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Retail & Manufacturing

Connect the plant, the warehouse and the store, on one trusted backbone.

Retailers, consumer-products companies and manufacturers all run on the same backbone: inventory, supply chain, production and the ERP that ties them together. VSII has implemented and supported SAP for global consumer-products and life-sciences companies for nearly three decades. Today we help them modernize that backbone, connect it end to end and put AI to work on the data it holds.

The challenge

Thin margins, harder forecasts, an ERP clock that’s ticking.

Margins are thin and demand is harder to predict than ever. Supply chains have to absorb tariffs, shortages and shifting customer channels, while many companies still plan on spreadsheets layered over an ageing ERP. Mainstream maintenance for SAP ECC ends on December 31, 2027, so the time to modernize the core, and the data foundation AI depends on, is now.

What we offer

Eight ways we help, end to end.

SAP S/4HANA for manufacturing & retail

Migration and implementation of finance, sourcing, production planning, sales and distribution, and warehouse processes, with a clean core that keeps future upgrades simple.

Supply chain & inventory visibility

One view of stock across plants, distribution centers and stores, with real-time inventory positions and exception alerts.

Demand planning & forecasting

Statistical and machine-learning forecasts that blend sales history, promotions and seasonality to reduce stock-outs and excess inventory.

Plant-floor & shop-floor integration

Connecting production lines, MES and quality systems to ERP, so production data flows to planning and finance without re-keying.

Omnichannel & commerce integration

Linking POS, e-commerce, order management and ERP, so customers see accurate availability whichever way they buy.

EDI & partner integration

Reliable order, invoice and shipment exchange with suppliers, retailers and logistics partners.

Mobile apps for warehouse, field & store

Scanning, picking, inspections and store tasks on mobile devices, connected securely to SAP and other back-end systems.

Analytics & operations dashboards

Governed KPIs for sales, margin, inventory turns, on-time delivery and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), in one place.

AI in Retail & Manufacturing

Where AI pays off first.

Every AI use case can start with a 2-week proof of concept on your own data.

  • Demand and inventory forecasting that learns from your own sales and promotion history.
  • Quote and RFQ generation drafted by AI from product, cost and pricing data, then approved by your team.
  • Supplier invoice and PO automation: AI reads invoices and purchase orders, matches them in SAP and routes exceptions.
  • Quality analytics that spots patterns in defects and returns before they become recalls.
Why VSII

Why teams in Retail & Manufacturing choose us.

Nearly 30 years with SAP

For global consumer-products and life-sciences companies, including some of the most complex integrations in their industries.

One partner from plant to boardroom

ERP, integration, networks, mobility, analytics and staffing under one roof.

AI that works inside your ERP

Not in a separate tool that stops at a spreadsheet.

Tell us where your supply chain or ERP is feeling the strain.