Implementation Countries
Iceland
Implementation Year
2019
Technologies
SAP ECC & S/4HANA

Akureyrarbær

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Project Description

With a population of around 19,000 in the town of Akureyri, it has a dynamic higher education sector and is among the largest fishing and fish processing centers in Iceland. Managing a complex and aging technology landscape riddled with custom codes and complex interaction rules, the government agency needed to modernize its operations. Wanting access to improved reporting and data insights while readying the agency’s technology landscape for the future, Akureyrarbær chose to transition to a high performing ERP

Challenges

• Replace aging technology landscape with intelligent infrastructure for ERP

• Preserve and optimize integrations with critical third-party systems

• Align technology infrastructure with its future-ready digital strategy

Objectives

To be ready for the future so that Akureyrarbær can benefit from all the newest production and user interfaces SAP offers

Customer Benefits

“We achieved go-live with minimal disruption to our business. SAP S/4HANA now contributes to more efficient finance processes, helping us do more with less and cope with the growing demand for insightful data and more complex reporting without adding to our staff resources.” Kristjana Hreiðarsdóttir, Chief Accountant, Akureyrarbær

Why United Vars

Using a United VARs company confirms the quality of the companies working on the migration. 

Why SAP

Meets all the criteria and requirements outlined in its competitive tender process

• Long-standing investment in SAP® solutions and the move to SAP S/4HANA® considered an essential next step in the agency’s digital strategy

• SAP’s commitment to innovation and reputation as a trusted, safe, and stable technology partner for the public sector

• Origo’s long-term trusted advisor status and considerable experience and expertise implementing SAP S/4HANA and other SAP solutions

Customer Testimony

“We achieved go-live with minimal disruption to our business. SAP S/4HANA now contributes to more efficient finance processes, helping us do more with less and cope with the growing demand for insightful data and more complex reporting without adding to our staff resources.”

Kristjana Hreiðarsdóttir, Chief Accountant, Akureyrarbær

Customer data

Akureyrarbær

Name

Akureyrarbær

Country

Iceland

Sector

Number of employees

101-500

Home to the headquarters of two of Iceland’s largest fishing companies, Akureyrarbær (the municipality of Akureyri) is the second largest urban area outside the capital Reykjavík.

Partner data

Name

Origo hf

Country

Iceland

Description

Origo is one of the leading independent SAP partners in the Nordics. Origo is located in Reykjavík and Origo‘s subsidiary Applicon is located in Stockholm.Company's mission is to empower customers to gain leadership through flexible standardized business applications and intelligent consultancy.

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