seal infotech afs 2013 march
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SEAL - Corporate Profile & AFS Practice
More than 16 years of SAP Experience
INDIA – SRILANKA – BANGALDESH – INDOENSIA - USA – EUROPE – MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA
AGENDA
1. SEAL Overview
2. SEAL – SAP Apparel & Footwear Industry practice
3. SEAL Value Additions for Apparel & Footwear Industry
Solution
4. SEAL Value Proposition
5. Q&A
SEAL Overview
End-to-End Solution Delivery Complete range of implementation-related & professional services to assist our customers
Application Management & Support
Providing Application Mgmt. & Support Services for Business Operations
Strategy Consulting
Providing expertise on key areas of SAP Strategy & Program Development
Staffing Services Enhancing existing I.T. delivery teams with key resources
Strategic Global Offerings
•North America – Edison, NJ; Phoenix, AZ
• International – India (Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai), Kenya (Nairobi), U.K. (London), U.A.E. (Dubai), Indonesia (Jakarta)
Established in 1996 with Headquarters in U.S. & international offices
•SAP Business Suite Ramp-up partner & SAP Premiere Consulting Partner
•Recipient of SAP Award of Excellence for Successful Global SAP Implementation and Innovative SAP Solutions
•SAP Retail Partner & Certification for Retail All-in-One Solution
•SAP Certification for Global Support Center Services
Award-Winning, Global SAP Services Partner
•SAP ERP, HCM, SCM, CRM, SRM, GTS, BI/BOBJ, NetWeaver (PI/XI, Portals, MDM, ABAP, JAVA), MII, LPO, ME, e-Sourcing and System Administration
•Extensive Industry & Best Practices experience - SAP IS Chemicals, Retail, Apparel & Footwear, Mining, Automotive and Manufacturing
•Application Development Services (Java, .NET)
• Infrastructure Services
Specialists in SAP & Enterprise Solutions
• IT Service Management – Incident-Problem-Change-Mgmt.
•E2E Standards for Solution Operations and Best Practices
Global Development Centers in North America & India
• SAP Premiere Platinum Level Services
• ISO 9001:2008 & ISO 270001
• SEI-CMM level 3 certified
• Certification for Support Center Services and Application Management
Certifications
Global SAP Solution Practices
Business Solutions
• Focus on SAP Enterprise Solutions
• Customer & Supplier
Solutions
• ECC
• CRM
• SRM
• Enterprise Finance
• FSCM
• New GL / IFRS
• Industry Solutions (IS)
• Global Trade Services
• Edge Products (Hyperion, IBIS RE+, Mobile Solutions)
Technology Solutions
• Focus on SAP Technologies
• Core Technology
Platform
• SAP Upgrades & Integration Services
• SAP NW Portals
• NW Administration (Basis)
• SAP NW Solution Manager
Enterprise Performance
• Focus on SAP Information & Strategy
Solutions • Enterprise Information
Management
• SAP NW MDM
• SAP NW BI /BOBJ
• Rapid Marts
• SAP HANA
• BI Accelerator
• Strategy Management
• BPC
• PCM
Manufacturing Solutions
• Focus on SAP Manufacturing
Solutions
• SAP MII
• SAP LPO
• SAP ME
• SCM
Program Management Office
Cost Effective Delivery & Support
Bestshore Delivery
Management
Application Outsourcing
Services
Infrastructure Management
Services
Integrated Global Services
Proven framework that delivers successful results worldwide
Global Standards Lines of Business
Practices aligned by solution type
Focus on Enterprise Solutions
• ECC / HCM
• CRM / SRM • Enterprise Finance
• Industry Solutions • Global Trade Services
• Edge Products (Mobile Solutions)
Focus on Enabling Technologies
• SAP Upgrades & Integration
• SAP NW Portals • NW Administration
(Basis) • SAP NW Solution
Manager
Focus on Information & Strategy
• Enterprise Information Mgt. • SAP NW MDM
• BI /BOBJ / BIA • Strategy Mgt.
• BPC / PCM
Focus on Manufacturing
Solutions
• SAP MII • SAP LPO
• SAP ME
• SCM
Technology Solutions
Enterprise Performance
Manufacturing Solutions
Business Solutions
24 X 7 capability
Common Processes
Methods & Tools
Expert Resources
Strategic Consulting
Business Transform
Shared Services
Bus. Process Consol.
Supply Chain & Logistics
Sales / Product
Mgt.
