Organizations are under growing pressure to modernize their operations while maintaining business continuity. In this context, Axians supports companies at every stage of their SAP transformation, combining strong local expertise with the ability to deliver at scale internationally.
By leveraging SAP technologies such as SAP S/4HANA, Axians helps organizations move beyond fragmented legacy environments. The objective is not just technical migration, but true operational alignment. Integrated platforms replace siloed systems, enabling real-time data access and structure for being AI ready, streamlined processes, and faster, more informed decision-making.
From Germany to Central and Eastern Europe, these transformations consistently deliver measurable outcomes. Companies gain visibility, reduce complexity, and build scalable foundations that support long-term innovation.
From complexity to clarity – Axians Germany
Operating in the freight forwarding industry, the company was facing growing operational complexity across its international business. A fragmented IT landscape was slowing down operations and limiting visibility, as finance, logistics, and freight forwarding systems operated in silos while manual processes added unnecessary friction. With 2,500 employees across 49 locations worldwide, from Germany to Central and Eastern Europe, the organization required a scalable and fully connected digital backbone to support its continued growth.
Axians addressed this challenge by implementing SAP Cloud ERP, Public Edition, creating a modern and scalable cloud-based platform. The transformation began with harmonizing finance and controlling processes to establish a consistent operational foundation. Logistics and freight forwarding functions were then fully integrated, enabling seamless end-to-end workflows across the entire business.
To ensure efficient interaction between systems and applications, SAP BTP was introduced as the integration layer, enabling smooth, secure, and reliable data exchange across the organization. In addition to the implementation, Axians also provides Application Management Support for the entire system landscape and is currently rolling out the solution to six additional countries.
The impact was immediate. Information now flows in real time, KPIs are instantly accessible, and decision-making has become faster and more precise. What was once a fragmented and complex environment has evolved into a streamlined, fully connected digital ecosystem supporting international growth and operational excellence.
Reinventing campus operations – Axians Poland
The implementation of SAP S/4HANA Cloud by Axians Poland in the university aimed to establish an integrated financial environment, automate budgeting processes, and ensure full compliance with legal and audit requirements.
For universities, managing multiple funding sources while ensuring strict transparency and budget control represents a significant operational challenge. The absence of tools supporting financial decision-making and the limited optimization of resource management processes created additional complexity for university authorities.
The implementation of SAP S/4HANA Cloud included the modernization of key university processes. By integrating planning and budgeting processes based on SAP FM, the university significantly reduced the risk of overspending while strengthening compliance with public procurement regulations. The project marked another important step in the university’s digital transformation, supporting a modern approach to both administrative and educational management.
From an organizational perspective, the project managed by Axians Poland enabled the transition from fragmented data silos to a single integrated system. This streamlined collaboration between departments, improved operational efficiency, and generated measurable time and resource savings. As a result, financial management evolved from being an administrative constraint into a strategic tool supporting the university’s development.
Today, the SAP S/4HANA Cloud system in the university supports and automates processes related to student and employee services, financial and asset management, project and order management, as well as HR operations. In practice, the system supports more than 4,000 university employees and nearly 20,000 students. A particularly significant benefit of the implementation has been the improvement of internal communication and cooperation between departments through the introduction of electronic document workflows.
By implementing a solution based on the SAP S/4HANA Cloud platform, the university has gained not only advanced technological capabilities, but also the flexibility and scalability required to support future innovation and continued digital growth.
Rebuilding the SAP core – Axians Austria
Legacy systems were becoming a barrier to growth. Custom R/3 developments, rigid interfaces, and fragmented business processes limited scalability, transparency, and operational efficiency across the organization.
Axians redesigned the SAP landscape around SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud with a focus on end-to-end business process transformation across finance, procurement, sales, supply chain, and operations.
The approach emphasized simplification and standardization. Custom developments were replaced with SAP best-practice processes, while SAP BTP enabled modern API-based integrations and seamless connectivity between systems and business domains. Core business operations were automated and supported by improved data quality, harmonized master data, and intelligent data handling.
The transformation significantly reduced manual effort, increased process transparency, and lowered system complexity across the entire SAP environment. Real-time insights and standardized workflows now enable faster decision-making, greater operational agility, and a scalable digital foundation built for continuous innovation and future growth.
Enabling scalable performance – Axians Slovakia
Operational inefficiencies and rising maintenance costs were holding the organization back. Limited scalability made it difficult to respond to new demands and opportunities.
Axians implemented SAP S/4HANA Private Cloud as a central ERP platform, creating a unified operational core.
Integration of core processes brought immediate transparency, while SAP BTP ensured seamless connectivity across the IT landscape. Industry-specific add-ons were introduced to support specialized requirements, including access control and maintenance operations.
The organization now benefits from improved efficiency, reduced IT costs, and greater operational visibility. Most importantly, it has a stable and scalable foundation ready to support future innovations, including intelligent document processing, predictive analytics, AI-assisted decision-making, and process automation capabilities.
Driving growth through integration – Axians Croatia
The legacy system, although heavily customized to the company’s specific needs, had begun to limit further growth and development. Such an environment made it difficult to introduce new processes, scale operations, and leverage modern technologies.
Axians responded by deploying SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud as a single, unified ERP platform.
Financial processes were modernized, supply chain processes were standardized, and all core functions were fully integrated into a single coherent environment. Embedded analytics and advanced supply chain capabilities now provide real-time operational insights.
With this transformation, the company has strengthened compliance, improved decision-making, and gained the flexibility needed to support continued expansion. The new platform opening the door to new processes, faster market adoption and the use of advanced technologies such as automation and artificial intelligence. The business now operates on a system designed for long-term growth.
Transforming without compromise – Axians Czech Republic
Managing a highly complex SAP environment dating back decades, the company relied on numerous custom developments and interconnected systems to support continuous 24/7 production. Any disruption was simply not an option.
Axians carried out a carefully controlled migration to SAP S/4HANA, ensuring full business continuity throughout the process.
The project included the migration of SAP ERP and SAP BW, combined with a deep optimization of custom developments and data structures. Once the core transformation was complete, SAP Cloud Integration Suite was introduced to streamline B2B interactions.
Despite the scale and complexity, operations continued seamlessly.
Today, the company benefits from a fully integrated platform where data flows consistently across systems. Processes are faster, IT costs are reduced, and the organization is now equipped with a solid foundation to drive continuous innovation.