Case Study

Managing the supply chain sustainably with Oracle Sustainability

Business Reply supported Alcar Ruote with an integrated Oracle system to improve emission monitoring and ensure greater transparency.

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Challenge

Implement a cloud-based system to calculate CO₂ emissions along the supply chain, centralize data and make its collection and analysis more efficient

Scenario

Alcar Ruote's commitment to sustainability

Alcar Ruote, a company of the ALCAR Group, is a multinational company in the automotive sector, a global leader in the production of alloy and steel wheels. In the context of its ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) strategy and in response to growing regulatory demands, such as the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive of the European Union, Alcar Ruote has embarked on a path of digital transformation with the aim of improving the monitoring of CO₂ emissions. The project aims to optimize the quality and collection of environmental data, reduce the costs related to compliance and ensure greater transparency to customers and stakeholders.

Solution

Oracle Sustainability for emissions monitoring

To meet this need, Alcar Ruote relied on Business Reply to implement, for the first time globally, the new Oracle Sustainability solution integrated with Oracle ERP Cloud, which involved the company's Finance, Procurement, Sales and Manufacturing departments. The implementation makes it possible to generate sustainability activities, divided according to the categories of scopes 1, 2 and 3, which classify greenhouse gas emissions, as defined by international protocols. The solution makes it possible to automatically calculate emissions through a detailed mapping of emission factors. In addition, thanks to the collected and classified data, together with the use of Oracle Transactional Business Intelligence, it was possible to perform advanced analysis and reporting, crucial for monitoring emissions, drafting the Sustainability Report and reporting required by the parent company and other stakeholders.

HOW DID WE DO IT

The 'product driven' approach for rapid deployment

A distinctive aspect of the project was the configuration of the invoice classification rules, which were developed by analyzing the finished product bill of materials and using specific criteria such as items, suppliers and accounting accounts. This allowed the system to automatically generate sustainability activities directly from invoices, optimizing efficiency in collecting emission data.

For the implementation of the solution, Business Reply adopted a 'Product Driven' approach, which made it possible to acquire in-depth knowledge of the Alcar context through interactive workshops. This has made it possible to progressively adapt the product configuration to functional and process needs. The strategy also facilitated the identification and timely management of gaps that emerged during the analysis, promoting the adoption of standard Oracle functionality and thus accelerating implementation.

Benefits

Tangible impact on sustainability and efficiency

Thanks to the adoption of the Oracle Sustainability Cloud solution, Alcar Ruote now has advanced tools for controlling production processes and the supply chain. In the area of sustainability, the company has reduced energy consumption, improved operational efficiency and optimized the use of resources, obtaining in particular the following benefits:

Significant reduction in the effort required to collect data

for the calculation of the Carbon Footprint, with a positive return in terms of efficiency, costs and overall benefits of the project.

Timely monitoring of ESG indicators

thanks to the implementation of an integrated reporting system, which guarantees regulatory compliance and greater transparency to customers and stakeholders.

Strengthening the competitive position in the automotive sector

thanks to a more sustainable, traceable and innovation-oriented operating model.

Alcar Ruote

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Alcar Ruote is part of the ALCAR Group, a leading multinational in the automotive sector, specialized in the production and distribution of alloy and steel wheels. With more than 800 employees and a widespread presence in Europe through subsidiaries and business partners, Alcar Ruote distributes about 5.5 million wheels worldwide every year. The company has always been oriented to innovation, quality and sustainability, values that guide its strategic choices in the industrial and digital fields.

Business Reply

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Business Reply is the Reply group company specialized in the creation of integrated systems based on Oracle application solutions. With more than 25 years of experience, Business Reply is a leading company in ERP and Corporate Governance services. Thanks to a strong propensity for Digital Transformation, to the investments made in innovation, research and development and in training courses for its resources, Business Reply was the first Italian Oracle partner to implement projects on Oracle ERP Cloud, OTM Cloud and Service Cloud platforms. Business Reply supports its customers with deep knowledge of business processes, acquired through experience in different contexts, and strong technical expertise on all Oracle application solutions (ERP, CX, Transport and Supply Chain, PLM, HCM, Business Intelligence).