Motek and Pearl started their close partnership in 2014 when Motek chose to run their business on Pearl’s SAP based template solution. In 2017, Motek was the first retail business in Europe on S/4, this upgrade was delivered by Pearl in only 8 weeks. In Autumn 2019 the S/4-solution required an upgrade to version 1809 and once again Pearl was there to help.
– Our experience is that the upgrade has gone much better than we had expected. The programs which SAP delivered, have worked, and Pearl have assisted and put in an effort to get the solution in place. From commencing the project, it was less than 2 months until we were up and running on a new version. For us, it is very important that we have a partner who takes overall responsibility for both database operations and the SAP program itself. And Pearl does this, says Ketil Greve Aubert, Head of IT at Motek.
In Autumn 2019, Motek announced that they were moving into temporary premises at Frogner. This was due to the demolition and modernisation of their existing warehouse in Oslo. Due to this, Motek contacted Pearl, requesting a new storage system that could support their existing storage processes and needs, while simultaneously providing them with a high degree of automation and efficiency.
During the same period, the implementation of an Embedded Extended Warehouse Management (EWM) solution on S/4 HANA was started, a complete storage solution provided by Pearl with direct integration to AutoStore. This was a demanding project as the implementation was to take place in parallel with the relocation process. The close partnership between Pearl and Motek was crucial in ensuring a successful delivery.