Mar. 27, 2018
Sumitomo Corporation
SAP Japan Co., Ltd.
SCSK Corporation
ABeam Consulting Ltd.

Introducing SAP® SuccessFactors as Core HR/Payroll System

Sumitomo Corporation (Head Office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and Chief Executive Officer: Kuniharu Nakamura) has decided to introduce SAP® SuccessFactors, a cloud solution provided by SAP Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Yuzuru Fukuda; hereinafter, “SAP Japan”), as its core Human Resources system for personnel management and payroll calculation. Sumitomo Corporation will be the first company in Japan to adopt SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, a payroll module offered as a function of SAP® SuccessFactors. The business process re-engineering (BPR)¹ and system integration tasks preceding the introduction will be jointly undertaken by SCSK Corporation (Head Office: Koto-ku, Tokyo; President: Tooru Tanihara; hereinafter, “SCSK”) and ABeam Consulting Ltd. (Headquarters: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Chief Executive Officer: Toshinori Iwasawa; hereinafter, “ABeam Consulting”).

SAP SuccessFactors is SAP’s cloud-based solution for comprehensively supporting users’ HR management covering personnel affairs and talent management. Featuring robust security, expandability and flexibility, the solution can be promptly adapted to the distinctive requirements and regulatory amendments existing in 81 countries around the world, which has led to the accumulation of an extensive track record worldwide including in Japan. SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll, which is a primary function of SAP SuccessFactors, provides all-encompassing support in payroll calculations by exhaustively accommodating Japan’s unique legal requirements and work processes.

In HR system integration, many corporations are struggling to cope with the increasing operational complexity brought about by add-on developments² that have resulted in bloated systems, as well as their rising related costs. SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll to be adopted by Sumitomo Corporation allows simple and accurate payroll calculation, reducing the time and costs required for the task.

Today, businesses are stepping up their moves to capitalize on artificial intelligence (AI), big data analysis and other advanced technologies to enhance their efficiency and quality of HR management including personnel recruitment, development, assessment and assignment as well as payroll calculation. Robotic process automation (RPA), or using robots to automate operations, is also becoming a trend. By leveraging SAP SuccessFactors Employee Central Payroll and its capability to incorporate AI tools, Sumitomo Corporation will also aim at becoming one of the early adopters of HR technology³ and RPA.

Under this project, SCSK and ABeam Consulting will take charge of BPR and system integration. SCSK has provided Sumitomo Corporation with maintenance/operation services for its payroll system and is versed in the relevant workflow. ABeam Consulting, which is equipped with the extensive expertise and insight needed for adopting SAP SuccessFactors, provides total consulting support for the entire process, from project launch to post-introduction follow-up service. With SCSK and ABeam Consulting collaborating as project partners, coherent and efficient project management from BPR to system introduction can be achieved.

The new system is scheduled to commence operations in July 2020, with future plans also underway for globally integrating the Sumitomo Corporation Group’s SAP SuccessFactors to execute HR strategy on a global basis.

1.	BPR	:	Fundamentally reviewing existing organizations and operations to redesign tasks, workflows, management structures, information systems and others
2.	Add-on development	:	Development undertaken by businesses adopting an enterprise resources planning (ERP) package in order to add functions it lacks
3.	HR technology	:	Advanced IT technology used to process HR-related tasks including personnel recruitment, development, assessment, assignment and others

■About SAP Japan
SAP Japan was established in 1992 as a subsidiary company of SAP (NYSE: SAP), which helps companies of all sizes and industries run better as a market leader in enterprise application software. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 378,000 business and public sector customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit https://www.sap.com/index.html.

■About SCSK Corporation
SCSK provides a full lineup of services to support any area of IT solution required for businesses from system integration to IT infrastructure implementation, IT management, BPO(business process outsourcing), and IT hardware and software sales.
In addition, we take advantage of the capability to support a global IT system network for customers including Sumitomo Corporation, aiming for further leaps ahead as a global IT services company.
URL： http://www.scsk.jp/index_en.html

■About ABeam
ABeam Consulting provides business transformation services that create strategic advantage, improve business processes, leverage technology innovation, and enhance organizational performance for leading multinational and domestic companies worldwide. ABeam partners with clients to diagnose and solve their real challenges with solutions that combine industry and operational best practices with technical expertise. Pragmatic approaches ensure that clients gain measurable value more quickly. Headquartered in Tokyo, ABeam’s 4,700 professionals serve more than 700 clients throughout Asia, the Americas and Europe. For more information, please visit http://www.abeam.com/

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■ Sumitomo Corporation’s Material Issues
Sumitomo Corporation Group positions “Six Material Issues to Achieve Sustainable Growth with Society” as an important factor in developing business strategies and in the decision-making process for individual businesses. Going forward, we will pursue sustainable growth by resolving these issues through our business activities. This project especially contributes to “Developing Human Resources and Promoting Diversity” and “Enhancing Governance”.

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