Columbus automated SANG company based on Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3

The SANG company will start the ERP system based on Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3. The partner of an implementation project – consulting company Columbus.

Goals and Objectives

Start of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 is caused by strategic objectives and plans for development of SANG company. The guide of the distributor is interested to support high growth rates of business, to increase controllability, transparency and efficiency of key processes, to improve service quality of target clients in this connection it intends to implement more powerful and productive information management system.

"We spend too much time and resources on support and development of numerous current information systems. In particular, we constantly supplement and we will reorientate a self-written ERP system: let's patch one hole – there is a task, other, not less critical for business. Process of programming lasts infinitely. However the costs put in each such completion are incomparable to effect which we gain. Besides some business processes seriously became outdated and require immediate reorganization. And ERP used by us also has a number of technical restrictions and is not able to support necessary changes in our fast-growing business any more. On set of these reasons we decided to update completely an information system and, considering the purposes declared us on development, selected full-function ERP of Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 from quality of the software solution", - Denis Vaulin, the logistics director of HK "SANG" and the project manager of implementation of ERP says.

Project Progress

During the Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 project completely will replace the self-written solution of the distributor, non-optimal in terms of functionality and costs, on such important sections of a company performance as assortment management and pricing, purchases and sales, transport logistics, settlings with suppliers and clients, accounting and tax accounting, preparation of the management reporting.

Transition to a new ERP system based on Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 will be step-by-step. In the beginning "SANG" jointly with specialists of consulting company Columbus implements a pilot project at the central office in St. Petersburg and in trade branches in Irkutsk, Chita, Bratsk and Ulan-Ude. Then a system is replicated on the remained regional divisions.

"The choice of the partner in implementation is quite logical. The consulting company Columbus differs in successful international and Russian experience of the implementing solutions Microsoft Dynamics AX and that is not less important, has deep examination in the field of wholesale and distribution, Microsoft as the leading ERP partner is repeatedly recognized. We work with professionals of the case and are sure that positive results will not keep themselves waiting", - Denis Vaulin comments.

Result

Using Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 the company expects to increase efficiency of key business processes, first of all the processes connected with sales, purchasing activity and management of merchandising. New ERP will give to the distributor's employees an opportunity to work in unified information environment and to operate with up-to-date and exact data about sales, trade inventories, all payment transactions of the company in real time.

"Start of new ERP based on Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 R3 will also allow "SANG" to reduce significantly costs on maintenance and completion of a system, and internal specialists of the company will be able to pay more attention to problems of development of IT infrastructure for the benefit of the employees, clients and partners", - Denis Kosenkov, the director of practice of Distribution, consulting company Columbus notes.

Representatives of the company integrator reported TAdviser.