MBa Group assignment

1. Project proposal for the
implementation of an ERP
II system at Moorreesburg
Pet Food Catering Company
(Pty) Ltd.
Group 7

3. 1. INTRODUCTION
 Re-engineering of current ERP.
 Improvement to supply chain management
(SCM).
 “back of office" operational excellence value
proposition.
 Minimize the negative effect of the
implementation process on daily activities.

4. 2. BACKGROUND
 M P F C C (Pty) Ltd manufactures quality dry
dog food
 Operation includes a mixing, extrusion, dryer
and blending process.
 ALPHACOM ERP – normal functional
processes; procurement, finance, human
resources, maintenance, time management of
employees and logistics
 Information was kept on SCADA system and on
spread sheets.

5. 3. ASSUMPTIONS & LIMITATIONS
 Change management factors
 Decision making process
 Quality of the master data tables which define
entities.
 Availability and quantity of the employees
identified to be trained as super users.
 Identification of critical success factors (CSF’s)

6. 4. PROPOSED SYSTEM
 Current ERP system is a single-instance
strategy
 SYSPRO ERP II system
 A complete re-engineering
 Leveraging the information involving the
resources

7. ERP / ERP II - a comparative summary.

8. 5. SYSTEM DESCRIPTION AND OVERVIEW
 Forecasting
 Distribution Requirement Planning (DRP).
 Available to Promise (ATP).
 Back to back Sales Orders, Purchase Orders and Jobs.
 Customer Relationship Management Module (CRM).
 e.Net Solutions and Document Flow Manager

9. Screen shot of proposed
ERP II
Screen shot of current ERP

10. 6. BENEFITS OF UPGRADING TO ERP II SYSTEM
 A change in focus from enterprise-centric to
process integration and external collaboration.
 ERP II penetrates the entire value chain.
 Exploit the latest advancements in information
technology.
 ERP II will perform collaborative commerce or c-
commerce

11. 7. BUSINESS IMPACT OF ERP II SYSTEM
 Increased business focus on external integration.
 Wide intensive and extensive coverage
 Flexibility in handling functions
 WEB centric application
 Worldwide integration
 Contract management

12. 8. IMPLEMENTATION APPROACH
 Accurate planning = less disruption of daily processes.
 Establish a steering committee.
 Cross-functional installation team will have
representatives from the major business functions,
project team and IS department.
 Weekly flash reports and monthly executive dashboards
 A phased approach with pilot groups
of super users.

13. 9. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE
 Planning and preparation
 Standard solution design
 Standard solution development
 Pilot deployment
 Rollout

14. 10. COSTS.
 Direct and indirect cost of implementation
 training and education - effective transfer of both tacit
and explicit knowledge
 introduction of middleware to ensure integrated
connectivity
 Cost associated with adoption success/failures.
 A poorly executed project can cause huge monetary
losses
 Careful analysis of potential vs. risk
 Effectiveness of company change management
 levels of utilization and proficiency

15. 11. CONCLUSION
 ERP II is regarded as the “next generation” of ERP’s
 ERP II should be an effective part of a management
information system (MIS).
 Greater flexibility in the integration of functions
between departments and industries.
 Link together company structures, strategies and
business processes within the wider supply chain IS.