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Presented by:Mishal golechha

Nirav patel

Shweta paryaniAlka sangwanYasmeen baig

IS implementation at Arvind millslimited

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Introduction:The flagship company of the Lalbhai groupmanufactures and exports denim and shirting.Through its subsidiaries it also manufactures andmarkets Arrow shirts and Flying machine, Lee,Newport and Ruf &Tuf casual wear for thedomestic market.The company has a tie up with Alamac knitsfabrics INC, U.S.A to manufacture knits.

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Critical business factors for ERP based IS at

Arvind mills are as follows :

the inefficiency of the existing market informationsystems.

The modernization of the production processdemanded the need of an ultra modern marketinformation 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

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The selection of the consultancy After the idea of upgrading of a better ERP

package was thought about, the managementwent for a search of a well known and wellexperienced consultancy.

After evaluating the different consultancies basedon their track record of experience in successfulERP implementation, Price Water House wasselected.

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Reason for selecting SAP:Once the management felt the need for a state of the art information system, they searched for thebest ERP package available in the market withthe market that suited their businessrequirement.One other thing that weighted heavily on themwhile selecting the package was thatimplementing a world renowned package willbring more advantages in terms of functionallyand recognition in the global industry.

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Contd . The different packages considered include SAPR/3, BAAN, ORACLE, RAMCO and TIM.SAP R/3 was preferred over others mainly for thefollowing reasons:Suitability to the business environment of Arvindmills.

Across the board functionality.

Global presence of the company.Successful track recordLargest sold ERP package.Mark of quality for the customers.

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Stepwise implementaion of SAP R/3in Arvind Mills

1 st phase: Commissioning SAP R/3 in Santejmainly the shirting dimission, bottom weights,knits dimission etc.2nd phase: Commissioning of SAP R/3 in KhatrejPlant, Arvind Mills Limited, Arvind Exports, RopeDimmision etc.

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3 rd Phase: Commissioning of SAP R/3 in AshokaSpintex, Cotsyn, Rohit Mill, DDSP,sop etc. and

logistic information systems4 th Phase: Focussed mainly on translating theinformation collection into decision making. The datamining tools are used for the same.

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Networking in Arvind MillsWANVSATRadio Link

LAN within the plantHelpdesk Singapore

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Hardwares UsedServer-Dec UNIXRouter-Cisco 3640Switch, Hub

Firewall Application server-E3K Sun Solaris, E450 SunDatabase server-Sun E4KMagnetic Tapes-DLT

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Problem areasSelection of the consultantSecurity systemFollow up

In case of multi login name entry problem Adaption to the new organizational structureChanges in the current goals

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Effectiveness of the overallperformance of the re-engineered group

Plant maintenance moduleMaterial management(MM)Quality managementWarehouse moduleSales and distribution module

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Learnings

System integration Avoidance of duplication requestsSavings made in labour

Savings made by stopping the service of theWAN service provider Improved system through tracking of ordersIncreased number of customers

Improved efficiency of the marketing department.

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Thank you