Company - Customer Case Studies

With brands like Pepsi, Robinsons and Tango, Britvic Soft Drinks is among Europe's leading soft drink manufacturers.

Britvic traditionally used EDI to exchange business data but wanted to update their IT infrastructure, based upon IBM System i (iSeries), to conduct e-business communications using new technologies such as AS2 and XML to achieve closer integration between their SAP R/3 ERP system, Siebel CRM division and customers.

The company implemented SAA's REIMS Extranet Server to support multiple trading partners for AS2 and also to develop more direct links to their trading community without the use of external Value Added Networks (VANs), saving costs and improving efficiency.

Multiple requirements for both internal and external electronic trading made REIMS Extranet Server on IBM System i the ideal solution to meet Britvic's business requirements.

Through REIMS, Britvic now believe that they have the e-business capability to meet the existing and future business integration requirements of their entire trading community.

Robert Wiseman & Sons Ltd is one of the UK’s leading milk processors, providing both branded and private label fresh milk.

Robert Wiseman were receiving requests from customers and suppliers to upgrade their business interoperability capability and to conduct e-business using new technologies such as AS2, XML and Web Services.

In choosing SAA’s REIMS Extranet Server - AS2 Edition on IBM System i (iSeries), Robert Wiseman was provided with a generic B2B integration solution containing the inbuilt flexibility to handle all major B2B communication standards for the retail supply chain. The solution was able to complement their existing EDI electronic exchanges and provide them with the facility to introduce new methods of Internet communications as required by the business.

Robert Wiseman has now extended the reach of their traditional EDI capabilities to secure communications across the Internet and is achieving a significant reduction in costs and overall improvement in efficiency of business processes.

Palmer & Harvey McLane Ltd is the UK’s largest delivered wholesaler and distributor supplying a comprehensive range of ambient products and chilled and frozen products to independent and multiple retailers.

Palmer & Harvey had the standard B2B requirements of a retail grocery organisation, exchanging EDI based documents with the major multiples. However, in providing warehousing and logistics services to suppliers and companies such as Compass Group, Palmer & Harvey needed to upgrade their IT infrastructure to a solution that would enable them to implement new technologies such as XML and AS2.

Palmer & Harvey turned to SAA for their expertise and experience in providing B2B integration solutions to the food processing, logistics and retail industries.

SAA proposed the REIMS Extranet Server – AS2 Edition product that is guaranteed interoperable and is Drummond approved for AS2. Working with SAA, who are members of the OFSCI Solution Provider interest group, Palmer & Harvey believe that they now have the system in place that will meet their immediate and future electronic B2B integration requirements.


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