Built for speed, simplicity, and scalability to help transform your business

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition

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Discover how SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition can transform your organisation by delivering a scalable, efficient and cost-effective cloud ERP solution that streamlines business processes, enhances real-time decision-making and drives innovation.

As a ready-to-run ERP solution, it integrates standardised best practices to support your enterprise. This approach enables enhanced agility, improved cross-functional collaboration, and swift adaptation to changing market conditions – effectively empowering your workforce and accelerating growth like never before.

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"From the very beginning, our specialists initiate impactful, comprehensive change. Whether steering SAP’s RISE or GROW customer journeys, we take the lead, guiding your strategy and delivering measurable value that delivers success."

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Kris Ammann
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PwC Switzerland


Accelerate your transformation with our services

With our ready-to-go ERP packages, designed to fit your specific needs, we can swiftly plan and execute your transformation, so you can enjoy the advantages of an advanced ERP foundation for finance and controlling in just three to four months.

Our flexible ERP deployment service provides custom expansion options that align perfectly with your business requirements. Using the SAP Activate methodology, our comprehensive implementation service establishes your new system by applying SAP’s leading processes, with the adaptability to modify and expand them as your business evolves. Our Quality Assurance service delivers continuous support to make sure your project progresses smoothly and complies with all regulatory standards.

Our offering and modular approach

For organisations seeking a faster solution, our Foundation Package presents an ideal, streamlined solution. This offering is specifically designed to enable the deployment of essential finance processes in S/4 Cloud Public Edition within three to four months, ensuring a swift and efficient transition.

Pre-packaged solution with proven results:

  • Comprehensive 3-system ERP landscape, underpinned by cutting-edge technology platforms such as SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP), Identity Authentication Service (IAS), and Cloud Application Lifecycle Management (Cloud ALM).
  • Core finance functionalities: general ledger (including asset accounting), accounts payable, accounts receivable, as well as controlling and project management modules.

For organisations seeking to extend logistics capabilities, the Enhanced Package builds upon the core offering with key business processes such as procure-to-pay, order-to-fulfil and invoice-to-cash to the foundation. With our accelerated implementation timeline, you can expect a full deployment within just six months, allowing you to quickly experience the advantages of advanced logistics management.

For organisations with unique requirements, the Tailored Package delivers a suite of advanced features, including plan-to-make processes, additional locations, seamless integration applications, and custom workflows and business logic while preserving the integrity of the core system. Implementation timescales typically range from six to nine months or longer, depending on the complexity of the solution.

Key features

SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition offers an extensive suite of features designed to drive efficiency, innovation and growth for modern businesses. By leveraging all the latest technology, such as advanced AI, machine learning, robotic process automation and analytics, the platform streamlines key organisational processes across finance, procurement, supply chain, manufacturing, sales, services and asset management.

Through AI-driven transformation, finance processes—such as accounts payable, accounts receivable, and tax compliance—can now be efficiently streamlined. Leveraging the advanced capabilities of S/4 Cloud Public Edition, businesses can automate routine tasks, reduce manual errors, and ensure regulatory compliance.

Modernise procurement processes across your business to enhance purchasing power and drive sustainable savings.

Meet customer expectations by using AI-based insights and automation to increase profits and improve sustainability.

Transform your manufacturing operations with the latest AI-driven cloud ERP capabilities

Provide your customers a smooth, personalised sales experience across channels through AI and automation.

Streamline project delivery and improve client experiences with AI-driven insights to outperform your competitors

Minimise downtime by establishing a comprehensive corporate maintenance process

Key benefits

Leveraging industry best practices

By leveraging pre-configured processes based on industry best practices, implementation is streamlined and potential risks are effectively mitigated. Additionally, the system enables customisation to meet your organisation's unique and advanced business requirements.

Seamless integration

Featuring ready-to-go APIs, comprehensive support tools, and thorough documentation, S/4 Cloud Public Edition is engineered to integrate efficiently with other SAP solutions, including SAP Ariba for procurement, SAP SuccessFactors for human resources and SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) for supply chain planning.

Rapid implementation for immediate value

The implementation timelines may vary depending on the size and complexity of your organisation. Nevertheless, S/4 Cloud Public Edition typically enables faster deployment compared to alternative solutions. A seamless beginning is guaranteed with a structured implementation process and an intuitive interface.

Cost-effectiveness

A significant advantage of S/4 Cloud Public Edition is its cost-effectiveness. Subscription fees, ongoing operational costs and implementation expenses are more affordable compared to other deployment options, making it an attractive choice for businesses seeking value without compromising on functionality.

Robust security

From a security standpoint, SAP’s robust framework offers strong data encryption, rigorous access controls, and regular updates to keep your data safe. With SAP overseeing the cloud infrastructure, you can trust that the system meets the latest security standards and regulations, ensuring top-notch protection for your business information.

Scalable and future-proof

As your business expands, S/4 Cloud Public Edition smoothly adjusts to accommodate more users, broadened processes, and larger data volumes—making sure your system keeps pace with your evolving needs. By choosing this, you're not just investing in an ERP solution for today, but in a platform that grows and adapts with your business into the future.

Successful cloud ERP projects

We draw from our extensive experience in SAP Cloud strategy and implementation across various markets, industries, and business sizes, including our own journey. Our approach is grounded in real-world practice and adaptable to your specific needs, ensuring impactful results.

Client

Global leader in electrification, robotics and industrial automation, driving digital transformation and sustainable productivity solutions.

Scope

In this project, we helped the organisation build a hybrid SAP ERP setup. The parent company used SAP ERP Private, while subsidiaries and individual business units worked with SAP Cloud ERP. We also tackled several M&A situations: moving acquired companies to SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition and enabling carved-out businesses to run independently on their own ERP systems.

Client

Leading professional services firm delivering comprehensive advisory, assurance and consulting solutions to drive business transformation, risk management and sustainable growth.

Scope

For this enterprise, we rolled out FI, CO, SD and Professional Services modules in SAP S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition across six countries. The new S/4 Cloud Public Edition system replaced the existing SAP R/3 and SAP BW landscape, impacting 26,000 users. This co-innovation collaboration with SAP focused on modernising, optimising, and harmonising legacy billing solutions.


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Albert Fässler

Partner Technology Consulting, Zürich, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 23 22

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Murugananth Chockalingam

Partner, Advisory, Basel, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 4633

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Kris Ammann

Partner, Advisory, PwC Switzerland

+41 58 792 52 31

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