SAP ERP Implementation

CIO100 29th November 2011, Nairobi, Kenya On behalf of Neeraj Chopra, GM Organizational Development, Silafrica

About Sumaria

Diversied Business Group in East Africa Current Core Business Areas:

Plastics, Pharmaceuticals, Coca-Cola Bottling/Distribution

Core Competencies:
Values Based, Professional Management, Entrepreneurial, Greeneld & Acquisitions, Business Turnarounds

3500 Employees, In East Africa for over 50 years

About Silafrica

Regional Plastics Company with manufacturing facilities in TZ & KY Core Business Areas:
Pipes, Packaging, Storage Tanks, Materials Handling, Biogas*

Core Technology Areas:

Extrusion, Injection Molding, Blow Molding, Rotational Molding

1200 Employees, Four Operating Companies, Two Countries

Business need
FOCUS - Decision Support System GROWTH - Sustainable, Scaleable, Geographic SIMPLICITY - Consolidated, Flexible and Timely Reporting RELIABILITY - Customer Service EFFICIENCY - Business and Manufacturing Processes, Cost Competitive, Standardization and Control

Project overview - SAP

Project phases 2 Implementation period

Phase I - 5 Months; Phase II - 3 Months

Implementation scope
2 countries, 4 legal companies, 6 manufacturing locations, 8 ECC modules Business Analytics & Consolidation

Implementation team On-site & offshore locations Partners

Implementation Mahindra Satyam Hardware HP Service providers Copy cat (networking solutions), Finteq (CoA facilitation)

Implementation Planning
Addressed Primarily by Organizational Change Management
People Technology
Type

Addressed Primarily by Business Process Redesign

Process
Type Type Type Type Type

Addressed Primarily by Package

People and process issues are sometimes overlooked in planning for this type of project. They need to be addressed for the project to be a success.

SAP Implementation stages

UAT Project Plan & project charter sign-off Prototype Business Blueprint sign-off Unit Testing Integration Testing Data Conversion Cut-Over End user training

SAP Implementation stages

UAT Project Plan & project charter sign-off Prototype Business Blueprint sign-off Unit Testing Integration Testing Data Conversion Cut-Over End user training

ASAP Phase Implementation Timelines

Project Preparation

Business Blueprint

Realization

Final Preparation

Go-live & Support

2 Weeks

5 Weeks

7 Weeks

4 Weeks

4 Weeks

Lessons learnt

PEOPLE
Preparation Training Communication & Collaboration Change Management Partner Relationships

BUSINESS PROCESS & PLANNING

Managing Risks, Funds & Resources Managing Infrastructure & Backup Contingency Planning

Thank You