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Implementing a Holistic SAP EHS Health &

Safety Solution

Carey Rakich, Ingo Gulde

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Real Experience. Real Advantage.

[ Agenda

1. Introduction

2. Health & Safety at First Solar

3. Key Success Factors

4. Final Solution Highlights

5. Key Takeaways

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1. Introduction




5. Key Takeaways

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Who is First Solar?

First Solar, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of photovoltaic

(PV) solar modules and provider of solar solutions. By

enabling clean, renewable electricity at competitive prices,First Solar provides an economically and environmentally

viable alternative to peaking fossil-fuel electricity

generation.

Environmental Responsibility

First Solar has set the benchmark for environmentally

responsible product life cycle management by introducingthe industrys first prefunded, comprehensive collection and

recycling program for solar modules. From raw material

sourcing through end-of-life collection and recycling, First

Solar is focused on creating value driven renewable energy

solutions that protect and enhance the environment.

Financial Growth

First Solar is a publicly traded company listed on NASDAQ

as FSLR. In October of 2009, we were added to the S&P

500 as the first pure-play renewable energy company in thecomposite index.

Production

First Solars manufacturing capacity continues to grow

steadily while manufacturing costs are consistently driven

down.

Average Manufacturing Cost

2006 $1.40/watt 2009 $0.87/watt

2007 $1.23/watt 2010 $0.77/watt

2008 $1.08/watt First Solar is headquartered in Tempe, Arizona and has officesworldwide. First Solar has manufacturing facilities in Perrysburg, Ohio,

Frankfurt (Oder), Germany, and Kulim, Malaysia.


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Who is First Solar?


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SAP at First Solar

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

AP, AR, FI, GL & AM,

Treasury

GL, AP, AR, Enhancements

For EPC

PS (Manufacturing)

APO Supplier Planning

Global Compliance

PSC

RTR

SNC/Supply Chain Opt

Duet Ent

ETR

OTC

STP

PTP

BI

EHS

GRC

APO Demand Planning

IM OH IH

Gov, Risk &Compliance

PS Revenue Recognition

Others

PS (EPC)Supply Chain

Finance ConsolidationFinance Reports

BoM Def, Integrate to DMS

EPCCfolders/Collaboration

Supply Chain/Non-Finance ReportsAPO Reports

PR, Vendor Payments PP/MRP/Inventory

MES/Others Integration

BillingProject Milestone Billing,

Service Contracts

Logistics Tracking/EDI


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SAP at First Solar

SAP PI v 7.01SAP ECC - Enterprise

Finance: Financial Accounting, Controlling, FP & A, Treasury,Project Systems & Accounting

Supply Chain: Sales and Distribution, Quality Management, Logistics and Execution,

Environment, Health and Safety (EHS), Document Management System (DMS), Mini Master (HCM)

ECC 6.0

EHP4

SAP SCM - SAP Supply Chain ManagementSupply Network Planning and

Demand Planning

Supplier Network Collaboration

Live Cache

SAP EPEnterprise Portal

SAP GUI, cFolders, SNC, EHS, SSO, GRC

(FederatedConsumer/Producer)

SAP BPC (Business Process &

Consolidation) v7.5

SAP BW v 7.01 EHP 1

SAP BI/BOBJ v 3.1

FI EC TRCO PS

MM IM PP WM

DMS EHS

DP SNPBW

Live

Cache

V7.0

SD

T

BPC

SAP GRC V 5.3Governance, Risk & Compliance

Access Control & Process Control

GRCDUET (SCL)Enterprise FP 1.0

V NW 7.02 EHP2

NW Gateway 2.0 (SCL)

SAP PLM v7.01cFolders 4.5

Engineering & Collaboration

SAP SRM

V 7.01Shopping Cart, Purchase Req.,

Self Registration

BOBJ

(WebICrystal,

Xcelsius)

SAP Content Server SAP Solution ManagerV 7.01 EHP 1 SR1

Early Watch, SLD, CUA,

Project Blue Print

QM PM

HCM

cFolders 4.5

DMS

SAP TREXV 7.10

Search

SAP Web

Dispatcher (WD)

