ERP in India Companies of all sizes and industries are installing Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software in order

to improve business processes or replace aging enterprise systems. The implementation of an ERP system involves a complex set of tasks, from selection and system design, to installation, tuning, maintenance and upgrade. The core set of technologies and capabilities needed to accomplish these tasks is often not obtainable in-house, due to high costs and lack of resources. This means that ERP customers must find ways to engage top-notch ERP experts while controlling costs and still be able to implement and maintain a strategic ERP system. Handing off all or part of the responsibility for implementation and maintenance - also known as ERP outsourcing - is an increasingly viable and important option for ERP customers. The term Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) was coined in the early 1990s as the successor to MRP II, itself a successor to the Materials Requirement Planning (MRP) software that resulted from requirements for greater control and efficiency in manufacturing systems. The original ERP systems ran on mainframes and IBM AS/400 systems, and included mainframe products such as SAP R/2 and MAPICS, from Mapics Inc., as well as AS/400 packages such as J.D. Edward's World and SSA's BPCS. While ERP had its origins in manufacturing and production planning systems, the scope of ERP offerings expanded in the mid-1990s to include other "back-office" functions such as order management, financial management, warehousing, distribution production, quality control, asset management and human resources management. The range of functionality of ERP systems has further expanded in recent years to include more "front-office" functions, such as sales force and marketing automation, electronic commerce, and supply chain systems. The scope of ERP implementation encompasses what is often referred to as the entire value chain of the enterprise, from prospect and customer management through order fulfillment and delivery. FAQ's Is ERP too expensive for Indian companies? It is a loaded question. The cost of ERP software should not be viewed as an expense. It is an investment towards an ability that provides better profitability, market share or customer service. Of course, the up-front cost of ERP software is very high. Most software pieces used by the corporations for commercial applications never had price tags of crores of rupees which ERP software carry. ERP decisions are a "high-risk high reward" decision. The view that ERP is expensive only looks at the risk but not the rewards. What are the special challenges of ERP introduction in India? The challenges of introduction of ERP in India are in general the same as in other countries. This includes change management, organizational intervention, shifting from function view to process view and faith in package software in the place of custom-built software. The special challenges in India arise from the existence of large IS shops inside many Indian corporations who may view ERP as a threat to their very existence. The Indian software companies also see a threat to their projectbased software business in ERP. Traditionally organizations in India depended more on IS professionals rather than business professionals for commercial software developments. ERP places more value on domain knowledge of the functions rather

than IT skills. This calls for a mind-set change, which is a challenge. Last, but not the least, is the lack of communication infrastructure, which is often necessary to implement ERP. The IT infrastructure needed for ERP implementation is ord Who are the major users of ERP in India ? The client base for the ERP implementation as of July 1998 is as follows: ERP/SAP Implementations in India Name of the Company Arvind Mills Ranbaxy Reliance Industries Mahindra & Mahindra Siemens Crompton Greaves Procter & Gamble BASF Colgate Palmolive (roll out) Widia Kirloskar Electric Eicher Motors Haldia Petro Products Grasim Industries L&T GRIII Bharat Forge Telco Essar Steel Location of the company Ahmedabad Mohali, Chandigar Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai Bangalore Bangalore Madras Haldia Raipur Mumbai Pune Pune Hazira Self / Andersen SISL SISL SAP India Price Water House Price Water House Price Water House TTIL TTIL Coopers & Lybrand Implementor Coopers & Lybrand Coopers & Lybrand SAP India SAP India SISL Self Self

http://erp-india.hypermart.net/SAPSitesinIndia.html Who are the major users of ERP in India ? The client base for the ERP implementation as of July 1998 is as follows: SAP Implementations MNC's ABB,Alcatel Modi, BASF India, BOC India, Cadbury India,Colgate Palmolive India, Computer Vision, Du Pont India Eicher Goodearth, General Motors India,Hoechst, JCT Electronics, Mercedes-Benz India, Modi Telstra, Proctor & Gamble India, Samsung India, Siemens,Volvo India,Widia India, Zeneca ICI Indian Corporations

ACC, Arvind Mills, Bharat Forge, Colour Chem., Crompton Greaves, DCM Shriram, Essar Gujarat, Essar Oil,Essar Steel, Grasim, Haldia Petrochemicals, Indian Rayon, Ispat Industries, Kalyani Brakes, L & T, Mahindra,Malayala Manorama, MICO, Microland, ONGC, Ranbaxy, Tata,Communications, Tata Exports,Tata Ryersons TELCO,TISCO,UTI Institutions Birla Consultancy,Geosoft,IIM Bangalore,L & T Infotech,Logix Microsystems,Maars Software BaaN Implementations MNC's Calcom India,GEC Alsthom (now Alstom),Indo - Asian Group ,New Holland Tractors,Rallis India,Samsonite India Sony India,Sulzer Pumps,Tata IBM,Vam Organics

