Numerous medium-sized and large companies in Cologne were shown what exactly companies should consider when doing a SAP rollout to Brazil. The focus was on regulatory, administrative and cultural challenges that entail introducing or expanding the ERP system as part of an expansion into the South American country.

If there were a winner for “the world's most complex and time-consuming tax system”, it would certainly be Brazil. This is due to the diverse legal regulations, which depend on the region, district, nature and origin of the raw material, industry, and much more. vary and are subject to change annually. Compliance with and timely implementation of all these requirements is essential for your business. It is therefore all the more important to plan and structure a rollout to Brazil precisely and to find out about all stumbling blocks in advance.

You can find more on this in our blog entry: With the ERP system to Brazil: A special kind of challenge

A lot can be played through in theory. However, concrete practical examples are really interesting. These were brought closer to the companies on the day of the practice, both by Phoron experts and by a reference customer, Konstantinos Giannakidis from Walter AG.