TEAC Corporation

COMPANY

Tokyo-based TEAC Corporation, a billion-dollar global company and a world leader in recording technology for over four decades, engages in development, production, and supply of computer peripherals, information products, and audio equipment. TEAC conducts major operations in Japan, North America, Europe, China and Southeast Asia.

CHALLENGE

Establish an enterprise information system both global in scale and rapid in response to replace a proprietary system that made it difficult to coordinate data between departments and had reached its limits for expandability.

WHY ABEAM?

Reputation for performance and capabilities to address all needs.

SOLUTION

Using SAP R/3, ABeam and TEAC rebuilt mission-critical systems covering sales, distribution, production, purchasing, accounting and cost pricing. The complete transformation initiative – from risk factor analysis and package selection to strategic orientation, implementation and change management – was completed in only 13 months.

REAL BENEFITS

TEAC standardized operational processes and gained real time data in sales, inventory, production and accounting data in real time:

• Overcame operational issues and limitations of old system
• Reduced order processing workload through use of EDI
• Expedited management reporting, especially when dealing with multiple currencies and languages
• Enabled seamless data use, not just within Japan but with overseas affiliates as well