Indian Corporations Advanced Tech Devices,Bharat Bijilee,Blue Star,Eimco Elecon,Elgi Equipment,Ennore Foundries,Forbes and Walker,Godrej & Boyce,Godrej Telecom,Jay Bharat Maruti,Kirloskar,L & T,Media Tel,Metastrips,Rane Power,Sundaram Clayton,Synergies Automotive,Tandon Group,Thermax,Unichem,Vulcan Institutions NITIE Bombay Oracle Apps Implementation

MNC's Kellogg India,Indian Corporations,Kirloskar Oil Engines,Bharti Cellular,INDAL Ramco Marshal Implementation Addisons & Co Ltd.,Aditya Cement,Amtrex,Bakelite Hylam Limited,Bharat Earth Movers Limited,Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.,Carborundum Universal ltd.,Coats India,Coats Viyella India Limited,Dr.Reddy's Laboratory East India Hotels,Electrosteels Castings Ltd ,Escotel Mobile Communications Limited ,FOSROC Chemicals Ghrada Chemicals Limited,Global Telesystems Limited ,HDFC Bank ,Hutchison Max Telecom,Hyundai Industrial Credit and Investment Corporation of India Ltd,Indian Aluminium Company Limited - Hirakud Power JCT Limited ,Jindal Iron and Steel Limited,Jindal Tractebel Power Company,Kalyanpur Cements Limited Kotak Mahindra Finance Limited,Madura International Textails,Manikgarh Cement ,Maruthi Udyog Limited Mas GB,Modipon Fibres,Nestle Limited,Numalighrh Refinerery Limited,Parry's

Confectionery Ltd. Petronet,Radhakrishna Foodland Pvt. Ltd.,Standard Chartered Bank,Thiagarajar Mills Ltd.,Times Bank,Loyal Textile Mills Limited Oracle Applications Users in India Kellogs India Limited, Motorol (p) Limited,Synthetics and chemicals,DLF Universal Limited,Great Eastern Shipping Co. Ltd ,GE,Andhra Pradesh Rayon ,Punj Lloyd Ltd.,Indian Aluminium Co. Ltd.,Asahi India Safety Glass Ltd.,Gontermann Peipers India ,Birla AT&T,BPL US West,Lanka Bell,Sony India Pvt Ltd.,Maruti Udyog Limited,Jindal Vijaynagar Steel Ltd. ,Bharti Cellular Limited,Spice Telecom, Bangalore,Spice Telecom, Chandarh,BPL Uptron Picture Tube,HCl GI,GE Silicon,Surat Electricity Board,Iridium ,Dishergarh Power Supply,Adani Ports ,Usha Martin Telecom,Wipro Limited- ESD,L&T ECC,Bpl Limited CMO,FACIL,Price Waterhouse Associated ,Stone India Ltd.,Culcutta Electricity Supply Corporation.

ERP IN INDIA TVS Group,Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri,Nippo Batteries,Baroda Dairy,Bacardi Haldiram,Tamariind, a renowned apparel brand from the S Kumars group

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BPCL, IOCL, ONGC, Reliance, Coca-Cola, Pepsi, ITC, Colgate-Palmolive, Procter& Gamble, Larsen & Toubro, Mahindra, TELCO, TISCO, Marico, Tuff HLL, Godrej Soaps, Bacardi, Fosters, Haldiram, Nicholas Piramal, Knoll, Pharmaceuticals, Tata, Johnson Controls, Lear Setting, Raychem RPG, Lucent Technologies, Tata Liebert, KRONE Amararaja Batteries Limited, Numarligarh Refineries Limited, Jindal Iron & Steel Company, Carborundum, Universal Limited, Chennai Petroleum Corporation Limited, Indian Air Force-Nasik, Northern Coal Fields Limited, JK Ansell, Madras Cements Limited, Madura Industrial Textiles, Madura Fabrics Godrej & Boyce, Kirloskar Copeland, Vam Organics, Larsen & Toubro BNP, Oracle, TCS, AFL, Tata, HP, Compaq, Boeing, GE, KOEL, Sony India

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Peoplesoft Allianz Insurance, Citibank, Ford, Merrill Lynch, Coca-Cola, VISA JD Edwards ESS Smithkline Beecham, Hoechst, Lexmark Sterling Tools, Ajanta Composite, Anand Nishikawa, Oysterbay, Tribhuvan Das Bhimji Zaveri, Multimode, Baroda Dairy