, says Tapan Dash, and continues:听

“We’ve had a big focus on insourcing over the last couple of years, going from around 1,500 people in the technology organisation to over 6,000 now. In our 麻豆原创 team, we were only around 35 in 2019. In 2022, we were 300, and the target is +550 麻豆原创 tech profiles by 2024. We work from a concept we call ‘designed, built and delivered by Maersk’.”听

麻豆原创 Business Technology Platform Plays a Central Role 听

The , which brings together data and analytics, artificial intelligence, application development, automation and integration in a single environment, plays a key role in accelerating Maersk’s new end-to-end strategy.听听

“Technology plays an important role at Maersk and is one of the key drivers of transformation. We want to simplify our IT landscape and make it more agile. With the 麻豆原创 Business Technology Platform, we can streamline our business processes and make our applications more agile and provide users, whether customers, suppliers or employees, with a more intuitive and user-friendly experience.”听

Specifically, Maersk has used 麻豆原创 BTP to develop and implement applications and solutions in areas such as:听

• Customer Credit Management: Previously, a lot of manual activity was involved in the process, which could lead to errors and delays. Now Maersk uses 麻豆原创 BTP to automate and differentiate their customer credit management process. The solution includes a credit score from BVD (third party), which is integrated via 麻豆原创 Cloud Platform Integration. Using the 麻豆原创 Fiori user interface, Maersk has created different roles, such as sales representative, credit analyst and approver. “So we have created a one-stop-shop that the employee logs into and from there he or she can manage the entire credit process for the customer,” says Tapan Dash.
• Vendor Account Reconciliation: Reconciling accounts payable statements is a challenge for many organisations. Maersk used 麻豆原创 BTP’s automation layer and intelligent robotic process automation (麻豆原创 iRPA) to perform automated actions such as scanning emails and extracting attachments, converting unstructured data into structured data, and building validation logic into the rules within the 麻豆原创 BTP platform, thereby reducing manual processes in Maersk’s shared service centres.
• Treasury Guarantees: Previously, this process was quite paper-intensive and could cause data quality issues, which in turn led to delays. Now, through 麻豆原创 BTP, Maersk has automated the process and created two specific roles: bank guarantee applicant and approver. The solution also includes integration with external banks.听
• Customer Cargo Release: Maersk also has customers who are cargo customers, i.e. they pay before their cargo is released. This requires a very time-sensitive process to ensure that payment has been received before the cargo is released. The workflow is triggered across multiple backend systems. Through built-in AI and process automation in 麻豆原创 BTP, the payment is matched against the invoice, the bill of lading and the container release events. Maersk has created an AI trust quota that automatically authorises if everything is 100% correct. “Using the machine learning algorithm, we then find out why something is 70%, why something is 80%, and what we need to do to make it 100%. So, it’s fine-tuned based on that learning. We use the workflow, which again is an integrated development within 麻豆原创 BTP, to get the approval process in place and get the invoice approved so that the container or the freight can be released to the customer if everything is not right in the first place,” says Tapan Dash.
• Planning and analysis: Maersk’s entire finance, planning and analysis is in the process of being moved to 麻豆原创 Analytics Cloud. This enables Maersk to provide end-to-end financial planning and analysis, including budgeting and forecasting. Self-service options for planning and analysis in over 100 countries are a game changer in decision-making, with scorecards to visualise performance and productivity across regions.听听

“At Maersk, we are excited about the ongoing transformation where technology is at the centre and we strive to create business value by focusing on the customer, agility and high employee engagement” concludes Tapan Dash.听

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Sapphire Barcelona – 24 May, 2023 – Earning digital coins with exercise, which you can then redeem for healthy rewards. The Fitcoin business vitality platform developed on 麻豆原创 technology thus positively promotes physical and mental well-being. This formula now also appears to have a following in the US: parent company , together with co-shareholder and consultancy firm , is starting a pilot with , part of the University of California.听

Fitcoin’s concept is smart and innovative: users save digital coins (Fitcoins) via an app on their smartphone. They earn these by exercising: walking, cycling or, for example, by participating in special workshops and sports activities. Users can then exchange the saved Fitcoins for healthy rewards that they choose themselves in the online Fitcoin catalogue on their smartphone.听听

