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Harvia is Finland\u2019s leading sauna stove manufacturer and an international sauna and spa business \u2013\u00a0 its mission is to improve people\u2019s well-being by giving them moments where they can really relax. Harvia has an extensive selection of products, ranging from the sauna stoves themselves and their components to whole sauna and spa solutions. Harvia\u2019s customer base consists of both direct consumers and sauna and spa professionals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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I NEED SOMEONE TO SHOW ME THE THINGS IN LIFE I CAN\u2019T FIND \u2013 HOW TO ROCK YOUR PRODUCT INFORMATION<\/h2>\n\n

The Harvia gig started with RockOn defining precisely what it was they needed. We not only looked into how product information could be managed better than before, but also how to make things rock more smoothly overall. One of the central challenges was how to supply Harvia\u2019s numerous distributors in more than 90 countries with up-to-date quality product information in the correct language.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Another challenge was that product information was being managed separately in each channel and also over several different ERP systems. This meant Harvia personnel had to do lots of extra work duplicating updates onto several different systems and channels. The need for one centralised PIM system was therefore apparent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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IS THIS THE REAL LIFE, IS THIS JUST FANTASY? \u2013 UNIFORM, MORE EFFECTIVE\u2026 AND BASICALLY JUST BETTER<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The solution for Harvia had to be like a finely tuned PA system at a stadium gig. A global industrial manufacturer such as Harvia needs to have a system at its fingertips and all in one place that will manage the various product structures from their components and spare parts all the way to the final stages. The \u2018signal paths\u2019 should be clear, flowing seamlessly into different channels and enabling up-to-date information for each \u2013 whether it is for their own online store or website, a distributor\u2019s product catalogue, or design software for architects to use.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

A single, scalable Akeneo-based PIM-solution was what our rockers eventually came up with \u2013 one which would also allow for easy integrations in the future. It collects all the information needed from different systems, enriches the data with it, and then relays the new information automatically to different channels. The solution means that information only needs to be fed into the system once, and it will appear in all other channels, so all that extra toiling over the keyboard and never-ending solos over each channel becomes a thing of the past.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Our group also built new functionalities into the system, that further help with organising the work done inside the company. Now, for example, when the development of a product reaches a certain point, information about it is automatically sent to the marketing department, whose task it is to write a marketing description about it. The system also helps distributors so that they now have uniform, more effective\u2026 well, basically just BETTER product information.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\u201cWe especially liked how transparent the solution model was, and the fact that open source code was used with scalability, future integrations, and extensions in mind. It\u2019s really good, too, that the interfaces are well documented and work as they\u2019re supposed to.\u201d\t<\/p>\n\t

Heikki Pyykk\u00f6nen, IT and Business Development Manager, Harvia Finland Oy<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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DON\u2019T SWEAT IT WE\u2019LL GET IT BACK TO YOU \u2013 WORKING WITH DETERMINATION<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Even when RockOn were in the middle of their tour, and everyone was dealing with the pandemic, the players on each side remained professional and top of the situation. Regular weekly meetings kept the band and Harvia staff together and they stayed happily on the same bus for the rest of the tour.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

\u201cGenerally my experience has been that IT projects are nowadays more professionally managed than they were before, and this experience has borne that out\u201d, explains Heikki Pyykk\u00f6nen. \u201cWe divided responsibilities up clearly, so there was never any doubt about what they had to do and what we had to do \u2013 there was a minimum of grey areas left unassigned\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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EXIT LIGHT, ENTER NIGHT \u2013 TOWARDS FUTURE TOURS?<\/h2><\/div>\n\n\n\n

When asked about the possibility gigs and development projects in the future for RockOn at Harvia, Heikki Pyykk\u00f6nen is quick to respond. \u201cYou never know what kind of situations lie ahead, but right now I would say we have a bright future ahead of us!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

Many thanks to Harvia for this excellent gig \u2013 let\u2019s find that new sound together again!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1048,"template":"","tags":[56,52],"class_list":["post-1727","reference","type-reference","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-manufacturing","tag-product-information-management"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHarvia | RockOn<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/rockon.io\/en\/references\/harvia-the-project-was-a-success-they-got-on-with-the-job-decisively\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Harvia | RockOn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" 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