ERP Package Selection Criteria FMCG

Description
This is a presentation that includes the ERP selection criteria e.g. SAP,Oracle,i2,ramco etc.

AGENDA
• An Overview of ERP Package Evaluation
? The Need

? The Process
? The Issues

• Understanding ERP Package Evaluation using the example of ITC
? The Company-specific Needs ? The Selection Criteria ? Vendor Analysis

• Conclusions and Summary
? Recommendations ? Risks & Mitigation ? Benefits

THE PURPOSE OF ERP IN FMCG
A unified enterprise view of business that encompasses all functions and departments

An enterprise database where all business transactions are entered, recorded, processed, monitored and reported

ERP PACKAGE EVALUATION OVERVIEW

NEED OF AN ERP
BROAD AREAS
• Supply chain strategy • Supply chain integration • Inventory management • IT

TECHNICA L NEEDS

• Automation of functions in phase of reducing wastages and improve bottom line • To avoid duplication of data and provide data consolidation • Achieve commonality in language of system

BROAD FUNCTION AL NEEDS

• To improve planning and decision quality • Smoother coordination between businesses to improve efficiency • Quicker response time to customer demands and enquiries

ORGANIZATIONAL READINESS
• When ERP becomes part of any organization, there is going to be a

drastic change in the way of working
Server
• Depends on the number of potential users of the new system

• This phase involves making the organization prepared for this change
• Design Documents • Licenses required Readiness • Schematic • Compatibility with • Single Instance/ • Big Bang vs Phase Diagram/Flowcharts Incremental the current systems Multi Instance & in place File Servers • Change How does an organization create readiness… • Disaster Recovery Management • Hot Site (24 x 7) • RPO/RTO Team Place Infrastructure People Others • DRP Document Walkthroughs • Temporary Backups Training the Creating • Business Impact Awareness (simulation of the employees Analysis

INFRASTRUCTURE READINESS
ERP Architecture ERP Design ERP Deployment

Software

E.g. Dashboards, seating of the employees, etc

E.g. Desktops/ Laptops, LAN/ WAN, etc

products) E.g. The

communication strategy, policies on people staying late, etc

THE EVALUATION PROCESS…
Difficulties in Vendor Selection
• Time

KEY EVALUATION CRITERIA Why is selecting the right
? Information and manpower gathering can take

ERP packageof time enormous amount so important?
• •Cost Product Enormous amounts of resourcesEase of in
? Cost is always time and manpower terms of cash, on the higher side for any ERP

Future Road Map
• Vendor’s Vision • Technology Trends

Evaluation

Implementation

consumed • Finding objective data

• Service and Support

? decision • TheNear impossible task of finding objective • Functionality is mostly irreversible data • Ability to Execute

• Technical Architecture • Cost ?

The impact of an ERP is significant on • Process Changes • Lack of a structured Evaluation process the entire business


based on the RFPs received from the vendors

This may be caused due to the negligence of the

Required

decision Analysis • Cost-Benefit makers.

• Change Management

ERP PRODUCT SELECTION CRITERIA
Goal: To select the Most Suitable Software Package Solution
Functionality

5 Strategic Requirement Levels

Technology

Vendor

Support

Costs
8

ERP PACKAGE SELECTION
Steps involved…

Business Requirement

ERP(Packages Available)

Broad Assessment

Deep Dive

Best Fit

Important factors to be considered
•Understanding of the organization structure • Organizational challenges (competition, a pressing need to reduce cycle times, etc) • Due Diligence is of critical importance

DETAILED PACKAGE EVALUATION PROCESS
Define Requirements Go to the Market place Clarify the Requirements

Analyze Gaps

Interact with the vendors

Refine Vendor Inquiry

Negotiate Agreement

Execute Agreement

ERP PACKAGE SELECTION
Organization Structure

Reliable, Scalable

BESTSponsor(MD/CEO) FIT Available ? Manageable

Steering Team

Project Team
Business Need Business Requirement Adhoc Requirement Industry Specific

Invitees

ERP PACKAGE SELECTION
Vendor Selection
• Selection of vendors is critical for an organization since it has to be a strategic fit

• Due diligence is of prime importance at this stage. It gives the following benefits :? Enables us to conclude how the ERP fulfils specific needs ? How does the vendor support the organization

Knowledge Sharing Session
Typical Selection Flowchart

Finalize on ERP Vendor

Negotiate/Pricing Licensing : Tied/Not tied with revenue

RISKS & MITIGATION
• Total Cost of Ownership • Timelines • User Buy-in • Inadequate Selection • Low Top management Involvement

