Founded in 1925, Festo has grown to become the leading global producer of  pneumatic, servopneumatic and electric automation technology. From performing simple tasks on a manufacturing production line to complex robot animations, their products are all around us.Needing to deliver customer orders within 24 hours, Festo standardized on SAP as its enterprise software platform. Integrated order processing, finance, accounting, logistics and warehouse management systems would enable the company to fulfill customer demands. However, connecting just-in-time manufacturing with corresponding logistics processes relies on rapid response times and real-time scheduling of SAP batch reports.