Lean Manufact.
Solution Delivery
E2E Solution Delivery
New Installations
Application Upgrades
Data Migration &
Consolidations
Integration Services
Portfolio Management
ASAP Roadmap Best-in-Class
tools & accelerators
Change Management
Quality Management
Operations Support
Application Management
Infrastructure Management
Modernization Services
Bus. Proc. Outsourcing
Infrastructure Management
Server & Storage Mgt.
Backups Security Mgt. Operations Mgt.
Innovations
Composite Apps Mobile Solutions
(Micro-Apps) Pre-Packaged
Solutions Application Development Services
(Java, .NET) Infrastructure Services
Quality Certification & Alliances
Committed to SAP – Trustful and non-competitive relationship
SAP India - Partnership
SAP Partner in India since 2006
GOLD VAR for ECC
VAR for BOBJ
VAR for SAP Mobility
RDS Qualified Partner 2013
SAP Labs, India & China
Product Positioning, Definition, Testing, and Documentation
Application Development
SAP – India : Consulting & Global Delivery Center
Consulting
SAP Relationship
SEAL – Awards & Achievements
SEAL has been honored with “Excellence Awards” for consistently delivering SUCCESSFUL and INNOVATIVE SAP Solutions
Best AFS Implementation
award in India by Data quest
SAP Business Analytics and SAP HANA
Rapid Deployment Solutions
SAP BusinessObjects Rapid Marts - RDS LOB Financials
LOB Operational
LOB Manufacturing
LOB H.C.M
Bundled Rapid Marts
SAP BusinessObjects Industry Specific Rapid Marts - RDS:
Retail and CPG
Manufacturing
Mining
Public Sector
SAP HANA - RDS
SAP BW on HANA
ERP Operational Reporting with HANA
SEAL has been awarded the “SAP Qualified Partner in India – Rapid Deployment Solutions 2013 in SAP FKOM 2013 - Singapore
Alliances
BENEFITS to our Clients
SEAL is member of United VARs, the global alliance of the world’s leading Value Added
Resellers. We leverage this partnership to enhance our clients’ service experience
throughout Europe, Middle East, Africa, Latin America and Asia.
21 partners covering 54 countries
More than 3,500 SAP consultants
Nearly 4,000 SAP customers worldwide
Nearly $1.5 billion USD revenue per year
Global Consulting team for our international operating customers (think global – act local)
Integration of local business expertise
Local language support
Additional local services & support structure
Exchange of know-how, add-ons & solutions
Industry Focus
SEAL fully harness and deliver the practical power of SAP; with our combination of SAP focus, global reach and industry expertise.
From local businesses to industry leaders, SEAL has been serving varied companies and industries….. that target business needs specific to each industry
SEAL's provides tailor-made solutions catering to industry-specific standards, best practices and processes to help companies optimize business processes and adapt quickly to changing market demands
Discrete Manufacturing
Agro F&B
Mining
Retail AFS
Hi Tech
Discrete Manufacturing
Agro F&B
Mining
Retail AFS
Hi Tech
Utilities
SEAL Differentiator
Recognized SAP Leader & Innovator The quality and experience of a large systems integrator with the agility of a small firm, at competitive pricing Ability to collaborate and work with other Systems Integrators to deliver the best service to the customer Innovations such as “jump start” SAP solutions and mobile applications Relevant SAP Technical & Industry Experience Over 16 years of proven SAP Solutions Implementation experience for many clients. Deep Industry expertise SEAL has the right mix of onsite and offshore resources to provide cost-effective and high-quality solutions. Optimizing Resource Utilization & Flexible Staffing Models Core Team & Regional Teams (average of 12 years of SAP experience) Resource Ramp-Up & Ramp-Down On-site, Off-site, Offshore & hybrid models SEAL Competency Centers Value Added Service – NOT JUST YOUR IT STAFFING PARTNER Managed Services, Staff Augmentation and Project Work System Applications & Tools System demos for conducting Global workshops Hosting Services Product Evaluation Application Integration and P.O.C. Dedicated PMO/Quality Assurance Staff & Program Our Focus on Customer Success Our focus is on customer success and growth. We strive to become the primary Systems Integrator of your
choice and support your business goals of market leadership and sustained growth at a lower T.C.O.
