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| Case Studies |
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| Benefits Realization Review |
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| SOD Review and Implementation |
Client
- Our client has the widest product portfolio covering all aspects of the Kitchen
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Solution Background
- Went live on SAP in 2007. Module - FI (Finance Accounting), CO (Controlling), MM (Materials Management), SD (Sales and Distribution), PP (Production Planning), PM (Plant Maintenance), and QM (Quality Management)
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Issues and challenges
- Risk of fraudulent and erroneous transactions, since, single user controls a major portion of the revenue, expenditure, or payroll function
- Administrative errors were rampant, since review of transactions and clear audit trail was missing
- Loss of funds due to unauthorized access controls and the resultant fraudulent transactions
- Improper process of reviewing and approving transactions
- Process owners were unable to verify the processing or recording of transactions to ensure that all transactions are valid, properly authorized, and properly recorded on a timely basis.
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Approach to design the new SOD
- Immediate Clean up
- Determine SOD Rules
- Review of SOD information
- Finalize SOD Design
- Testing & Go Live process
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Benefits to the client
- Reduced business risk
- Lower incidence of fraudulent and erroneous transaction
- Avoidance of regulatory fines
- A better control environment
- A combination of people, process and technology changes help sustain effective control and compliance
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| Utilisation Review |
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The Client
- Our Client is one of India's leading agrochemicals company.
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Solution Background
- Went live on SAP R/3 in December 2003 which was upgraded to SAP ECC 6.0 and went live in April 2008.
Modules implemented: FICO (Finance Accounting and Controlling), MM (Materials Management), SD (Sales and Distribution), PP (Production Planning), PM (Plant Maintenance), TM (Transport Module), IM (Investment Management), QM (Quality Management),PS (Project Systems).
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Issues and challenges
- Low ROI from SAP
- Reduced accuracy and consistency
- Increased Spreadsheet usage
- Data quality and integrity
- Inefficient usage of functionality
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Approach adopted to increase the SAP utilisation level
- Identifying the appropriate key performance indicators based on the business strategy and process requirements i.e. MRP run, release strategies, etc.,
- Establishing the appropriate method of reviewing the KPIs and calibrate ranges to score the results (Implemented, Not implemented, Partially implemented)
- Identifying the drivers for quick wins and customizations to increase the utilization.
- Develop the remediation strategies and implementation.
- Testing & Go Live process
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Benefits to the client
- Improved process compliance and standardization
- Increased return on investment from SAP
- Enabled benchmarking across regions or business units
- Standardization of business processes and driving process efficiency in entities
- Elevation of data quality in SAP to enable credible management information
- Indication of risk and control issues
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