Most of an ERP project is spent setting up processes that every company in your industry needs. Our Rapid-Start packages do that work up front on GROW with SAP, so you start from a system that already speaks your industry’s language and go live on a fixed scope.
3 industries
FMCG, retail and real estate packages
Faster go-live
your industry’s processes are already set up
Fixed scope
price and timeline agreed up front
SAP Cloud ERP
GROW with SAP, public edition
Choose your industry
FMCG & Consumer Products Rapid-Start
Built for: Food, beverage, personal care and household brands selling through distributors, modern trade and their own channels.
Problems it solves
- Stock expires before it sells
- Rebates and trade deals tracked in spreadsheets
- No clear margin by product, customer or channel
Processes ready on day one
- SellOrder-to-cash for distributors and key accounts, pricing, rebates and returns
- MakeProduction planning, batch management and quality inspection
- Store & moveShelf-life and expiry control (first-expiry, first-out) across warehouses
- BuyProcure-to-pay for ingredients, packaging and services
- AccountProduct costing, margin analysis and multi-entity finance
KPIs on your dashboard
- Fill rate and on-time delivery
- Inventory days and expiry write-offs
- Gross margin by SKU, customer and channel
- Rebate accruals versus payouts
Add-on INK apps for this industry
- Shift Rostering & Workforce Optimization40% less planning effort
- Contingent Workforce EcosystemEnd-to-end vendor governance
Retail & Distribution Rapid-Start
Built for: Retailers, wholesalers and distributors running warehouses, stores and online channels.
Problems it solves
- Stock in the wrong store or warehouse
- Sales from tills and web shops posted by hand
- Margin by category known only at month-end
Processes ready on day one
- SellOrder-to-cash for wholesale, online and store channels, with point-of-sale sales posted through integration
- StockInventory across warehouses and stores, transfers and replenishment
- BuySupplier purchasing, vendor pricing and invoice matching
- ServeReturns, refunds and customer accounts
- AccountCategory and store profitability, multi-entity finance
KPIs on your dashboard
- Sell-through and stock turns
- Margin by category and store
- Stock-outs and overstock
- Shrink and returns rate
Add-on INK apps for this industry
- Shift Rostering & Workforce Optimization40% less planning effort
- Unified Travel & Expense90% less manual processing
Real Estate & Construction Rapid-Start
Built for: Developers, contractors and facilities companies running many projects, sites and subcontractors at once.
Problems it solves
- Project costs known too late to act
- Subcontractor commitments outside the system
- Lease and contract accounting done by hand
Processes ready on day one
- PlanProject structures, budgets and commitments
- BuySubcontractor and materials procurement, with retention and progress-based payment
- BillMilestone and progress billing to customers
- AccountLease accounting (IFRS 16), project and company-level finance
- MaintainService and maintenance for buildings and facilities
KPIs on your dashboard
- Budget versus actual per project
- Cost to complete
- Committed versus spent
- Billing and collections (DSO)
Add-on INK apps for this industry
- Contingent Workforce EcosystemEnd-to-end vendor governance
- Shift Rostering & Workforce Optimization40% less planning effort
- Visa & Permit Lifecycle Tracking30–50% shorter permit cycle time
- Document Generation & QR VerificationManual document requests eliminated
INK to confirm the scope of each package before launch Another industry? We build Rapid-Start scope for other industries too. Ask us.
Included in every package
Pre-configured processes
Your industry’s end-to-end processes, set up on SAP best practice in SAP Cloud ERP.
Industry reports and KPIs
The numbers your management asks for, ready from day one.
Roles and screens
Fiori roles for each job, so people see only what they need.
Data migration templates
Templates and checks to load customers, suppliers, products and balances.
Local tax and e-invoicing
ZATCA in Saudi Arabia, GST and e-invoice in India, and other countries on request.
Training and hypercare
Role-based training, go-live support, then iCare AMS for every SAP release.
How you go live
Prepare
Scope, plan and team agreed. Your SAP Cloud ERP system is provisioned with the package.
You get: a working system to explore
Explore
Fit-to-standard workshops on the pre-built processes. Only real gaps are logged.
You get: a signed-off design
Realise
Gaps configured, data loaded with the templates, and processes tested with your users.
You get: a tested system with your data
Deploy
Training, cutover, go-live and hypercare, then iCare AMS support.
You get: a live, adopted ERP
Is a Rapid-Start right for you?
A Rapid-Start fits if
- You can follow SAP best-practice processes for most of the business
- You are moving from spreadsheets, an old ERP or SAP Business One
- You want a fixed scope
- You want SAP to keep your system up to date in the cloud
A tailored project may fit better if
- You need to keep years of ECC history and custom code
- Your processes are highly specialised and must be rebuilt as they are
- You run several industries with very different processes in one company
Not sure? Take the eight-question GROW readiness check or read GROW or RISE with SAP: how to choose.
See your industry package
A demo of the pre-built processes and reports for your industry, and a fixed proposal for your company.
Frequently asked questions
What is a Rapid-Start package?
A fixed-scope GROW with SAP implementation that starts from processes, reports and roles already configured for your industry, so your project time goes on what is specific to you.
Can we change the pre-built processes?
Yes. Fit-to-standard workshops decide which differences are worth making. Changes are built as clean-core extensions, to keep SAP updates simple.
Which countries are covered?
Local tax and e-invoicing are set up for your country, including ZATCA e-invoicing in Saudi Arabia and GST and e-invoice in India. Other countries are added on request.
What if our industry is not listed?
We build Rapid-Start scope for other industries too. Tell us about your business and we will propose one.
What happens after go-live?
Our iCare AMS team supports you and tests each SAP release against your processes.