Knowledge Management Assignment on Sudarshan Chemicals and their SAP practice

1. Sudarshan Chemical
Industries Limited
SUBJECT: KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT
SUBMITTED TO : PROF. SUPRATIK GHATAK
DATE: 31/1/2016
SUBMITTED BY: KARTIK MAIRA
C-13
15020441122
BATCH: 15-17

2. ABOUT THE COMPANY:
 owned by the Rathi group ; accounts for 70% of the Rathi group
sales revenue
 range of products :
1. organic and inorganic pigments
2. mica-based effect pigments
3. chemical intermediates and pesticides
 continuous R&D programme

3. Quality Standards Applied:
 Product consistency and process control :
ISO 9001; Six Sigma approved black belt supplier
 Accurate technical information :
ISO 17025:2005 : laboratories are certified by the National Accreditation Board for Testing and
Calibration Laboratories
 Reliable service :
Oliver Wight Class A Certificate : operational excellence in supply chain management
 Easy access to order information :
SAP : fully traceable business processes
 Occupational health :
ISO 14001 ; OHSAS 18001 : safety for the plant operatives
 Cost control :
Six Sigma : use proven methodology to deliver ongoing cost reductions
 Total Quality Management applied over different departments and practices

4. THE INDUSTRY APPLICATION OBSERVED
FOR THE ASSIGNMENT IS:
SAP R3ABOUT SAP R/3:
 SAP R/3 is the former name for SAP ERP (enterprise resource
planning) software. SAP R/3 was officially launched on 6 July 1992.
Various releases of the software were made through the 90s. A newer
version of the software, with new architecture, was released in 2003-2004,
and renamed as SAP ERP;
 Contains several modules, including utilities for marketing and sales, field
service, product design and development, production and inventory
control, human resources, finance and accounting;
 Most widely used modules : Financials and Controlling (FICO), Human
Resources (HR), Materials Management (MM), Sales & Distribution (SD),
and Production Planning (PP).

5. APPLICATION IN THE INDUSTRY:
APPLICATION:
 Data capture and reporting like vendor account, asset account, details of the asset linekd to
various modules, and its history thought the procurement module, application module and its
impact on the books.
 Cut costs with support for end-to-end procurement and logistics processes
 Accelerate manufacturing process – from planning and scheduling to monitoring and analysis
 Support customer-focused processes – from product sales to service delivery to warranty claims
and returns
 Boost sales and customer satisfaction by delivering exceptional service in every customer
experience
 Oriented towards access controls, meeting various data requirements in a user friendly format
 Streamline and automate financial operations while ensuring regulatory compliance

6. STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE
OF APPLICATION OF SAP R/3
SUDARSHAN CHEMICALS
Here we will look at how the company initiates the first application mentioned on
the previous slide.
Data Capture and Reporting using the Control Process: Raising a purchase order
1. Raise a purchase requisition (PR), can only be done by the USER DEPT.
chemical compounds, lime and ancillary raw material requirements.
2. The PR is converted to a Purchase Order (PO) , Data captured : material,
quantity, cost, vendor details. These specifications are pre specified in the
system, the quantity and value has to be input according to orders.

7. CONTINUED…..
3. Access Point: First approved by the Purchase Head and then the Chief Operating
Officer all through the system.
4. The PO is further linked to a GRN (Goods Receipt Note) which is also linked to
the invoice. When all the three match then only the payment is released.
From a data point of view all the details are linked, matched and recorded with an
asset code which is entered into the books for the auditors to check. These records are
also linked to the budget which helps in budget control and estimation of further
planning based which is enabled by the software.

8. THANK YOU!!