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Hela Apparel Holdings PLC has achieved a significant milestone in its digital transformation journey by going live with the second phase of its global implementation of SAP S/4HANA® Fashion and Vertical Business solution. This will allow the company to continue laying the groundwork for ongoing innovation and profitable growth across its global operations.

Hela began its digitalization efforts in 2021, with SAP S/4HANA® serving as the principal component of this initiative. The first phase of the implementation, which rolled out across the Hela kids wear cluster in Sri Lanka and Egypt, went live on 4th October 2022.

With the go-live of the second phase, Hela has now implemented the digital solution across all areas of its business, including its intimate wear and sportswear clusters. These are the company’s largest strategic business units (SBUs), spanning factories in Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, and Kenya. To support this process, the company partnered with Rizing, a Wipro company, and a leading SAP solutions provider for Consumer Industries, Human Capital Management and Enterprise Asset Management.

“Hela is on a journey towards digitalization, so our SAP S/4HANA implementation is much more than an IT project. For us, it is a complete business process transformation. SAP S/4 HANA was integrated with Hela’s internally-developed Manufacturing Execution System (MES), which creates a comprehensive digital factory operation” said Ruwanthi Fernando, Chief Information and Process Officer of Hela Apparel Holdings. “With Rizing supporting our journey, we were able to accelerate our transformation, leveraging their fashion industry expertise and global experience in implementing SAP S/4HANA to ensure our goals were aligned at each phase of the project; allowing us to effectively drive the project forward.”

The focus of Hela’s digital transformation journey is to simplify processes by consolidating its complex IT infrastructure into a single platform while ensuring seamless integration with other applications. The project required large-scale data migration, system design, and re-engineering of critical business processes, all while creating a future-ready framework that incorporates best business practices for long-term success.

With this implementation, Hela will now have access to a digital ERP core that will support the company’s growth while optimizing costs, and offer the necessary functionalities to sustain future expansion. “The SAP S/4HANA platform and its integrated systems, such as the Hela MES and Coats Digital Fast React Planning system, will be crucial in supporting Hela’s focus on driving enhanced profitability by optimizing business processes, eliminating manual processing, improving collaboration, and presenting a unified face to our end customers.” – Ruwanthi Fernando added.

About Hela

Hela Apparel Holdings PLC is a social capital-focused company built on the principles of inclusivity, equity, and climate stability. With over three decades of industry experience, Hela focuses on building strategic partnerships with global brands to provide apparel supply chain solutions with distinctive advantages. The organization has a global presence with 10 manufacturing facilities across Sri Lanka, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Egypt, as well as design centres in Sri Lanka, the US, the UK, and France, and provides direct employment to over 20,000 people. Innovative, ethical, and sustainable apparel manufacturing is at the centre of Hela’s operations. With numerous accolades for sustainability, the organization was recently endorsed as a signatory to the UN Global Compact and was awarded the ISO 14064-1:2018 certification for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions across the Group.

About Rizing LLC

At Rizing LLC, a Wipro company, we commit to delivering the service and tools you need to digitally transform with confidence. Dedication to integrity, respect, collaboration, and excellence drive unparalleled perseverance to innovation and to unlocking the intelligent enterprise with SAP cloud technologies, geospatial solutions, and our proprietary leading-edge products available in SAP Store. Real-world industry experience, SAP-certified consultants, and unparalleled perseverance to innovation combine to drive your growth, from targeted small business needs to full-scale large ERP solutions. We apply expertise in fashion and retail, enterprise asset management, and human capital management to solutions that fit your business needs. For more information, please visit www.rizing.com or contact: Rizing Intermediate Holdings, Inc. at +1 (203) 517-0400, info@rizing.com.

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Hela Apparel Holdings goes live with the second phase of SAP S/4HANA® transformation – extending its solution footprint across operations in Sri Lanka, Kenya, and Ethiopia

Hela Apparel Holdings PLC has achieved a significant milestone in its digital transformation journey by going live with the second phase of its global implementation of SAP S/4HANA® Fashion and Vertical Business solution. This will allow the company to continue laying the groundwork for ongoing innovation and profitable growth across its global operations.

Hela began its digitalization efforts in 2021, with SAP S/4HANA® serving as the principal component of this initiative. The first phase of the implementation, which rolled out across the Hela kids wear cluster in Sri Lanka and Egypt, went live on 4th October 2022.

With the go-live of the second phase, Hela has now implemented the digital solution across all areas of its business, including its intimate wear and sportswear clusters. These are the company’s largest strategic business units (SBUs), spanning factories in Sri Lanka, Ethiopia, and Kenya. To support this process, the company partnered with Rizing, a Wipro company, and a leading SAP solutions provider for Consumer Industries, Human Capital Management and Enterprise Asset Management.

“Hela is on a journey towards digitalization, so our SAP S/4HANA implementation is much more than an IT project. For us, it is a complete business process transformation. SAP S/4 HANA was integrated with Hela’s internally-developed Manufacturing Execution System (MES), which creates a comprehensive digital factory operation” said Ruwanthi Fernando, Chief Information and Process Officer of Hela Apparel Holdings. “With Rizing supporting our journey, we were able to accelerate our transformation, leveraging their fashion industry expertise and global experience in implementing SAP S/4HANA to ensure our goals were aligned at each phase of the project; allowing us to effectively drive the project forward.”

The focus of Hela’s digital transformation journey is to simplify processes by consolidating its complex IT infrastructure into a single platform while ensuring seamless integration with other applications. The project required large-scale data migration, system design, and re-engineering of critical business processes, all while creating a future-ready framework that incorporates best business practices for long-term success.

With this implementation, Hela will now have access to a digital ERP core that will support the company’s growth while optimizing costs, and offer the necessary functionalities to sustain future expansion. “The SAP S/4HANA platform and its integrated systems, such as the Hela MES and Coats Digital Fast React Planning system, will be crucial in supporting Hela’s focus on driving enhanced profitability by optimizing business processes, eliminating manual processing, improving collaboration, and presenting a unified face to our end customers.” – Ruwanthi Fernando added.

About Hela

Hela Apparel Holdings PLC is a social capital-focused company built on the principles of inclusivity, equity, and climate stability. With over three decades of industry experience, Hela focuses on building strategic partnerships with global brands to provide apparel supply chain solutions with distinctive advantages. The organization has a global presence with 10 manufacturing facilities across Sri Lanka, Kenya, Ethiopia, and Egypt, as well as design centres in Sri Lanka, the US, the UK, and France, and provides direct employment to over 20,000 people. Innovative, ethical, and sustainable apparel manufacturing is at the centre of Hela’s operations. With numerous accolades for sustainability, the organization was recently endorsed as a signatory to the UN Global Compact and was awarded the ISO 14064-1:2018 certification for quantification and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions across the Group.

About Rizing LLC

At Rizing LLC, a Wipro company, we commit to delivering the service and tools you need to digitally transform with confidence. Dedication to integrity, respect, collaboration, and excellence drive unparalleled perseverance to innovation and to unlocking the intelligent enterprise with SAP cloud technologies, geospatial solutions, and our proprietary leading-edge products available in SAP Store. Real-world industry experience, SAP-certified consultants, and unparalleled perseverance to innovation combine to drive your growth, from targeted small business needs to full-scale large ERP solutions. We apply expertise in fashion and retail, enterprise asset management, and human capital management to solutions that fit your business needs. For more information, please visit www.rizing.com or contact: Rizing Intermediate Holdings, Inc. at +1 (203) 517-0400, info@rizing.com.