by Shane Henson — October 3, 2011—SAP AG, provider of business management software, solutions, and services for improving business processes, is helping Panasonic comply with worldwide product end-of-life regulations, such as the European Waste Electric and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive, and retailer mandates with the SAP Recycling Administration application.
In addition to compliance, the application has helped Panasonic to be more efficient and reduce both recycling and operational costs. The use of the software drives excellence in recycling and reuse, which is an important aspect of any customer’s sustainable supply chain and products business case—with the ultimate goal of protecting the brand while designing, manufacturing and distributing innovative, safe and compliant products, says SAP AP’s management.
Panasonic uses SAP Recycling Administration to classify recyclable materials by type, weight, usage, destination, brand and category. The software is tightly integrated with the enterprise resource planning (ERP) application SAP ERP to support countries with different and evolving compliance requirements, and to offer a central data repository to address regulatory requirements. Panasonic is continuing to roll out the application throughout its European offices and is currently using it for 50 various compliance schemes.
Panasonic has found the SAP Recycling Administration application to be indispensable, and it may prove useful to companies in all industries needing assistance in managing and disposing of their electronic waste properly.
