Client

Bell Flight

Client

Bell Flight

Project

SAP BW on HANA

Industry

Aerospace

B2B

Services

Integration Experience

Performance Engineering

Background

Bell Flight is an American aircraft manufacturer of commercial and military helicopters. For more than 85 years, Bell has been reimagining the experience of flight. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Textron Inc., with nearly one-quarter of Bell’s workforce having served, Bell has been helping the US military achieve their missions.

Brief

Bell Flight reached out to BORN to implement SAP BW on Hana, a high-performance in-memory database that accelerates data-driven, real-time decision-making and actions to improve overall reporting.

Goals

Implement SAP BW on HANA and deliver support for reporting tools connecting to HANA. Capture faster report generation and foster a greater sense of business transparency between the brand and its clients.

Challenge

The biggest challenge came with delivering the right reporting tools to connect to HANA.

Solutions

Capturing HANA native report developments.

Outcome

We successfully implemented SAP BW on Bell Flight’s HANA, designing and developing operational reporting on SAP BW 7.40 and SAP HANA. We delivered support for SAP BODS and SAP BO Tools, culminating in a resolution for development issues and streamlining the reporting process.

Long-Term Value

Overall, we accelerated the ease of use and timetables of the site. We increased Bell Flight’s report generation by 80%, and doubled business transparency and clarity.