SAP Apparel and Footwear
Industry Practice
>>“From local businesses to industry leaders, SEAL has been serving varied companies and industries….. that target business needs specific to each industry”<<
Challenges – AFS Industry
The apparel and footwear industry is a global business with a supply base of more than 300,000 factories in 150 or more countries. It includes not only manufacturers and raw material and components suppliers, but also agents, importers, freight forwarders, and regulators – a complex supply chain.
To be successful in this arena, companies must turn a host of challenges into competitive opportunities.
Apparel and Footwear companies must synchronize long lead times with ever-shorter fashion cycles. They must launch new styles faster than ever to keep up with the shorter product life cycles. They must capture –and hold –consumer and market attention. And they must optimize their sourcing strategy and increase their supply chain visibility down to the SKU Level.
In short, companies involved in the production, marketing, and sale of apparel and footwear must increase efficiencies, reduce costs, and ensure compliance with legal requirements and ethical guidelines across their entire supply chain. This is easier said than done. Most companies are hampered by a legacy of nonintegrated systems that limit visibility and perpetuate inefficiencies.
SEAL – SAP AFS Practice Overview
Apparel and Footwear Industry today need trusted transformation partners who can help them enhance financial performance by improving customer service, operational efficiencies, reliability and productivity while addressing legal regulatory compliance.
SEAL’s comprehensive offerings across consulting and technology offers end-to-end industry solutions delivering reduced customer churn, increased Legal regulatory compliance, optimal asset utilization, faster time to market and efficient back office operation.
Leveraging its rich domain experience, vast SAP experience and its strategic partnership with SAP, SEAL is helping organizations lower their operating costs and improve their focus on strategic business needs
Our Credentials Include
Leading Implementer for SAP
CPG Solutions in India & US
Preferred Partner - SAP for Retail and AFS for Mid Market in India, MENA and US region
Extensive experience in CPG
Experienced and Dedicated RETAIL & AFS Practice.
Large pool of dedicated Retail & AFS Consultants
SEAL – Value Additions
Fashion Industry
LAY-MARKER PLANNING
FABRIC ROLL OPTIMIZATION
GRAPHICAL PLANNING TOOL – TIME AND
ACTION CALENDAR
INVENTORY IDENTIFICATION (RFID)
RAPID DEPLOYMENT SOLUTION FOR BI FOR
CONSUMER PRODUCT – AFS
INTEGRATED EXTENSION FOR RETAIL
OPERATIONS
Key Success Stories
AFS & Retail Industry Experience
Great Brands… Run Better with SAP
Lay-Marker
Planning and
Fabric Roll
Optimization
Value Additions
For Fashion Industry Brief
Quality Problems In Denim manufacturing
Shrinkage-Each fabric roll has a different shrinkage both length and width wise. Even washing has affect on this.
Quality Problems In Denim manufacturing
Shade-Each fabric roll behaves differently on washing in terms of resultant shade.
Typically in a Denim manufacturing as the lead time for supply of FG is very short 3 to 4 weeks Fabric is kept in stock.
As the lead time for supply of FG is short, some of the quality checks like Shrinkage and multiple Wash tests will have to be done in advance.
On finalising the design appropriate wash characteristic is selected for the allocation of
rolls for manufacturing.
Result-Dissatisfied Customer
Good Practice: In a Pile for cutting each layer should have fabric of similar shade and shrinkage group. This calls for system support
Fabric Roll Utilization
Any CAD software typically optimizes the area utilization only. When a fabric roll is to be assigned to a marker ,often the end bit wastage is neglected
For ex if a Marker has a length of 7.0 mtr and fabric rolls of length 92,97,104,106 are available.
Choosing rolls of length 92 and 106 result in least wastage
SEAL’s value Add-
Initial Recording of Fabric details
After the receipt of fabric rolls in to store initial recording of fabric characteristics
Recording of WASH wise characteristics
of fabric rolls
Updating Supplier given details
Vendor Shade & width , Actual Shade & width are updated in this screen
Updating Shrinkage L&W roll wise
for each wash--cont
Updating Shrinkage L&W roll wise
for each wash--cont
Updating shrinkage X & Y wash wise
Updating Shrinkage L&W roll wise
for each wash--cont
Display of updated results
Updating Shrinkage L&W roll wise
for each wash--cont
Updation of shrinkage X & Y for another wash
Assigning the chosen wash details
to fabric rolls-cont
Assigning the chosen wash details
to fabric rolls-cont
Stores Stock
Assigning Chosen rolls to a Sales Order
Garment Detailing
Sales Order details –Grid wise
Cut Plan and marker assignment
Lay and Dispatch Details
D.M.S
Value Additions
For Fashion Industry Brief
Need for Image
Invariably items like threads,buttons,rivets etc of similar looking nature are used.
