Following the completion of the SAP implementations in Australia and New Zealand, the next challenge is to integrate all BAX operations into Schenker. René Coppens is project manager for the integration of all accounting operations in Australia and New Zealand with the intention to complete the legal merger as per 1st August 2007.
From June 2006 to April 2007, the parallel projects for implementing SAP in Australia and New Zealand were ongoing, resulting in a successful go-live as per 1st May 2007 onwards. René Coppens had the responsibility as project manager supported initially by Foo Joo Liang from the regional office in Singapore, followed by his successor Chin Kee Seng. The local CFO experienced the parallel acquisition of BAX as an additional risk towards achieving the project objectives but stated that ‘proper project management and excellent documentation’ has helped to keep the project progress under control.
The local teams involved 8 members of the organisation in Australia and 3 of New Zealand. In total, some 40 end-users were trained in using SAP in both countries.
From 11th to 13th of June, the project kick-off for the SAP implementation of Schenker Australia and New Zealand took place in Sydney. Participants from Schenker Korea and the new colleagues of BAX Global were also present to prepare ahead for their upcoming projects.
Participants of the kick-off meeting in Sydney in front of Schenker Australia’s corporate office
