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SAP Customer Connection Program: K+S AG WMS Optimization Case Study

K+S AG used the SAP Customer Connection Program to improve SAP Product Lifecycle Management for project management and replace third-party software.

Published
June 4, 2026
Read time
3 min read
Source
SAP

K+S AG, a mining company with 14,530 employees, participated in SAP's Customer Connection Program to enhance its SAP Product Lifecycle Management solution. The initiative focused on project management capabilities, resulting in faster mass change processing, reduced security effort, and elimination of third-party Gantt chart software. The program also enabled collaboration with other SAP customers and direct input to SAP developers.

Key takeaways

Reduced mass change processing from 3 days to 1 day per quarter per site

Replaced third-party Gantt chart software with native SAP functionality

Lowered effort required to maintain project data security

Increased user satisfaction through improved project evaluation tools

Enabled direct collaboration with SAP developers on product improvements

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