Own Choice听

The choice of rewards depends on what each organisation or community makes available and could include, for example, a healthy lunch or tickets to the theatre. But also, for example, a donation to charity, or healthy groceries, fruit and vegetables from the supermarket.听听

That own choice is a crucial factor, according to Stef Oud, partner at Xtra-Advice. “Many organisations’ vitality programmes have a set character that does not appeal to everyone. Fitcoin doesn’t have that. You choose whether to participate at all, and then also how to spend your earned coins. So the initiative and choice remains entirely with the user.”听

Healthy Body, Healthy Mind听

The platform currently has a foothold mainly in the Benelux. For example, Fitcoin is currently in use at more than 200 organisations, institutions and municipalities such as Wageningen University and Deloitte in the Netherlands. But the Eindhoven Vitaal foundation also uses the platform, for encouraging exercise among residents of a focus neighbourhood.听

According to Oud, the move towards the United States was no accident. “Several of our partners live and work in the US. Two of them, Prof Ron Mangun and Prof Tamara Swaab are professors at , part of UC Davis. They study the functioning of the brain and the interaction between body and mind. You can’t separate the two issues. For instance, there is a clear link between enough exercise and a healthy mind. Partly from that perspective, they were interested in the platform.”听

XtraAdvice will start with a small pilot for ten UC Davis employees to get the concept well established. Locally, the company is working with 麻豆原创 to roll out the technical infrastructure. That rollout will be phased. “Within a quarter, we want to scale up the number of users to 100 employees. That should grow to broad ‘coverage’ among staff and students after a year,” says Oud.听

Fighting Burn-Outs听

For Xtra-Advice, the collaboration with the university is also a way to gain new insights. For example, on the relationship between the use of Fitcoin and a drop in absenteeism in general and burn-outs in particular. The latter is associated with huge costs in addition to a lot of human suffering. According to in this area, the cost of stress-related absenteeism has reached 3.1 billion euros a year. In that survey, almost half of employees indicated that additional measures are needed in the workplace.听

Xtra-Advice wants to show from anonymised data using 麻豆原创 Analytics Cloud to what extent Fitcoin would be an effective measure. “In collaboration with the Center for Mind & Brain, we will investigate the causal relationship between the use of our platform and the prevention of absenteeism and burnout. A demonstrable correlation is valuable, as it gives organisations a tool to do something about this.”听

CSR Programme听

Anyway, for the university, Fitcoin is a good way to fulfil its Corporate Social Responsibility goals. Participants can then spend their Fitcoins on charities listed in the app. In the Netherlands, Fitcoin therefore already collaborates with organisations such as Spieren voor Spieren, War Child and elderly care.听

But solutions in the fight against obesity are also getting a lot of attention in the US. Oud: “Both the state of California and the university present themselves as progressive and sporty. Sport is intimately intertwined with American university culture anyway. At the same time, obesity is a big problem in the US. With Fitcoin, the university can do something about that.”听

According to him, the platform is certainly also valuable for less athletic people. “A part of US students exercise very intensively. But through our low-threshold nature, we also hope to encourage precisely those students and staff who are not very sporty by nature, or even struggle with obesity. For them, Fitcoin can really make a difference.”听

In addition to all the standard items in the ‘rewards shop’, it will also initially fill up mainly with jumpers, caps and other merchandise from the university itself. “Those kinds of items are very popular in the US,” Oud explains. According to him, it also cuts both ways. “That merchandise with the university logo works as an incentive for Fitcoin participation, but is of course also promotional material. In addition, the platform underlines the innovative nature of the university. That in turn attracts new students. All things we can start looking at based on this first Fitcoin pilot in the US.”听

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Decathlon are one of the world鈥檚 largest sporting goods retailers employing 200,000 employees across 2,080 stores in 56 countries across the globe.

With a clear strategy for growth and expansion across the UK and Ireland, Decathlon took a holistic view of their entire people strategy to ensure they were delivering an experience and proposition that attracted and retained the best talent. Experiencing some real challenges with colleague turnover, largely due to the absence of capability and technology, driving colleague retention was an area of real focus. During this review, some challenges with the execution of processes, accuracy of data, and lack of automation in certain areas also become apparent.

