SEVENUP BOTTLING COMPANY advanced ERP systems and exploring innovative sales channels, the company’ s journey illuminates the multifaceted nature of digital transformation in a complex market environment.
Vasco explains:“ As the innovation lead at the time, I modernised our aging network infrastructure, replacing standalone switches and access points with centralised network management. Now, our WiFi SSID is unified nationwide, allowing seamless, password-free connectivity across all sites.”
The company’ s IT infrastructure was severely outdated, with the last major technology update occurring around 2001. This lag extended beyond hardware to processes and systems.
“ Even in the instances where the ERP version was upgraded, the process was not upgraded,” Vasco continues.“ We still kept all processes centralised in our core accounting, not going to other functions. It was mainly a posting system.”
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