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All-in-One

Devi polymersruns better and

grows faster withSAP Business

Devi Polymers Pvt. Ltd.

finely honed through the experiencesof thousands of customers, and the

best practices for using them are wellknown. Besides, with SAP's stabilityand market presence, we know ourvendor will be there for us for the longhaul," he added.

"Why did we choose SAP? In a nut­

shell, because we are the leading com­pany in our field and we wanted tofeel confident of continuing to be theleader," he says.

Another reason Devi chose SAP

was the availability of an ideal imple­mentation partner, TVS InfotechLtd., right in its home city of Chen­nai. TVS Infotech, a member of the

US$5 billion TVS Group, is a globalIT services company serving small andmidsize enterprises. The firm special­izes in SAP software implementation,upgrades, enhancements, support,and maintenance.

TVS Infotech specializes in theindustrial market and has developedits own SAP software implementation

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the software could not be extended to

the firm's subsidiary business units,whose operations were entirely man­ual. Assessing these business units'contributions to the overall companywas a herculean undertaking.

Devi realized these challenges had tobe addressed if it hoped to continue itsrapid expansion. Therefore, the com­pany resolved to implement new soft­ware with strong, integrated supportfor production, financials, and overallplanning of the business, includingthe subsidiaries.

One alternative considered was a

regional vendor that proposed a highlycustomized solution, but then Devirealized how much better and safer thefuture would be with SAPsoftware.

"Standard solutions are much easier

to support," says Dr. K. Sudhakar, Proj­ect Coordinator for Devi. "SAP Busi­ness All-in-One solutions have been

ast-growing Devi Poly­mers Pl;ivate Limited

(Devi) is India's leadingsupplier of molding com­pounds and components

for the automotive, electrical, and

other markets. Devi also designs andmanufactures its own industrial and

engineering products both for Indiaand for export.

Until recently, Devi had no busi­ness software supporting its produc­tion operations. Efficiency sufferedas a result, and inventory costs wereexcessive, especially since many ofthe firm's products have a short shelflife. To boost product quality, manu­facturing productivity, and customersatisfaction, Devi wanted to measure

its plants' performance but found thisimpossible without the right software.

In finance, Devi had software in

place, but it was poorly integrated,hurting the company's ability to maketimely payments to vendors. Financialplanning was difficult, especially since

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"Why did we.choose SAP? In a nutshell,

because we are the leading company in our field

and we wanted to feel confident of continuing

to be the leader," says Dr. K. Sudhakar, Project

Coordinator for Devi.

methodology called Smart Start. Usingits methods, the integrator completedthe implementation on scheduleand within budget. TVS Infotech isnow providing support using an on­demand model to save on total cost of

ownership, charging for services onlywhen requested by Devi.

ALL ON THE SAMEPAGE-

From having poorly integrated soft­ware for financials and none at all in

manufacturing or its subsidiary busi-

ness units, Devi today has integratedits departments and subsidiaries withan SAP Business All-in-One solution.

With a single, centralized informationsource, Devi has introduced big effi­ciency improvements.

With SAP software, Devi has unified

the company under a single solutionusing a single database. All produc­tion steps are integrated, from plan­ning and raw materials receipt to finalshipment and invoicing.

Accounting is simplified, helpingthe firm issue payments on time and

keep vendor satisfaction high. Cus­tomer satisfaction is up as well dueto on-time shipments and qualityimprovements that are demonstratedby a reduced reject rate in quality con­trol. With crisper production process­es and better planning tools, finishedgoods spend less time in inventory.

This saves substantial costs, espe­cially in the case of short-shelf-lifeitems. With SAP software, Devi can

now monitor and measure the perfor­mance of its plants and the contribu­tions of its subsidiaries and quicklydeliver results to management. Infor­mation such as this is allowing thefirm to make the right decisions atthe right time to continue its industryleadership.

In terms of operational benefits, cus­tomer satisfaction for Devi went up by

15%; finished goods rejection by.qual­ity control came down by 20%; inven­tory costs dipped by 30%; and overalloperating costs reduced by 5%. ~

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