Achieving what matters
Mapei is on a path to standardize global business processes, ensuring employee access to high-quality and reliable data. With its new Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations solution, the company is now capable of incremental business growth in terms of internationalization and integration, making informed and smarter business decisions.
“Our 'tactical' priority for the future is to simplify processes and, above all, to do it quickly and across all company areas. Avanade is the partner closest to this new vision, and we will continue to work with them on innovation, training and technology development to understand and apply everything that can bring value to our company and our customers.”
Inspiring change
Founded in Milan in 1937, Mapei is a leading global manufacturer of chemical materials for construction. The company has continually grown and currently operates 91 branches in 57 countries and 84 production facilities in 35 countries. It employs 11,000 people worldwide.
Its strategy is closely tied to internationalization and is based on specialization, research and development, and sustainability. These interconnected elements require a strong boost to innovation to create value. It’s within this context that Mapei focused on the adoption of a new ERP solution with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations.
Driving innovation
Mapei partnered with us to implement the new ERP. The solution was already adopted by 30 branches around the world and will be implemented for another 50 companies within the group, for a total of 5,000 users. The manufacturer also relies on our application maintenance service and specific expertise on the Dynamics platform, aiming to improve the performance of business applications. This service ensures:
- Optimization and efficiency
- Prevention of potential risks relating to productivity
- New functions and processes can be developed to improve the use and potential of applications already deployed across Mapei
For Mapei, the enhancement of human capital plays a fundamental role in the manufacturer's growth. In addition to developing a team of over 50 employees highly-specialized in Dynamics 365, it has decided to further increase internal skills by joining the Avanade Innovation Program, participating in the School of Innovation and an Innovation Day (iDay) entirely dedicated to addressing business needs. This journey has allowed Mapei to identify and analyze challenges and create innovation strategies based on new models and technologies.
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