{"id":28495,"date":"2019-05-28T14:11:00","date_gmt":"2019-05-28T11:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.blue.works\/?p=28495"},"modified":"2026-02-18T09:22:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T08:22:03","slug":"bell-food-group","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blue.works\/en\/bell-food-group\/","title":{"rendered":"Bell Food Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Case study<\/h4>\n<h4>Reliable SAP systems at Bell<\/h4>\n<div>\n<p>        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BellFoodGroup_Logo_RGB.png\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p>Customer<\/p>\n<div>\n<table class=\"uk-table uk-table-small uk-table-justify\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Industry<\/td>\n<td>Food and Beverage<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Location<\/td>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Employees<\/td>\n<td>12&#8217;200<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Service<\/td>\n<td>Application Lifecycle Management<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Customer since<\/td>\n<td>2016<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pruefung-reife-salami-bell-food-group-scaled-1.webp\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Delays and budget-overruns in IT projects are not a seldom occurrence. The effects on ERP systems have far further reaching consequences though, as they are directly tied to daily operations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Bell Food Group produces fresh food products. Delays in production and logistics cause substantial damages.<\/p>\n<p>For the Bell Food Group, it is important to work with a reliable partner, who supports and guides their customer from planning to implementation of new systems and understands the seriousness of custom requirements.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cblueworks always has a solution at hand and they don\u2019t mind doing unplanned or ad-hoc changes when they are on site. One really feels their ambition, speed and commitment to our success.\u201d<\/p>\n<footer>\n<p>                <cite>Markus Kollatz<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/footer>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>blueworks, a competent SAP partner at Bell Food Group<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d call us a very ambitious customer. In terms of speed we have high expectations toward our service providers,\u201d admits Markus Kollatz, Head of Application Development at Bell Food Group. The Application Development unit is also responsible for SAP Basis and employs a 3 person SAP Basis team in-house.<\/p>\n<p>When the company began its first S\/4HANA implementation in 2016, Kollatz was in need of a reliable partner. blueworks was recommended to him by a colleague. \u201cThere was a lot of work to be done, as many systems needed to be provisioned in a tight time-frame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reliability is paramount. Bell Food Group produces fresh meat and fish products. As such, a quick glance on the company\u2019s risk assessment highlights the importance of a reliable system landscape. There is a lot at stake if production or the supply chain are interrupted. Kollatz explains this with a simple example: \u201cYou go to a butcher or supermarket to purchase meat for a dinner. If you get the products your looking for, you\u2019re satisfied. If not, you either opt for an alternative product or, in the worst-case purchase from a different store.\u201d Not only the Bell brand will suffer, but also their customer whose clients don\u2019t find what they are looking for.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, the planning and implementation of software projects need to adhere to the strict requirements of the food processing industry. The difference to other industries is huge. \u201cWhen you buy a car, you would hardly back off a purchase agreement if delivery is delayed by a day. With food products it\u2019s a different story. Customers quickly move on to competitors,\u201d explains Kollatz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3>SAP as a corner stone for operations<\/h3>\n<div>\n<p>SAP ERP systems are a corner stone in the production and logistics processes. Possible problems will have immediate consequences. Anything, that goes wrong, will have an immediate impact on business. \u201cWithout running SAP systems, we can\u2019t ship products\u201d says Kollatz. \u201cCustomer orders accepted until 1pm, are prepared and shipped by the same night. If there is an issue with the process, ultimately our customers shelves will be empty the next morning.