• Ineffective consulting services
• Poor Project Team Skills • Poor Leadership

• Inadequate Financial management
• Inadequate Strategic thinking & Planning

ITC AND THE PACKAGE SELECTION PROCESS

CURRENT SCENARIO @ ITC
• SAP R/3 5.0 – Enterprise Core Component
? Implemented in 2005

• SAP APO 4.1 – Supply Chain Management
? Implemented in 2007

? Support withdrawal

• Product Interchangeability Functionality
? Foods Business Division ? Demand Propagation, Distribution

ITC’s BUSINESS NEED & BUSINESS REQUIREMENT
Business Need Business Requirement • Address all the functional requirements, the critical or not so critical

• Manage complexity due to diversifying business lines • Managing scalability issues • Technology Obsolescence

Classification

• Must to have • Nice to have • Good to have

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL NEEDS IN ITC
Enterprise Management
• Product cost planning • Sales planning • Overhead cost management

Procurement of Stock material Internal Procurement
• Stock transfer

Manufacturing process
• Production planning and detailed scheduling • Contract manufacturing

Sales order processing
• EDI

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONAL NEEDS IN ITC

ITD – India Tobacco Division FBD – Foods Business Division Matches & Agarbatti Business Division

• Demand Planning • Raw material & Procurement Planning • Production & Distribution Planning • Regulatory Controls

• Production Planning – Pune & Jharkhand • Sub-contracting • Shelf Life Planning & Key Account Management • Promotion Planning

• Local Sourcing • Distribution Planning

SELECTION PARAMETERS
• • • • •

% of the overall functional availability Reputation of the ERP product Customization possibilities Implementation partner’s track record % of installations in your business sector Interfacing with other systems Vendor’s policy & practices Regarding updates, versions, etc

MUST TO HAVE


• •

GOOD TO HAVE

• Number of installations in the geographical vicinity • After sales support • Incremental Module addition

NICE TO HAVE

VENDOR ANALYSIS
SELECTION SELECTION SELECTION PARAMETERS PARAMETERS

VENDOR - ORACLE VENDOR - RAMCOI2 VENDOR - SAP VENDOR- SYSTEMS
Weight Weight
Weight

PARAMETERS
Reputation of the ERP product Reputation of the ERP product Reputation of the ERP product No. of installations in the No.of installations in the No.of installations in the geographical vicinity geographical vicinity geographical vicinity % of the overall functional % of the overall functional % of the overall functional availability availability
availability

Rating Rating
Rating

Factor Score Factor Score
Factor Score

20 20
20 5

97
7

180 140
140 30

5 5

76 8
6 7

35 30 40 120 90 105
105

15

15 15

86 7 66 7
7
7

Customization possibilities Customization possibilities
Customization possibilities

10
5

10 10

60 60 70
70
35

After sales support After sales support After sales support partner’s Implementation Implementation partner’s track Implementation partner’s track track recordrecord record % of installations in your % of installations in your % of installations in your business business sector business sector sector
Incremental Module addition Incremental Module addition Incremental Module addition Interfacing with other systems Interfacing with other systems Interfacing with other systems Interfacing with other systems Vendor’s policy & practices Vendor’s policy & practices Vendor’s policy & practices Vendor’s policy & practices regarding updates, versions, regarding updates, versions, etc rregarding updates, versions, etc regarding updates, versions, etc etc

5 5

88 7
87
6

40 40 35
80 70
60

10 10 5

10 10 10 10 5 5

87 7 77 6 7 77 6
6 6 8

80 70 70 3530 35 35 70 70 60
60 60 80

10

10 10 10 10

TOTAL TOTAL TOTAL

10 10

7 6

70 60

100 100

665 780

675 680

SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

CONCLUSION

22

SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS
SAP ECC – 5.0 to SCORES OF ALL VENDORS 6.0, SAP APO - 4.1 to 7.0
Better integration with other systems FACTOR SCORE VENDOR TOTAL
SAP • Peoplesoft for HR • ICH – Inventory Collaboration Hub ORACLE 780 675 680 665

Results from GAP Analysis
I2 • • • •

RAMCO

Workarounds Extension requirements Change(s) in business process if required as the ERP vendor SAP should be selected The extent of support available and needed further

SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATIONS Consignment processing
Foreign trade

Returns and Complaints
Returnable processing

Batch Recall
Cross Company sales order processing

BENEFITS
? On-line/real time information throughout

all the functional areas of an organization
? Data standardization and accuracy across the

enterprise
? “Best-practices" included in the applications ? The efficiency they force an organization to

undertake
? The analysis and reporting that can be used

for long term planning



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