TAGUIG CITY, Philippines – delaware Philippines, a global company that delivers advanced ICT solutions and is an SAP Partner in the Philippines, and Lydian Global Business Services Philippines (Lydian Philippines), a global expert in supply chain solutions, announced its strategic partnership to deliver enhanced, integrated supply chain capabilities to businesses across the country, particularly within the manufacturing, food and beverage, consumer packaged goods (CPG), and pharmaceutical sectors.
The partnership combines delaware Philippines’ deep expertise in SAP S/4HANA public and private cloud implementations, finance, and inventory management with Lydian Philippines’ niche proficiency in advanced supply chain planning, manufacturing scheduling, and integrated business planning.
Loknath Rao, Lydian Philippines CEO, expressed his enthusiasm, stating, “We believe the Philippines is a very promising market, especially for manufacturing companies.” He elaborated that the business value derived from advanced supply chain planning and digital supply chain solutions is important.
Rao also added that together with delaware Philippines, both companies can offer creative ideas and jointly execute projects, creating compelling responses and prototypes that showcase each company’s unique, combined strengths in core ERP and integrated supply chain solutions.
He further emphasized that Lydian Philippines’ global expertise will significantly help customers in the Philippines scale up, modernize, and make their supply chain processes more scientific, digital, and automated.
Simone Pigason, SVP for customer success at delaware Philippines shared her enthusiasm about this partnership, which she commented, “This partnership with Lydian Philippines enables us to serve our customers in an expanded scope.”
She explained that while delaware Philippines is already an expert in SAP S/4HANA, finance, and inventory management, Lydian Philippines’ niche capabilities in areas like connected planning, integrated business planning, and material requirements planning are crucial, especially for the food and beverage and manufacturing industries. Pigason enthusiastically referred to the collaboration as “a partnership made in heaven.”
Rosette Carrao, partner and managing director at delaware Philippines, highlighted the strategic alignment, stating, “With our delaware 6.0 strategy, our main focus is to maximize our core capability in SAP S/4HANA.”
She added, “This partnership with Lydian allows us to expand and elevate our capabilities. We look forward to all the projects we’re working on together and the growth that comes with them.”
The collaboration is already demonstrating its value. The partners are currently engaged in a significant project to improve the supply chain operations for a major player in the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) sector in the Philippines. This initiative focuses on implementing touchless automated planning, aiming to enhance the availability of well-loved household consumer products through more efficient and responsive supply chain processes. This project is a testament to the power of connected planning and the practical impact of this partnership.
Both companies are optimistic about the future, foreseeing a bright outlook for their combined services in supporting the digital transformation and productivity goals of businesses in the Philippines.
