Name: Saily Jadhav

Roll No: 08

Implementation of ERP for Kirloskar Electric

Following is the elaboration of tasks in each phase Ascendant roadmap.

Evaluation:
Following are reasons why there occurred a need to implement an ERP:

1. Applications are not fully meeting current requirements of users.

2. Information required by management is not available immediately.

3. Inconsistency in the data between various systems.

4. Applications could not be integrated.

5. Software maintenance is difficult.

Project Preparation:

1. The entire project implementation was divided in three parts: Understanding Business
Requirement, Development and UAT.
2. For Re-engineering, it was estimated that understanding the requirement would take 3
months, redesigning would take 2 months and hand-over to Siemens will take 1 month.
3. Similar schedule was made for the 18-month long implementation of SAP for the Rotating
Machine Business Function.
4. The kick-off meeting was held with the IT Team of PWD, IT Team of Siemens, IT Team of
Kirloskar Electric and Business Users of Kirloskar Electric.

Business Blueprint:

1. Document was created for the consultants of PWD and Siemens.

2. This document consisted of as-is flow, to-be-flow, technical aspects and new requirements.
3. The document was signed-off by the Users at Kirloskar Electric, PWD, Siemens and the
Higher Management at Kirloskar Electric.

Realisation:

1. Post the SIT, users at Kirloskar Electric were trained on using the ERP system.
2. Cases were created by the Users, which were used during the UAT.
3. Sign-off was taken from the users, post successfully training and UAT of the ERP system

Final Preparation:

1. The system was kept under observation for a week, where all the users were made to log their
orders in the old as well as the new system.
 2. During this observation period, Stress Test and Volume Test was conducted and system
performance was monitored.
3. Basis on the performance, minute changes were made in the system configuration, as and
when required.
4. The system was made live at the 1st manufacturing unit, right after the observation period.
Basis on the response, it was made live in the other 2 units in subsequent weeks

Go Live:

1. The PWD Team and the Siemens Team were available at the Kirloskar Electric units for a
period of 2 weeks, post go-live.
2. Detailed Performance Report was shared with the Higher Management, at the end of each
week.

Sustain:

1. Siemens has been given a 2 Year contract, to maintain the application and ensuring future
upgrades.
2. Beta Releases of the ERP will be shipped to Kirloskar Electric, for their continuous feedback
on enhancements and usefulness of the features.