Despite the backdrop of the pandemic and all of their stores having to close, Decathlon were able to leverage their online presence and this ensured they were able to proceed with this future investment in their people and the provision of a world class experience for customers. Decathlon UK and Ireland chose 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors as their technology solution because in their words 鈥淚t was a one stop shop for all HR and the Business – one tool for all requirements鈥�, with Kronos Workforce Dimensions to manage important time management processes, integrated to EC Payroll.

Instrumental in the success of the programme was the relationship between Decathlon UK and Ireland and Gavdi UK as their dedicated 麻豆原创 SuccessFactors and Kronos partner. At the heart of the partnership was an aligned set of values and ethos between both organisations. The deployment strategy was based on utilising existing best practices developed by Gavdi from all of their experiences and deployments, a good starting point to build a solid foundation. for SuccessFactors were the perfect solution to create and deliver a powerful human experience management solution that permitted them to use 鈥榖est practices鈥� and get up and running quickly.

The programme was delivered in a very short timeframe to drive progress and to help the business to achieve the goals agreed in the investment case. All goals set for Year 1 have been achieved with reductions in overall costs, increased data accuracy relating to payroll, and a significant reduction in the turnover of colleagues. This has been achieved through enhanced recruitment and onboarding processes, with an improved overall experience through the ability to execute tasks in a far more agile way. Where previously 35% of their time was spent on administration and manual processes, the level of accessibility and automation has also played a fundamental role in giving time back to store managers to meet with customers and engage with colleagues.

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London, UK – (NYSE: 麻豆原创) today announces that it has extended its partnership with global logistics, consulting and manufacturing organisation, Unipart Group. An existing 麻豆原创 customer for 21 years, Unipart Group will now adopt S/4HANA on RISE with 麻豆原创 to embrace cloud innovation and evolve its business as an IT services-led company. The collaboration will also see Unipart Group strengthen its capability as an 麻豆原创 Systems Integrator to empower its own customers to transition to cloud technology under RISE with 麻豆原创.

With roots in the automotive industry, Unipart Group has built a reputation as an industry world leader in manufacturing, logistics and consultancy. Over time Unipart wants to use its extensive experience in logistics and ERP to commercialise solutions at pace and sell IT services beyond logistics, expanding its customer portfolio, which currently includes Jaguar Land Rover, Sky and NHS Supply Chain.

Turning to its existing partnership with 麻豆原创 to accelerate its transformation into an agile technology company, Unipart Group hosted joint workshops and discovery sessions to define the best path forward. Recognising the necessity of the cloud to support its service expansion, Unipart chose to adopt RISE with 麻豆原创 to provide the flexibility and bandwidth to scale its business and accelerate products to market. It can now enjoy access to a single Digital Core platform that delivers automated and simplified businesses processes, real-time data insights and near real-time sales and process visibility. This means it is better placed to understand and respond to the needs of customers and the wider market.

The move to embrace RISE with 麻豆原创 both as part of its own IT estate, as well as an 麻豆原创 Systems Integrator, ensures Unipart Group will significantly modernise its solutions and data architecture, offering its customers a product synonymous with a modern, innovative IT services company.

Yiannis Levantis, Group Chief Information Officer at Unipart, said: 鈥淩einvention is part of our DNA, it means our transformation journey is never finished and that we can always better serve and provide innovative solutions to our customers. As we look to shift our business model towards being an IT services company first, with deep expertise in logistics, manufacturing and supply chain, expanding our capabilities alongside 麻豆原创 has been the next step to make this a reality.鈥�

Michiel Verhoeven, UK & Ireland Managing Director at 麻豆原创, added: 鈥淲e鈥檙e proud of our long-standing relationship with an industry heavyweight in Unipart. As it evolves to become a truly digital-first company, RISE with 麻豆原创 is the perfect solution to enable faster, more agile, automated and insight-driven business services. With more than two decades already behind our partnership, we鈥檙e excited to see where we can take Unipart next.鈥�

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