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The document discusses the implementation of an SAP R/3 ERP system at Arvind Mills Limited, an Indian textile manufacturer. Key points include: 1) Arvind Mills selected SAP R/3 over other ERP options like BAAN and Oracle due to its suitability to their business processes and SAP's global presence and track record of success. 2) The implementation was carried out in four phases starting with commissioning SAP in various plants and divisions. 3) The ERP system helped integrate business functions, increase efficiency, and provide data to improve decision making. 4) Challenges included consultant selection, user adoption, and changes to organizational structure. Overall

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Is Implementation at Arvind Mills Limited

The document discusses the implementation of an SAP R/3 ERP system at Arvind Mills Limited, an Indian textile manufacturer. Key points include: 1) Arvind Mills selected SAP R/3 over other ERP options like BAAN and Oracle due to its suitability to their business processes and SAP's global presence and track record of success. 2) The implementation was carried out in four phases starting with commissioning SAP in various plants and divisions. 3) The ERP system helped integrate business functions, increase efficiency, and provide data to improve decision making. 4) Challenges included consultant selection, user adoption, and changes to organizational structure. Overall

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IS implementation at Arvind mills limited

Presented by: Mishal golechha Nirav patel Shweta paryani Alka sangwan Yasmeen baig

Introduction:
The flagship company of the Lalbhai group

manufactures and exports denim and shirting. Through its subsidiaries it also manufactures and markets Arrow shirts and Flying machine, Lee, Newport and Ruf &Tuf casual wear for the domestic market. The company has a tie up with Alamac knits fabrics INC, U.S.A to manufacture knits.

Critical business factors for ERP based IS at Arvind mills are as follows:
the inefficiency of the existing market information

systems. The modernization of the production process demanded the need of an ultra modern market information system. Difficulty in integrating island systems. The requirement of a better CRM. Business advantages . The advantages of a better SCM. The better production planning process. Tamperproofness

The selection of the consultancy


After the idea of upgrading of a better ERP package was thought about, the management went for a search of a well known and well experienced consultancy. After evaluating the different consultancies based on their track record of experience in successful ERP implementation, Price Water House was selected.

Reason for selecting SAP:


Once the management felt the need for a state of

the art information system, they searched for the best ERP package available in the market with the market that suited their business requirement. One other thing that weighted heavily on them while selecting the package was that implementing a world renowned package will bring more advantages in terms of functionally and recognition in the global industry.

Contd.
The different packages considered include SAP

R/3, BAAN, ORACLE, RAMCO and TIM. SAP R/3 was preferred over others mainly for the following reasons: Suitability to the business environment of Arvind mills. Across the board functionality. Global presence of the company. Successful track record Largest sold ERP package. Mark of quality for the customers.

Stepwise implementaion of SAP R/3 in Arvind Mills


1st phase: Commissioning SAP R/3 in Santej

mainly the shirting dimission, bottom weights, knits dimission etc. 2nd phase: Commissioning of SAP R/3 in Khatrej Plant, Arvind Mills Limited, Arvind Exports, Rope Dimmision etc. .

3rd Phase: Commissioning of SAP R/3 in Ashoka

Spintex, Cotsyn, Rohit Mill, DDSP,sop etc. and logistic information systems 4th Phase: Focussed mainly on translating the information collection into decision making. The data mining tools are used for the same.

Networking in Arvind Mills


WAN

VSAT
Radio Link LAN within the plant Helpdesk Singapore

Hardwares Used
Server-Dec UNIX

Router-Cisco 3640
Switch, Hub Firewall Application server-E3K Sun Solaris, E450 Sun Database server-Sun E4K Magnetic Tapes-DLT

Problem areas
Selection of the consultant

Security system
Follow up In case of multi login name entry problem Adaption to the new organizational structure Changes in the current goals

Effectiveness of the overall performance of the re-engineered group


Plant maintenance module Material management(MM) Quality management Warehouse module Sales and distribution module

Learnings
System integration

Avoidance of duplication requests


Savings made in labour Savings made by stopping the service of the

WAN service provider Improved system through tracking of orders Increased number of customers Improved efficiency of the marketing department.

Thank you

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