App Development

Changing Working Methods with SAP Mobile App Development

Introduction to the Client

Princes Group is an international food and drink group involved in the manufacture, import, and distribution of branded and customer-owned-brand products. Customers include major supermarkets, convenience stores, foodservice operators, wholesale suppliers, and other food manufacturers. Princes’ brands and products span over 20 different categories, including fish, meat, fruit, vegetables, soups, pastes, pasta, cooking sauces, edible oils, and a broad range of soft drinks.

The Challenges

Princes Foods were using Sky Mobile for various applications (Warehousing and Purchasing amongst others which integrate with SAP) which were at ‘end of life’ but extended to early next year.

Princes were looking for ideas on the front end and consulted Bluestonex.

The Solution Overview

After a series of user experience workshops studying and observing the processes involved, the Bluestonex design team set to work on several iterations of low-fidelity apps. After 2 workshops, we had framed the problem and provided the customer with game-changing ways an app could be used within the shop floor and engineering department.

We proposed a suite of new mobile applications for Princes Foods, specific to the engineering project for the creation of plant breakdown requests, maintenance notifications, and work order confirmation. We also included a work order analytics app for better visibility of all the notifications across all/individual plants.

As a SAP Partner and specialist in User Experience (UX) and User Interfaces, we reviewed options from both a tactical level and a strategic viewpoint. We proposed that Princes Foods adopt SAP Fiori technology for their UX Strategy as a proof of concept.

Our SAP Mobile App Development team proposed a set of Custom Fiori Applications for the engineering project. Below are 3 main applications:

Create Notifications App

Work Order Confirmation App

Work Order Analytics Prototype

By leveraging SAP Mobile App Development, we were able to offer tailored solutions that improved operational efficiency and streamlined processes. The integration of SAP Mobile App Development into their systems was a key factor in addressing the challenges faced by Princes Foods and ensuring a more effective and modern approach to their engineering tasks.