Candent’s automotive sector programs span:
Multi-plant, multi-BOM, variant configuration environments. Costing, production planning, and quality management for high-mix, high-volume operations.
Demand-driven planning, supplier-managed inventory, EDI connectivity with OEM customers, and just-in-time replenishment integrated with S/4HANA.
Job-order costing, heat and charge tracking, yield management, and metallurgical quality integration built into the SAP core.
Multi-location inventory, sales order management, aftersales service, and CRM integration across dealer groups.
Project-based manufacturing, milestone billing, and service order management for complex capital goods programs.
Greenfield, brownfield, or selective data transition to SAP S/4HANA. Multi-plant structures, variant configuration, production planning, and cost object controlling designed from blueprint. Structured for RISE with SAP and GROW with SAP where applicable.
We connect MES systems, SCADA platforms, IoT sensors, and quality systems to S/4HANA using SAP Integration Suite and SAP Digital Manufacturing. Production confirmations and quality results flow in real time, not at shift end.
We connect procurement, inventory, and logistics across OEM EDI channels, Tier 2 suppliers, 3PLs, and in-house production on a single integration architecture. ASN processing, plant-level inventory visibility, and demand signal integration from customer scheduling agreements.
Batch-level and serial-number traceability, inspection lot management, and compliance integration built into the SAP core. IATF 16949 and customer-specific quality requirements aligned into the solution without custom middleware.
OEE dashboards, production cost variance, supplier performance reporting, and demand planning built on SAP Analytics Cloud and Datasphere. Finance, operations, and supply chain work from one version of the numbers.
Production operations don’t pause after go-live. Candent’s 24x7 AMS practice provides continuous support, regulatory updates, and structured improvement. The same team that delivered the program continues it.
AI-driven monitoring of supplier performance data, lead time trends, and logistics signals flags shortfall risk before it reaches the production line.
ML models processing in-line inspection data and historical quality records identify defect patterns earlier in the production cycle, reducing rework and warranty exposure.
sensor data from presses, robots, and assembly equipment feeds ML models that schedule maintenance around production capacity rather than after failure.
AI-assisted sequencing accounts for machine constraints, shift patterns, material availability, and customer priority to improve throughput and on-time delivery.
AI analysis of service event data and field feedback identifies systemic issues before warranty claims accumulate to a commercially significant level.
We assess your current landscape, integration dependencies, variant configuration complexity, and MES data flows before program design begins. The scope reflects the real delivery requirement — not the clean version.
Our integration architects and SAP functional consultants work on the same team from day one. MES, EDI, logistics, and quality system touchpoints are part of the blueprint, not a phase-two afterthought.
Programs are led by SAP consultants with direct delivery experience in discrete manufacturing, automotive supply chains, and regulated production environments.
The delivery team continues as the managed services team after go-live. The people who built the solution are the people maintaining it — not a separate support team reading handover documentation.
Consultants on your program are trained to the SAP standard through Candent Academy, our SAP-authorized training institution, before they arrive on your engagement. Not onboarded on your timeline and at your cost.
