Mumbai, 14 March 2023.
Jaguar Land Rover is
partnering with Tata Technologies, the global engineering, product development
and digital services company, to accelerate the digital transformation of Jaguar
Land Rover’s industrial strategy. The first phase will include UK core
production facilities, with solutions subsequently deployed to other global
locations.
Tata Technologies will deliver end-to-end integrated Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) to transform Jaguar Land Rover’s manufacturing, logistics,
supply chain, finance and purchasing modules by bringing data and knowledge
from multiple departments into one single source.
The intuitive new user interface of Tata Technologies
award-winning software will drive stability in operations, improving visibility
both between teams and for suppliers. The net result for the company will be a
more agile, faster-to-market capability for new vehicles.
ERP is key to streamlining and consolidating information across
core business areas.Creating a dedicated home for data and management processes
across departments is fundamental to the transformation of how a business
functions. ERP systems are also capable of aggregating, storingand interpreting
data to provide insights instantly, helping companies respond to issues,
challenges and opportunities in an agile and timely manner.
The agreement furthers Jaguar Land Rover’s alignment with the
Tata Group of companies as part of its Reimagine strategy. Tata
Technologies brings more than 30 years of experience in product and digital
engineering, with a global network of over 11,000 employees and clients across
multiple countries.
Speaking on the collaboration, Barbara Bergmeier, Executive
Director of Industrial Operations, Jaguar Land Rover, commented:
“The partnership with Tata Technologies will allow us to
accelerate the transformation of our core ERP infrastructure to deliver the
efficiency and usability we require for the future and our transformation
objectives. It also demonstrates the power of being part of the Tata Group to
help us to achieve targets for our supply chain and wider industrial
operations.”
Warren Harris, MD and CEO, Tata Technologies, commented:
“The ERP transformation collaboration with Jaguar Land Rover is
another milestone in a nearly two-decade relationship with Tata Technologies.
The trust awarded by Jaguar Land Roverreaffirms our long-standing expertise in
automotive engineering and digital solution offerings.We believe this
collaboration will help Jaguar Land Rover to build innovative and sustainable
vehicles and achieve faster time to market using new-age digital technologies.
We are delighted to strengthen our existing engagement with Jaguar Land Rover
and are fully committed to deploying our digital engineering capabilities and
assisting with the launch of their new generation of vehicles.”
Anthony Battle, Chief Digital & Information Officer, Jaguar
Land Rover, commented:
“Jaguar Land Rover’s digital transformation will play a pivotal
role in the business becoming more agile as part of Reimagine and fulfilling
its potential as a tech leader. As part of our Digital 2024 programme,
we are transitioning to a cloud-native digital landscape and the partnership
with Tata Technologies enables us to take another important step on that
journey.”
In addition to establishing a standard operating model, Tata
Technologies will integrate SAP S/4 HANA and SAP BTP with the existing software
to upgradeJaguar Land Rover’s architecture as part of the company’s digital
transformation strategy. The SAP S/4 HANA software package represents a shift
from legacy ERP solutions to a modern cloud-based system, driving operational
efficiencies and stability.