Industry: Energy & Mining: Utilities

• The company
• SAP Modules covered
• Expected benefits
• Team Size
• Technical Data
• Role of the author

The company

• One of the two power generation & distribution companies in the region.
• Approx. 2 million customers in the service area
• Turnover approx. 3.5 billion US Dollars
• Sales of 25,500 million KWh
• Maximum Demand 5,400 MW
• Installed capacity 7950 MW
• 4000 employees

SAP Modules covered

• FI Financial & cost accounting
• CO Controlling
• MM Materials Management
• WM Warehouse Management
• AA Asset accounting
• IM Investments Management
• PS Project System
• Treasury (Cash Management, Forex & Money mkt)

Expected Benefits

• 20 Million US dollars annually
• Strategic purchasing policy
• 50% reduction in finance staff
• 60% reduction in purchasing staff
• 30% reduction in warehouse staff

Team size

• SAP functional consultants: approx.25
• Technical consultants: approx. 20
• Client supporting staff: 87
• Duration of the project: 15 months (7 months for WM)

Technical data

• Package: SAP R/3 relese 4.5B
• OS: MS Windows NT4.0 SP5
• Database: MS SQL Enterprise server 7.0 SP1
• Disk space: 350GB in a Compaq ESA 12000 fibre channel RAID storage syste.
• RAM: 4GB (6 nos of Compaq proliant 8500 servers)

Role of the author

• Team Leader of WM/MM team. Team size 6.

• To analyze the then working procedures, legacy system procedures & suggest better alternatives suitable to the industry needs and the company's working philosophy.

• Configure SAP to support the improved working procedures suggested and approved.

• Train the client to use the SAP system.

• Help the client to implement the improved procedures and SAP system.

• Train the client to support & maintain SAP system.