Yingli Group initiative to change the "zero" inventory to prepare

January 29, Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (Yingli) signed an agreement with SAP AG, the official start of both information technology strategic cooperation. In 2012, China's photovoltaic industry struggling, the overall business environment is constantly changing, industry profits dropped sharply. Yingli "expensive" SAP, in this context, and in the end what?

Yingli is a leading global solar panel company, is also one of the world's largest vertically integrated photovoltaic power generation products manufacturers. According to the cooperation agreement, Yingli Green Energy With SAP the world's leading management thinking and information management platform, comprehensive building information construction roadmap to optimize business management organizational framework and control processes, enhance globalization management performance, so companies in the global market. The whole always maintain optimum operational efficiency and coordination skills.

Speaking of the current situation of the photovoltaic industry, Yingli vice president Xiongjing Feng, think: "global PV industry is in deep integration period, the PV companies are facing unprecedented challenges.", Yingli Chief Strategy Officer WANG Yi over the view that, in 2011 and consolidation in the industry in 2012, the state has adopted a series of policies, will guide the healthy development of the industry.

Therefore, the photovoltaic industry is slowly recovering, at least not the continuation of a significant downward trend. WANG Yi more than it seems, 2013 will be a very important year for the development of photovoltaic solar cell industry, the whole industry will be diversified development. At this time, Yingli through information technology to enhance the level of management support to industry consolidation and business transformation, will play a decisive role in corporate strategy adjustment and consolidation of the main business. "Even in the winter, you have to for the spring to prepare for." WANG Yi-over says, "well in advance of the preparation, the recovery of the industry of the future will be able to take off earlier, not to mention the volume of Yingli then."

In addition, Xiong Jingfeng winter mean more competition, profiteering era has passed. Era of meager profit in the photovoltaic solar charge controller industry, companies need to be meticulous management, reduce costs, and information technology is a very effective means. "Strategic cooperation with SAP, we hope to take the initiative to change from management, marketing, products and innovation, enhance the market to control and the risk of resistance, further strengthen Yingli industry leader." Said Xiong Jingfeng.

Understand, Yingli Green Energy will the SAPERP information management platform and SAP business intelligence solutions that extend existing IT systems upgrade, build the sales, materials management, production, finance, quality, and capital equipment maintenance management as the core of the integration management and control platform to achieve standardization and standardization of business processes and master data, to improve the overall quality of service and business efficiency; accurate product costing and analysis, and objectively reflect productivity and business performance, promote technology development and process improvement; real-time monitoring of capital flows optimize the capital structure, ensure enterprise security operations; application of integrated supply chain management, coordinated operation to support business decision-making and global business.

It comes to choosing the original intention of the SAP, Technical Director of Yingli He Gaosheng, Yingli, ERP is not just a software product, or an advanced management ideas. "SAP has the world's best business practices, has many successful applications in the photovoltaic industry, we hope to achieve the integration of control and international management." He Gaosheng said.

WANG Yi-over also noted that Yingli is now talking about the zero inventory management with many suppliers, the best way to achieve zero inventory each other ERP systems capable of docking Yingli To select the ERP product of globalization. It is reported that, for the overall strategy of Yingli Green Energy, a strategic cooperation the two sides to start the day in accordance with the overall planning, step-by-step implementation of the principle of four stages.

The first phase is expected to be held in October 2013 on the line as a whole. It is worth mentioning that the first time to ensure the successful implementation of the project Yingli SAP SAP company executives tried to arrange the Project Steering Committee and the establishment of a special quality control and supervision team.