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Kamigumi Selects Rimini Street Support for Its SAP Applications
Leading Japanese transportation and logistics company avoids costly, no ROI migration to S/4HANA; redirects savings into strategic IoT and security
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nLeading Japanese transportation and logistics company avoids costly, no ROI migration to S/4HANA; redirects savings into strategic IoT and security initiatives\n\n LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nRimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of enterprise software products and services, the leading third-party support provider for Oracle and SAP software products and a Salesforce partner, today announced that Kamigumi Co., Ltd., the leading harbor transportation and logistics company in Japan, has switched to Rimini Street Support for its SAP ECC 6 system. By switching to Rimini Street Support, Kamigumi was able to save time, money and labor, and redirect these resources to strengthen its IT security measures and deploy new business transformation projects. In addition, Kamigumi was able to take control of its application strategy, avoiding a costly and time-consuming migration to S/4HANA that did not currently deliver an ROI for their business.\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20200520005154/en/Kamigumi Selects Rimini Street Support for its SAP Applications (Photo: Business Wire)\n\nSAP’s End of Maintenance Date Prompts Thorough ERP System Review\n\n\nFounded in 1867, Kamigumi has grown to become the largest harbor transportation and logistics company in Japan. The company independently operates shipping container terminals in Kobe and Tokyo and has the top market share in Japan’s six largest harbors. Kamigumi replaced its mainframe-based in-house developed system with SAP Business Suite 7 applications in 2014. The company heavily relies upon its mission-critical SAP ECC 6 system to manage its financial accounting, management accounting, sales management, and inventory purchasing management functions to comply with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).\n\n\nSAP’s stated end of mainstream maintenance date, coupled with the company’s goal to optimize its internal IT resources fully, prompted Kamigumi to do an exhaustive review of the system’s functionality and costs based on the company’s business needs. After reviewing its current ERP system, S/4HANA, and future business requirements, the company concluded that there was no ROI to be gained from replacing its current robust, stable ECC 6 release with a full migration to S/4HANA, ...