\u201d Incidents can have severe consequences: Revenue fallouts and disturbed customer relations to name a few. Reliably maintained and flexible SAP systems are of the up-most importance at Bell Food Group.<\/p>\n<p>Logistics processes are particularly sensitive. Employees record incoming and outgoing goods directly in SAP systems with special touch-screen devices. As Kollatz puts it: \u201cIf SAP systems are offline, we can\u2019t process the flow of goods, print customer and shipping labels or uphold our in-house supply chain.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Markus Kollatz says it is difficult to source a reliable consultant, who is competent and reacts quickly to planning and implementation needs. blueworks have proven themselves as a competent and reliable partner who cope perfectly with last-minute shifts in priorities. \u201cblueworks always has a solution at hand and they don\u2019t mind doing unplanned or ad-hoc changes when they are on site. One really can notice their ambition, speed and commitment to our success,\u201d praises Kollatz.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- {\"name\":\"Bell Case EN\",\"type\":\"layout\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"padding_bottom\":\"small\",\"padding_top\":\"small\",\"style\":\"default\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"\",\"width\":\"default\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"props\":{\"margin_bottom\":\"remove\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"width_medium\":\"1-1\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"Case study\",\"image_align\":\"left\",\"image_margin\":\"xsmall\",\"margin_bottom\":\"remove\",\"title_element\":\"h4\",\"title_style\":\"h4\"}},{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"content\":\"Reliable SAP systems at Bell\",\"image_align\":\"left\",\"image_margin\":\"xsmall\",\"margin_top\":\"remove\",\"title_element\":\"h4\",\"title_style\":\"h2\"}}]}]}]},{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"padding_bottom\":\"none\",\"padding_top\":\"none\",\"style\":\"default\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"vertical_align\":\"\",\"width\":\"default\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"props\":{\"layout\":\"1-2,1-2\",\"margin_bottom\":\"small\",\"margin_top\":\"small\",\"row_gap\":\"collapse\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"padding\":\"small\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"style\":\"tile-muted\",\"vertical_align\":\"middle\",\"width_medium\":\"1-2\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"panel\",\"props\":{\"class\":\"no-radius\",\"content\":\"\n\n<table class=\\\"uk-table uk-table-small uk-table-justify\\\">\\n\n\n<tbody>\\n\n\n<tr>\\n\n\n<td>Industry<\/td>\n\n\\n\n\n<td>Food and Beverage<\/td>\n\n\\n<\/tr>\n\n\\n\n\n<tr>\\n\n\n<td>Location<\/td>\n\n\\n\n\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n\n\\n<\/tr>\n\n\\n\n\n<tr>\\n\n\n<td>Employees<\/td>\n\n\\n\n\n<td>12'200<\/td>\n\n\\n<\/tr>\n\n\\n\n\n<tr>\\n\n\n<td>Service<\/td>\n\n\\n\n\n<td>Application Lifecycle Management<\/td>\n\n\\n<\/tr>\n\n\\n\n\n<tr>\\n\n\n<td>Customer since<\/td>\n\n\\n\n\n<td>2016<\/td>\n\n\\n<\/tr>\n\n\\n<\/tbody>\n\n\\n<\/table>\n\n\",\"content_column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content_margin\":\"remove\",\"image\":\"wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/BellFoodGroup_Logo_RGB.png\",\"image_align\":\"between\",\"image_grid_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"image_grid_width\":\"1-3\",\"image_margin\":\"small\",\"image_svg_color\":\"emphasis\",\"image_vertical_align\":false,\"image_width\":\"130\",\"link_style\":\"default\",\"link_text\":\"Read more\",\"margin_bottom\":\"remove\",\"margin_top\":\"remove\",\"meta\":\"Customer\",\"meta_align\":\"above-title\",\"meta_element\":\"div\",\"meta_style\":\"text-meta\",\"title\":\"\",\"title_align\":\"top\",\"title_element\":\"h3\",\"title_grid_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"title_grid_width\":\"1-2\",\"title_hover_style\":\"reset\",\"title_margin\":\"remove\"}}]},{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"width_medium\":\"1-2\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"image\",\"props\":{\"image\":\"wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/pruefung-reife-salami-bell-food-group-scaled-1.webp\",\"image_svg_color\":\"emphasis\",\"margin_bottom\":\"default\",\"margin_top\":\"default\"}}]}]},{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"content\":\"\n\n<p>Delays and budget-overruns in IT projects are not a seldom occurrence. 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