“SAP Value Advisory — Maple Manufacturing Mini-Case Pitch”

On-Site SAP Consulting Challenge (1-Hour Sprint)

The Case Challenge

At SAP Toronto’s Value Advisory on-site, I was selected to participate in a high-pressure consulting sprint. Our team had just one hour to analyze a real manufacturer’s operations, isolate the most critical business challenges, and recommend SAP solutions that would improve efficiency, visibility, and long-term growth.

Working with limited time and incomplete data, we had to think like advisors: synthesize quickly, prioritize ruthlessly, and articulate a compelling value story. We then pitched our recommendations directly to SAP Sales, Product, and Account Executives, simulating the pace and expectations of a real advisory engagement!

We selected SAP S/4HANA Cloud to eliminate Maple’s system fragmentation and create real-time operational visibility. We paired it with SAP Analytics Cloud because Maple’s executive team needs modern analytics, predictive insights, and automated reporting to make faster, data-driven decisions. Together, S/4HANA + SAC form a scalable modernization strategy that strengthens efficiency, planning accuracy, and long-term growth.
Working with a condensed case file, we quickly identified Maple’s two most urgent challenges:
1. Fragmented systems & lack of real-time visibility
  Finance, supply chain, and production operated on disconnected legacy tools, forcing manual reporting and inconsistent decision-making.
2. Inefficient production & demand planning
  Manual spreadsheets and reactive planning led to:
- recurring stockouts
- excess inventory
- misaligned production runs
- operational delays and higher costs
These issues were symptoms of a deeper structural problem: Maple lacked a unified operational core and the analytics to guide leadership decisions.
We recommended a dual-solution architecture:
1. SAP S/4HANA Cloud
- Replaces legacy systems with a unified ERP
- Enables real-time visibility across finance, production, and supply chain
- Eliminates manual reporting
- Creates a single source of truth for the entire organization
2. SAP Analytics Cloud (SAC)
- Provides executive dashboards, automated reporting, and predictive analytics
- Improves forecasting accuracy and shortens decision cycles
- Aligns department leaders with consistent KPIs
- Turns operational data into actionable decision intelligence
Together, S/4HANA + SAC modernize Maple’s core operations while enabling leadership to plan proactively rather than reactively.
We selected SAP S/4HANA Cloud and SAP Analytics Cloud because they directly address Maple Manufacturing’s two largest barriers to growth:
- S/4HANA Cloud fixes the structural problem: fragmented systems and poor data flow.
- SAC fixes the decision problem: leadership lacks insights, forecasts, and real-time performance data.
This combination improves efficiency today and builds the digital foundation Maple needs for long-term, scalable modernization.
- Led the rapid problem prioritization and synthesis of operational bottlenecks.
- Co-developed the value narrative and business-case framing.
- Presented live in front of SAP’s Sales, Product, and Account Executive teams.
- Strengthened my ability to structure recommendations under pressure and communicate with executive-level stakeholders.