Siemens Pakistan Success Stories

Issue: Q1/2010 (Oct-Dec)

Siemens Pakistan Cross Industry: Successful implementation of SAP ERP Solution at ALKA Chemicals

ALKA Chemicals has become a member of SAP ERP community taking a step forward towards fulfilling its vision of becoming a reliable, leading company in the region. ALKA (Pvt.) Ltd, a well established company known for production, marketing and distribution of a comprehensive range of specialty chemicals for the textile industry, goes Live on SAP ERP Solution. Manufacturers today are facing a variety of challenges such as dealing with a volatile market characterized by fluctuating prices, changing demand patterns, increasing competition, and heightened regulatory pressures. In order to address these issues and to make their existing businesses betterrun, enterprises are looking forward to opt for efficient business solutions. ALKA Chemicals has set a benchmark for organizations of all magnitudes by opting for SAP ERP Solution as it intends to achieve increased visibility into its various business processes in this era of challenging economic conditions.

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SAP ERP Goes Live at Mayfair Group of Companies!

Siemens Pakistan Cross Industry has successfully implemented SAP ERP Solution at two divisions of Mayfair Group of Companies i.e. Asian Foods Industries and Mayfair Limited (Textile Spinning Division) in a matter of 5 months. Asian Food Industries Limited (AFI) is the manufacturer of Mayfair Brand confectionery products from Pakistan. The company has been marketing its premier quality sugar confectionery products in the domestic and export market for more than thirty years. Setup in 1969, AFI was located in Karachi, commercial hub & port city of Pakistan. With the diversification into textile business, it was decided to consolidate Mayfair Groups plant locations. Mayfair Spinning Mills is part of the business diversification plan of the group. Its construction started in the year 1992. The mills started production in 1993 producing finest quality cotton yarn for domestic and international markets. It has an installed capacity of 28,800 spindle units, utilizing state of the art machinery imported from countries like Japan, Germany, Switzerland etc. The plant started producing cotton yarn under the name TOFFEE Brand and has earned distinctive recognition both in the domestic and international sectors/markets. Mayfair Group of Companies is one of the first vertically integrated textile company in Pakistan, providing world-class products. As business grew, the company needed a well integrated and scalable enterprise application that could keep pace with complex business requirements. Using the SAP ERP application, Mayfair Group of Companies integrated and standardized business processes and increased operational efficiency of both its division.

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SAP ERP GOES LIVE at Mari Gas!

SAP Go Live ceremony at Mari Gas, chaired by Lt. Gen. (R) Mr. Mushtaq Hussain Siemens Team at SAP Go Live ceremony at Mari Gas Co. Ltd. MD of MGCL is giving a plaque to Mr. Waqas Arif, Project Manager Siemens as an acknowledgement of his full support and cooperation throughout the implementation. Also visible in the picture are Mr. Ali Ejaz Project Manager MGCL and rest of the MGCL project team.

Siemens Pakistan CI Business Unit has successfully implemented SAP ERP IS-OIL Solution at Mari Gas Company Ltd, one of the largest oil & gas exploration and production companies in Pakistan. The project was completed in a record time with the scope of following modules: Financials, Sales & Distribution, Materials Management, Human Capital Management, Project System & Joint Venture Accounting; a credit that is attributed to the determined efforts of MGCL and Siemens project teams. Distinction: One of the first ever implementation of IS-OIL solution in Pakistan with Joint Venture Accounting Integration of all modules with Joint Venture Accounting. Batch search strategy implemented for Inventory Management Very complex pricing and invoicing condition for Sales and Distribution Workflows Complete Project System solution for multidimensional projects. SAP ERP software caters to these ambitious and strenuous industry needs, empowering its customers to succeed in the dynamic market, through quantum enhancement in their operating capabilities. A Go live ceremony arranged by MGCL to mark the successful implementation was attended by MGCL Top management, its project team, and Siemens Pakistan ITS Management and project team members. In the event Mr. Waqas Arif, Project Manager Siemens, shared his views and experience about the timely completion of the project and the challenges faced that were made possible with team work and the full commitment of Siemens Consulting Team. Siemens CIP Business Unit Managements appreciates Mr. Waqas Arif, Project Manager and his team's dedication to timely complete the Project.

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Information Day on Dynamic Infrastructure by SIEMENS & FUJITSU

An Information Day on Dynamic Infrastructure -Zero Client: making your business a virtual work place was organized by Siemens and Fujitsu on July 27th, 2010 at the Karachi PC Hotel Lahore. Fujitsu announced the launch of its Zero Client, a simple-to-manage, intelligent front-end display device at this groundbreaking event. The focus of this event was on the dynamic infrastructure that has been designed for today's interconnected world, helping clients integrate their growing intelligent business infrastructure with the necessary underlying design of a flexible, secure and seamlessly managed IT infrastructure. Zero Client delivers dramatic cost savings for organizations with large numbers of workplaces. For many organizations, the traditional client model is no longer viable or cost-efficient. Particularly for government organizations, banks and standard office infrastructures, the Fujitsu Zero Client provides dramatic cost-savings in roll-out, deployment, management and administration. The Fujitsu Zero Client makes virtualized clients an affordable reality.

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Colgate Palmolive Pakistan Limited Goes Live using SAP Business Intelligence

Business Intelligence is a technique used for analysis, mining, predictions, trends patterns that one might find using years of accumulated internal business data. Colgate Palmolive Pakistan Limited has successfully implemented Business Intelligence into its global consolidation, planning, reporting and decision making functions allowing it to gain visibility into its logistics and financial data. It allows Colgate an option to optimize the operations based upon the robust analytical information available. SAP BI gives its users an option to easily access the data in a relevant manner as well as allowing the use of advanced mathematical functions upon the presented data. Tools such as the Business Explorer & Business Analyzer give the users handy options for these tasks. Complex reporting built upon legacy and current data can be optimized upon various characteristics. The reporting, analysis and interpretation of business data is of central importance to a company that gives it a clear edge over their competition, optimizing processes and enabling it to quickly react to the market.