SAP announced a multi-year partnership with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team starting in 2024. As the Official Team Partner, SAP is teaming up with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team to accelerate operational efficiency and unlock new data insights to deliver performance gains. SAP S/4HANA Cloud, private edition, serves as the technology foundation for the team, enabling them to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud solutions from SAP can inform and predict decisions, optimize resources, and future-proof their IT infrastructure.
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Efficiency is the cornerstone of success in Formula One. Therefore, mastering the cost cap challenge and optimizing the team’s complex supply chain are two focus areas for this partnership. Formula One’s cost cap restricts how much teams can spend each season, with severe penalties if exceeded. The Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team plans to navigate this complex course by using SAP S/4HANA Finance to allocate, save, and use resources more efficiently. With embedded SAP Business AI capabilities, the team can forecast costs, predict the final budget needs, and optimize the supply chain and stocked items accordingly.
To run its state-of-the-art operation, the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team is looking forward to leveraging SAP S/4HANA Cloud, a private edition for a secure and future-proof cloud environment. The team can also use SAP Build and the SAP Business Technology Platform to implement a transparent, intelligent enterprise architecture – bringing together a single view of data and systems from various sources across the organization. Doing so can lead to shorter lead times for critical car components, ensuring a seamless flow of parts during race weekends.
Julia White, Chief Marketing and Solutions Officer and member of the Executive Board at SAP SE, said:
Formula One is one of the most technologically innovative sports in the world, where incremental gains yield significant results. Given the extreme conditions under which Formula One teams operate, motorsports provide a global platform to showcase skill and engineering excellence. But beyond the race day performance, there’s a lot going on behind the scenes. SAP is proud to partner with the Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team to ensure its operations are as fine-tuned as its cars.
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