With almost a century of history, F.I.L.A – founded in 1920 in Florence (Italy) and managed since 1956 by the Milanese Candela family – has established itself as a world leader in the industry of creative and artistic expression, with manufacturing plants, dozens of brands and thousands of products distributed in every continent. The company has experienced a rapid and continuous growth over time with the development of famous brands, such as Giotto, Tratto, Das, Didò, Pongo and Daler-Rowney, and Canson, as well as specific products for various sectors, from schools to fine arts.
In order to unify and optimize the company’s core processes and also strengthen customer relations, F.I.L.A. wanted to address the complexity of its vast, disparate global organization. It decided to implement a structured business and technology transformation program named “DNA” (Drawing New Attitude), based on a common operating model to be deployed to all Group companies, using new technology solutions with a future-ready design that could handle both the business and manufacturing challenges of a sector in constant evolution.
Understanding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
With the aim to create a unique model that combines control requirements with operational flexibility, F.I.L.A. Group and Capgemini worked together to develop a new enterprise platform based on a SAP S/4HANA solution, which was implemented initially in 20 companies and then extended to the entire Group. Within the framework of this extensive transformation project, Capgemini designed a solution to optimize the distribution model and reshape intercompany coordination, transforming a series of local companies into a single, global entity. A common operating model for all companies was defined, that included monitoring and controlling processes for investments and common current expenditure, along with a unique model of accounting-financial and operational-commercial reporting, that would enable F.I.L.A. to effectively manage an increasingly complex supply chain.
The choice of the SAP S/4 HANA solution allowed the implementation of a centralized management of the multiple business models within a single system and enabled the integration of innovative cloud-based solutions.
Example of Corporate Social Responsibility
With the aim to create a unique model that combines control requirements with operational flexibility, F.I.L.A. Group and Capgemini worked together to develop a new enterprise platform based on a SAP S/4HANA solution, which was implemented initially in 20 companies and then extended to the entire Group. Within the framework of this extensive transformation project, Capgemini designed a solution to optimize the distribution model and reshape intercompany coordination, transforming a series of local companies into a single, global entity. A common operating model for all companies was defined, that included monitoring and controlling processes for investments and common current expenditure, along with a unique model of accounting-financial and operational-commercial reporting, that would enable F.I.L.A. to effectively manage an increasingly complex supply chain.
The choice of the SAP S/4 HANA solution allowed the implementation of a centralized management of the multiple business models within a single system and enabled the integration of innovative cloud-based solutions.