CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY:
Test Engineering – Test Automation for Leading Bakery Chain’s SAP Implementation
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OVERVIEW
Warburtons Bakery, established in 1876, operates 12 bakeries, 14 depots, and employs 4,500 staff. To modernize operations and ensure quality, they needed a robust testing mechanism.
CHALLENGES
- Adequate testing was happening at a unit test level but regression and end to end testing was not adequate
- Business Users were not able to create their test scenarios because of the technical complexity
Solution Implemented:
- Built user friendly wrappers on eCATT to simplify end user test case creation thereby improving system quality and optimized supply chain management.
- Effective test automation implementation resulted in cost savings.
Technologies Used:
- Automated Testing Tools: Streamlined quality assurance processes.
- Data Analytics Software: Provided actionable insights for decision-making.
Business Impact:
- Significant improvements in product quality consistency.
- Enhanced operational efficiency leading to increased customer satisfaction.
Conclusion:
Prakat’s test engineering solutions empowered the bakery chain to achieve higher quality standards and operational excellence. The business users were able to enhance the test scenarios and coverage of testing which resulted in improving the overall quality and efficiency of the Supply Chain process.
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PROBLEM
When one thinks of Warburtons Bakery, legacy and quality immediately come to mind. Established in 1876, the company has grown to include 12 bakeries, 14 depots, and 4,500 employees to handle their daily operations. To keep up with emerging business trends and to help streamline their business practices, the company needed a robust testing mechanism for their operations module. When their existing framework couldn’t meet the standards, Prakat jumped in and accepted the challenge.
OVERVIEW
Upon analyzing Warburtons internal customer feedback, the major focus areas were identified. A serviceable test automation framework was designed, encompassing a 6-12-month period supply chain. As a result, an agile ongoing engagement model was implemented to enhance and introduce new features steadily and continually.
PRAKAT SOLUTION
- Design and development of the entire test automation framework for the retail operations.
- Redesign of several key modules: retail and distribution, backend supply chain, inventory management, ordering, fulfillment, and invoicing.
- Test automation framework solution developed in cooperation with Warburtons Development team.
- Integration testing with the SAP environment and go-live for the retail management application (custom-developed for Warburtons).
KEY WINS
- More efficient, faster, and more robust – the Prakat solution had it all.
- Enhanced systems quality resulted in improved supply chain management.
- Faster, yet effective implementation of test automation that led to cost optimization.
- Automated testing across business processes ensured high-quality standards were maintained.
- Quality restored! Expectations exceeded! Legacy upheld!