V NW 7.0 (DMZ)

MAX

DB

SNC

SAP IDM ProvisioningV 7.1 SP4

LE

V7.01

EHP1

ROS SC



[ SAP delivers a comprehensive set of end-to-endsolutions for Sustainability

Incident Management

EHS Risk Assessment

EHS Program

Management

Management of Change

Maintenance Worker

Safety Management

Operational Risk

Management

Sustainability

Reporting &

Analytics

Energy and

Environment

Management

Embedded

Product

Compliance

Sustainability

Audit Management

Product Compliance

REACH Compliance

Substance Volume Tracking

Hazardous Substance Mgmt

Global Label Mgmt

Product Safety Comm.

Energy Analysis and

Monitoring

Environmental

Compliance

Operations-Driving

Strategic Initiatives

Finance and Risk Mgmt

Monitor Performance

Dangerous Goods Mgmt

Recycling Administration



[ Incident Mgmt. - Industrial Hygiene - Occupational HealthProactively Reduce Operational Risks to Prevent Incidents and Preserve Employees Health

One system to manage safety, industrial

hygiene and medical data.

Simple, fast reporting of incidents, near

misses, and observations by anyone

Define, monitor and assess chemical and

non-chemical exposures

Planning and execution of medical

surveillance programs

Flexibility to meet local requirements

Integration between IM, IH, and OH as wellas to other ERP modules

Dashboards and analytics to see trends and

exceptions for quick action



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Timeline and Project Team

Business Blueprinting for all 3 modules (IM, OH and IH) was held

from AugustOctober 2010.



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5. Key Takeaways

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[ Objectives

Standardize business processes globally Create single, global database for EHS reporting

Eliminate manual and spreadsheet tracking of data

Improve reporting of all incidents

Enable incident reporting by all supervisors and EHS associatesglobally

Integrate Incident Management, Occupational Health and

Industrial Hygiene data

Reduce Injury rate

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[ Actual and Expected Benefits

All regions globally are successfully using SAP EHS to recordIM, OH and IH data

Standard reports have been created that dramatically reduce

the amount of time required to generate

Incident reporting rate has been greatly improved for non-Injury incidents

Standard work areas have been defined, and standardized

globally

Supervisors and EHS associates are comfortable enteringincident data

Medical Surveillance notifications are automated

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[ Holistic Example

Problem from industrial hygiene sampling

Incident creation (tie incident to work area)

Medical monitoring (tie medical record to incident)

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5. Key Takeaways

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[ Key Success Factor #1

Blueprint Approach

Involve all regions in blueprint

Capturing all business requirements

w/o regards to scope or cost

Engage key functional sponsors

Harmonize business process

Build a stronger team

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Keeping it Simple

Start with simple solution

Minimize customization for every single

business problem Gain experience in using system first

Introduce enhancements later

Enabled us to meet timelines and budget

Focus on ease of use for end users

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Build in enough time for knowledge

transfer

Make sure to plan for face-to-face time

Involve lead technical person in

blueprinting sessions

Ensure continuity of resources

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Using an offshore development model to reduce cost




Offering local training & testing sessions for first

deployment

Hands-on training and testing

Local SAP support

Increase acceptance

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Having a strong team

Mastermind / design chief for the big picture solution

Functional resource to drive cutover, final preparation, and go-live

Technical lead to orchestrate development

SAP experts for solving specific technical challenges (picture on the WWI form)

Dedicated testing resource to build test scripts and document results and issues

Training and Change Management resource to manage expectations

Strong post go-live support team

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5. Key Takeaways

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First Solar Solution Highlights (1/7)

The Incident Fast Entry Portal



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Injury Incident Fast Entry Form



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Environmental Incident Fast Entry Form


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BW Incident Report


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Incident Notifications


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Screenshots of First Solar Solution (6/7)

WWI Report with Pictures


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Screenshots of First Solar Solution (7/7)

SharePoint Interface for Safety Measures/Corrective Actions


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[ Key Takeaways

Holistic blueprint approach

Keep it simple

Use offshore development model to reduce cost

Offer local training and testing sessions

Focus enhancement budget on ease of use

Have a strong team

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