CORUS Consulting automated enterprise management in TD Sedrus based on technologies of Microsoft

October 07, 2015. CORUS Consulting Group announced project completion on implementation of the ERP system in TD Sedrus company. The solution became a core of the complex project designed to automate completely business processes of management of production and trade business of the enterprise.

Choosing a Solution

Prior to the beginning of the TD Sedrus project used the IS-PRO system within which the complex of logistic, production and financial processes was automated. In process of development of the company, increase and complication of business processes, the existing system ceased to meet the increased requirements to performance and functionality in the light of further development plans for business. The new technological platform differing in stability, broad functionality and a possibility of permanent development was necessary for the management of TD Sedrus for implementation of the planned purposes. As a result of studying of modern ERP platforms of world vendors a choice was made for benefit of Microsoft.

Project Progress

Within the first stage specialists of Corus Consulting automated operations on purchases, sales, settlement with partners, to management of transport logistics, accounting of Inventories and finished goods. For effective management of cash flows own solution of integrator "KORUS|Treasury", allowing to provide synchronism of receipt and expenditure of means, to plan the sequence and terms of commission of financial transactions is implemented. During the second stage of the project the complex of production accounting (from maintaining compoundings and accounting of the movement of raw materials before quality control of finished goods and the reporting) and also formation and the analysis of cost of production, fixed asset accounting and intangible assets was automated. Within the project specialized solutions on control of drawing of accounts for the goods delivery, weight control of transport, to expanded accounting of observance of contractual commitments with clients and control points on shipments were implemented.

In parallel with the ERP project, a command of Corus Consulting the project on transfer of a corporate portal from the platform 1C: Bitrix on Microsoft SharePoint 2013 for the purpose of structuring information space, increase in effective management of personnel, start of new processes and creation of the convenient tool for each employee of the company was implemented. In a project deliverable on a new corporate portal the uniform storage of documents, a recording system of the entering and outgoing correspondence, service of requests is organized (in AHO, on transport and training) and also conventional components of a corporate portal are updated: news of the company, information pages, the websites of divisions and work areas for conducting project activity. Thanks to integration of the portal with a new ERP system regarding the HR module, after approval of changes (on the Microsoft SharePoint portal) in an organization structure of dynamically developing company the changed data automatically are broadcast in the ERP system. Close interaction of two systems on personnel management helps each employee to understand accurately the role in the company and to build effective interaction with colleagues. For example, on the portal characteristic of a position and functional tasks which allow to define the powers and an area of responsibility quickly is displayed.

Result

As a result of the complex project in TD Sedrus a common information space where close integration of Microsoft Dynamics AX, Microsoft SharePoint and earlier implemented by Microsoft Dynamics CRM allows employees to carry out effectively tasks and to spend a minimum of time for data retrieval, approval and tracking of key indicators of the role was created.

Existence of an auditor trace – records about authorship and chronology of actions and transactions in a system became important line of the ERP system. Such approach increased the responsibility of employees for the made decisions and provided to the management the additional mechanism for the analysis and control, representatives of the company integrator reported TAdviser.

"Existence in a line of Microsoft of a full range of the business solutions allowing to close all complex of the tasks facing us became the defining factor for us. Seamless integration of products on a single platform allowed us to reach synergy effect, having provided uninterrupted and operational data processing and having reduced the cost of cumulative implementation and maintenance of infrastructure. When choosing the contractor we, first of all, were guided by industry expertize and also significant experience of implementation of complex projects based on products of Microsoft. We made the decision to invite the specialists of Corus Consulting having wide experience of implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX in production companies and also specializing in large multi-product implementations. As an additional argument the direct recommendation which arrived from our colleagues from MC Bauchemie, earlier executed the project with Corus Consulting served. Thus, we saw an opportunity to find on behalf of this system integrator of the reliable uniform IT partner for implementation of our large-scale project", - Vladimir Dokuchayev, the CEO of TD Sedrus notes.

"Along with conversions to parts of IT, TD Sedrus were faced by serious plans for end-to-end optimization of all business. For identification of internal reserves and increase in efficiency in each working link, the specialized department of organizational development which task became inspection, reengineering and formalization of business processes of the enterprise was created. We want to note that the work done by specialists of this department very much helped us within design of future ERP system, having reduced terms of preproject inspection and drawing up technical specifications", - Olga Semenskaya, the deputy CEO of CORUS Consulting Group comments.

"Together with increase in efficiency and accuracy of accounting, a new system allows us to save on cost value of accounting processes. Now they are transferred to the corresponding jobs, and any physical action with raw materials and finished goods is compared with actions in a system. If earlier the employee of a warehouse accepted goods, filled out the document of acceptance, and then transferred to accounting for input in a system, then now he notes the accepted positions in Microsoft Dynamics AX at once. It many times reduces arrival time of data in a system, an error probability and duplication of functions of employees, - Vladimir Dokuchayev sums up the results. - Data on a remaining balance, shipments, marginality of transactions and other indicators, important for us, are reflected in a system instantly. Business became transparent and managed - now we keep account and control online and we can react quicker and better to any changes".

"It was the large-scale and difficult project. Looking back, we understand what ambitious task we set also to ourselves, and the partner: a system covered a set of processes, and we wanted to implement it rather quickly. It is necessary to recognize that thanks to work with large integrator, we could make in eight months (six months of preparation and two months of implementation) a transfer of operating activities of our company on a new system. CORUS Consulting could mobilize enough resources and sustain project terms. As a result, even at so rapid start the company performance did not stop, and we quickly returned to usual rates of work", - Ivan Demonov, the Head of Department of corporate management of TD Sedrus sums up the project results.