Kari unrolled the ERP solution for management of large-scale retail

The Columbus company completed solution deployment on the Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail platform for retailer KARI, the press service of the company reported on June 20, 2013.

Requirement of aggression

The strategy of aggressive expansion of KARI in several regions demanded to build at once key business processes of network in short terms:

• sales and cash transactions,
• accounting of purchases,
• distribution of goods,
• pricing,
• settlement with partners.

As the main ERP solution the management of network selected the powerful Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail platform.

Solution

On preparation and start of a system in operation the retailer took away 6 months. Implementation should be performed in parallel with opening of new retail outlets, it imposed obligations at choice of the partner. According to the results of the tender the project was entrusted specialists of Columbus company.

"We began the project in January, 2012 and in two months started the main functionality of assortment management in a system. In March all purchasing activity of KARI was conducted using the solution Columbus Retail on the basis of Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail. The financial statements for the first quarter 2012 were also created in a system. By the time of opening of the first KARI shops we implemented blocks of sales accounting and cash transactions. Then the project team consistently provided solving of tasks of distribution logistics, accounting and preparation of the reporting under a trading activity of the company. Now all retail outlets of sales in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Poland and also the purchasing company in Hong Kong work in unified information environment of Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail. A system allows to obtain in real time all necessary data on network functioning", - Elena Karpunicheva, the development director of Columbus of Russia and CIS told.

Result

Using Columbus Retail on the platform Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail KARI performs flexible price policy in four countries at the same time. Using solution tools the retailer can set both uniform prices for the country, and the different prices at the level of each region and shop of network. The change in price for separate shops is also provided in a system that is especially important within holding promotion actions and seasonal sales. Sales are considered in the POS system integrated by page Microsoft Dynamics AX for Retail. According to the results of day data of cash transactions arrive in ERP- a system where summary reports on sales and returns of all retail outlets of network form.