History of Baan

The Baan Corporation was created by Jan Baan in 1978 in Barneveld, Netherlands, to provide financial and administrative consulting services. With the development of his first software package, Jan Baan and his brother Paul Baan entered what was to become the ERP industry. The Baan company focused on the creation of enterprise resource planning (ERP) software.

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Jan Baan developed his first computer program on Durango F85 computers in BASIC language. In the early '80s, Baan Company began to develop application on Unix computers with C and self-developed Baan-C language, whose syntax was very similar to BASIC language. Baan gained its popularity in the early nineties. Baan software is famous for its Dynamic Enterprise Modeller (DEM), technical architecture and its 4GL language. Baan 4GL and Tools nowadays is still considered to be one of the most efficient and productive database application development platforms.

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Baan became a real threat to market leader SAP after winning a large Boeing deal in 1994. It went IPO in 1995 and became a public listed company in Amsterdam and US Nasdaq. Several large consulting firms throughout the world partnered to implement Baan IV for multi-national companies. It acquired several other software companies to enrich its product portfolio, including Aurum, Berclain, Coda and Caps Logistics. Sales growth rate was once claimed to reach 91% per year.

What it Is?

ERP Enterprise is the most powerful and comprehensive system available for managing the demands of complex manufacturing, distribution, and service industries. Its deep functionality gives you unparalleled control over the complexities of your global operations, with over 30 modules covering:

It Covers

Global Financial Management Customer Relationship Management Sales and Configuration Order Management Enterprise and Supply Chain Planning Manufacturing Control

Sourcing and Procurement Project Management Quality Management Service Management Engineering Data Management Dynamic Enterprise Modeling

What it Does

ERP Enterprise gives you control over every aspect of your manufacturing supply chain, from design through to delivery, and beyond to your after-market service business. The result of years of development investment and focus on core industries, ERP Enterprise delivers the deepest industry functionality available, including capabilities you simply won't find in other systemsall of which add up to more control, fewer modifications, and sharper information to make better decisions. The latest release introduces new technologies that transform your user experience for greater productivity and connectivity. You get software that's easier to use on the frontend, with faster, smarter connections on the back end.

FEATURES OF BAAN

Features

ERP Enterprise is the only full-featured manufacturing solution that completely and simultaneously supports all of the technologies that are indispensable for manufacturing success today, with features.

Features

PlanningThis sophisticated planning engine consolidates multiple planning methods into one application and provides a holistic view and management of capacity and demand. Planning is complemented with capacity scheduling applications. ManufacturingThe core of ERP Enterprise, its manufacturing capabilities are supremely flexible and highly functional, supporting all manufacturing typologies and offering the ability to manage the most complex, highly engineered, or project-based configurations. FinanceMulti-company, multi-site, multi-currency, multilanguageERP Enterprise's financial management capability supports the full range of financial operations. It delivers financial control with comprehensive analytics that give you the insight you need in every area of your business.

WarehousingUsing bar-coding and the latest radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, Warehousing improves inventory accuracy, optimizes your warehousing resources, and helps you boost customer fulfillment. Freight ManagementManage your own transportation needs and use your warehouse capacity more efficiently with better transportation planning and execution. ProcurementWith robust direct and indirect materials purchasing features, the Procurement module provides centralized and decentralized order and contract management capabilities, and supports the full range of procurement activities. SalesThis fully integrated sales solution streamlines the order management process, allowing you to customize order entry procedures for different items and customers, and provides support for the handling and releasing of schedules, including push and pull. Graphical product configuration enables you to more easily configure product to customer order.

Enterprise Service ManagementTurn your aftermarket into a profit center. Enterprise Service Management gives you seamless, end-to-end integration of your entire service supply chain and the up-to-the minute management information you need to make clear, confident, strategic decisions. ProjectProject and manufacturing resource management come together in one environment, with real-time control for all aspects of project manufacturing. Quality ManagementGain complete control over all aspects of Quality through sales, purchasing, and production orders, as well as with inventory, location, lot control, and serial number traceability. Product Lifecycle ManagementClose the gap between engineering and other departments by making detailed product information easily accessible, so employees from purchasing to production can improve decision-making. Automated transactions have reduced internal approval time at some companies by as much as 50%.

PRODUCTS

Baan products version

1.0 to 2.2d, 3.0 to last version of Triton is 3.1bx, then the product is renamed to Baan Baan 4.0 Baan 5.0 (last version of BaanV is Baan5.0 c SP26) Baan 5.1, 5.2 (for specific customers only) Baan 6.1 FP6, released in December, 2009 ERP Ln 6.1 FP7, released in January, 2011 latest version

Baan IV documentation

Baan 4 How to and how it works. New, just added information, now with over 10,784 pages of info and over 4.5 million words. The Document is all text format.

Baan V documentation

Baan 5.0c) information system is represented by a set of integrated components that can be configured and supplied based on specific needs of a particular market segment, industry sector or customer. The Infor ERP Baan 5 system has powerful and sophisticated manufacturing control, distribution control, financial control and project control features and integrated EIS (MIS).

Baan V Application

The application functionality has been designed to support both smaller and big-size companies. Big companies can also use the integrated multi-company functionality (financial and logistic companies and their combinations).

Baan v Distribution

Using the powerful logistics features this handles sales procedures. (sales and marketing information, a wide range of prices and discounts, quotations, contracts, orders) purchasing procedures (inquiries, contracts, inspections, claims, warehousing, location control, inventory analyses, etc.),

ERP 6.1 FP6

ERP 6.1 FP6, released in December, 2009 Infor has officially informed that ERP LN 6.1 FP6 is available for world wide users. ERP LN 6.1 FP6 now delivers additional support for supply chain collaboration intensive businesses. Improved support for business practices in packaging, shipping and transportation design. Infor ERP Ln 6.1 supports Unicode and comes with additional language translations.

ERP 6.1 FP7

ERP 6.1 FP7, released in January, 2011 latest version Some features added to enhanced of customer relation management module. Now, this module can function as a small CRM system. Enhanced product configuration module, with 3rd party advanced product configurator integrated(BuyDesign). Finally there is a replacement of the former e configurator software.

CLIENTS OF BAAN

Clients

Bharat Bijlee Ltd. Blue Star Ltd. Cheminova India Ltd. Dabur India Limited Elgi Equipments Ltd. Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co .Ltd.

Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd.

ITI Ltd. Kirloskar Copeland Larsen & Toubro Limited

National Peroxide Ltd

Sulzer India Ltd. Sulzer Pumps Ltd. Usha Martin Ltd Vam Organics

Godrej

They offer Home appliances FMCG AV Solutions

Blue star

Products: Window air conditioners Split air conditioners Commercial refrigerators

Dabur
Product categories: Hair Care, Oral Care, Health Care, Skin Care, Home Care & Foods.

Others

Elgi Equipments Larsen & Toubro Limited Bharat Bijlee Ltd.

IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS

Control Implementation Approach

Control Issues During Implementation

Security What to cover

Security Ongoing Development

Data Conversion Essential controls

Implementation Process
Business Function Model Discussion with Man. Team Business Process Model Review with Key Users

CSFs Vision
Implementation phase 0 (basic implem.) Optimization phase 1,2, ..

Workshop

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