SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud at MCA furniture GmbH

Implementation of SAP's cloud solution end-to-end

 

Project overview

io implemented SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud as an end-to-end solution for the furniture wholesaler MCA furniture GmbH. The implementation mapped and optimized all of the company’s relevant business processes.

The MCA Group consists of six companies. These include trading companies for living and dining rooms, bedrooms and upholstered furniture as well as logistics and trade operations in Asia. The cloud solution takes care of all accounting tasks, controlling, purchasing for logistics, as well as services, management of the German warehouses, sales, transportation and complaints management.

System selection

MCA required a system-agnostic approach with various strategic reasons leading them to ultimately opt for SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Public Edition:

  • Scalability: The public cloud offers flexible scaling opportunities to respond agilely to changing customer demands and markets and support business growth.
  • Hosting via SAP: The solution is hosted directly by SAP, ensuring high data availability and security.
  • Self Enablement (Key User): The solution supports key users to be able to train and adapt independently.
  • End-to-end: SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud covers all of MCA’s key business processes in a single integrated platform, improving efficiency and data quality significantly.

 

Key Facts

Client

MCA furniture GmbH is a furniture trading company operating as an international wholesaler, supplying bricks and mortar and online retailers in Germany and abroad. Its extensive product portfolio offers customers a wide range of dining and living room furniture, tables, chairs, recliners, TV furniture, wardrobes, office furniture, bar stools and coffee tables.

Requirements

  • Replacing the old system
  • Implementation of an ERP for accounting, controlling, purchasing, warehousing, sales, transportation and complaints management

Solution

Project methodology

The implementation followed the SAP Activate project methodology, a well-established process model. After a successful Explore phase and a completed Realize phase, including configuration, testing, and preparation, the go-live was successfully carried out.

Using the public cloud means methodically using best practices, immediately available, preconfigured, integrated business processes. While this fit-to-standard approach entailed some need for change management at the company, it significantly simplifies the introduction from a technical standpoint.

Current situation and prognosis

MCA furniture successfully went live with SAP S/4HANA Public Cloud in June 2025. In addition to the new ERP system, two newly established companies were directly integrated into the system landscape — a clear demonstration of the solution’s scalability. Business processes are now fully cloud-based and run seamlessly on a unified platform.

Key enhancements implemented as part of the project include:

  • Transportation App: A custom application enabling cross-company transport planning, route management, document generation, and returns handling — fully integrated with the ERP via the SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP).
  • Parcel Carrier Interface: Integration with Shipcloud to automate parcel shipping with carriers such as DHL and GLS, including scanning, label creation, and direct transfer of shipping data to SAP.

With additional features like Advanced ATP and variant configuration, MCA is now well equipped to manage its processes efficiently, flexibly, and in a future-ready manner. The current focus is on stable operations and ongoing system enhancement.

Bird's eye view of the König and Neurath warehouse.
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