Hearing Aid Manufacturer - M & A BPR, IT Refit
Sunday 6 November 2011
Provision of Project Management, Consulting (IT and BPR) and ongoing support services, to complete the activities related to the M&A of a foreign and two domestic companies. Successfully executed Business Process Reengineering, IT system consolidation, close-down of a Tokyo factory consolidating its operations to Yamato. Currently, working on IT strategy, policy localization and helpdesk structure.
Team Members - 34
Users -Approx 100
Project Duration (Months) -18 Months
Project Effort (Months)-24 Persom-months
Sites -India
Problems -
- Strong Project leadership required for extremely challenging M&A-related deadline.
- HR-related problems in very different corporate cultures.
- No IT standards with old kit.
- Factories not using flow manufacturing. BPR required
Solution -
- Re-engineer Business Processes for factories.
- Run project to consolidate factories
- Assist with HR re-trench
- Employ standardized PCs where possible.
- LAN and WAN linkup, IP address changes.
Benefits -
- M&A deadline beat.
- Cost saved because of re-employment and outplacement of staff.
- Staff trained on more efficient work methods.
- IT staff changed out, structured IT strategy now employed.
Technology -
- Frame-relay WAN.
- Cisco-based Network.
- Smile Alpha sales / accounting.
- eSolia-custom programs for data-entry to replace DOS programs and link Smile Alpha.
- Standardization on Dell equipment for PCs and Servers
eSolia