Coordinating worldwide distribution of manufacturing and auditing processes for a portfolio of some 15,000 products is a great challenge. ebm-pabst, a manufacturer of ventilator and drive technologies, has controlled its global production via software since 2009. Hence its employees are informed at all times about what production step is currently being carried out and which steps still have to be performed. The result is more efficient and resource-friendly manufacture. In addition, ebm-papst acts as a reference company for the SAP software and advises other firms in digital matters.