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Episode 146 – Customer Council Series #6: Clean core, BTP integration, and successful go-live with KWD Automotive

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Inside SAP S/4HANA Cloud
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Jun 17, 2026
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Summary

Live from SAP Customer Council in Berlin, Greg Hutcheon interviews Dr. Abaid Goda, Head of Group ID and Digitization at KWD Automotive. They explore KWD’s journey on SAP Cloud ERP, why a standardized, group-wide operating model matters in automotive manufacturing, how clean-core principles reduce complexity by avoiding custom exits, and where SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP) enables seamless integration with third-party systems. You’ll hear how the team followed the standard activation methodology from discovery to run, organized UAT with local and global process owners, and tackled master data preparation and real-time interfaces, culminating in their first go-live in January. Follow and subscribe on Spotify or Apple Podcasts so you never miss an episode. On Spotify, join the conversation via the episode’s Q&A and Poll; on Apple Podcasts, a quick rating or review really helps others discover the show. Send us an e-mail to [email protected] for direct contact.