In a fashion garment industry visual appeal is of paramount importance. Hence a wrong issue/ utilization of material reduces aesthetic value of garment
For a merchandiser, during and after preparing the BOM(Bills of materials) requires images to cross check against the tech pack/agreed customer requirements.
Image acts as a visual aide to a warehouse personnel during the goods receipt/issues
Viewing Images
Material and Image Report
Assigning Image to Material
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Document Structure in DMS
Document Hierarchy
Graphical
Planning Tool
Value Additions
For Fashion Industry Brief
Preamble
The purpose of GPT is for scheduling the accepted Sales orders Pre-requisites
Material masters
Work Centers
BOMs(Bills of materials, can be multi level)
Routings(Contains operation details with timings)
Sales Orders
MRP run
Process
After the MRP run of a given sales order BOM is exploded and Planned orders for in hose production &Purchase requisitions for the bought out items are created.
Depending on the BOM(multi level) and operation sequence Planned orders are generated and they are scheduled based on the timings maintained in the material master or Routing.
These Planned orders which have link to Sales orders are taken for Planning and are done thru Graphical planning tool
For illustration sales order nos 84 and 86 have been taken.
All the Finished goods(Denims have multi level BOMs) and the production sequence is CUT GARMENTSTITCHED GARMENTWASHED GARMENTFINISHED GARMRNT
These Planned orders which have link to Sales orders are taken for Planning and are done thru Graphical planning tool.
At first planning is done for the stitched garment. With ref to this Cut garment is scheduled BACKWARDS and washing &finishing are forward scheduled
Sales order-84
Sales order-86
Planned Orders against Sales Order
84(Post MRP Run)
Planned Orders against Sales Order 86(Post MRP Run)
Open Sales Orders
Selection for Scheduling
Selection of Scheduling date
Against each sales order items status/arrival dates are shown to facilitate date planning
Selection filters
Sales orders can be chosen based on Customer , FG or Delivery date
Chosen Orders Line Loading
Total Planning
Based on Stitching dates,Cutting,Washing and Finishing are planned automatically
Firmed planned order details
Firmed planned order details in terms of Sales order,qty, process etc on a given date can be seen
Firming Planning
Firming of Planning
Date Changes-1
Date Changes-2
Once after confirming the planning the scheduled dates of various planned orders get changed in SAP in the background. With this process entire data is resident in SAP system and one need not look at disparate systems for data
Sales order-84.
The above sales order has 4 planned orders for 4 stages of production
Dates Updations-1
Planned Order 1124(Cut) dates before Graphical planning
Planned Order 1124(Cut) dates after Graphical planning
Dates Updations-2
Planned Order 1118(Stitch) dates before Graphical planning
Planned Order 1118 (Stitch)dates after Graphical planning
Dates Updations-3
Planned Order 1112(Wash) dates before Graphical planning
Planned Order 1112 (Wash)dates after Graphical planning
Dates Updations-4
Planned Order 1106(FG) dates before Graphical planning
Planned Order 1106(FG) dates after Graphical planning
Inventory
Identification
(RFID)
Value Additions
For Fashion Industry Brief
Inventory Identification
In a typical fashion garment manufacturing, variety of Fabrics & Trims( Buttons, Zippers, Threads) having numerous colors of varying shades are used.
Every season these trims and fabrics change.
In a high fashion garment manufacturing most of the above have very little repeat usage
Material Codification Issues Material codification of threads and
buttons which have numerous colors is the biggest challenge.
Very Often it is difficult to name a color
Need for material NUMERICAL codification
Material Codification Issues-cont
Very often numerical code is given to the color. A numerical code is not self explanatory
Inventory Identification Tagging in Warehouse
Inventory Tagging Methods
Paper Stickers/Labels
With Product Code
With Bar Code
Electronic Means-RFID tags
Tag Issues
Stickers/Labels with product code requires experienced warehouse personnel for inventory issues.
Barcode stickers does not require experienced ware house personnel but requires line of
sight scanning.
Product code& Bar code stickers are prone to damage and may become unreadable over a period of time.
Finding Inventory in Warehouse
A typical warehouse looks as given below
Imagine locating inventory having sticker/label tags
Possible Solution to Inventory Tagging
RFID(Radio Frequency Identification Device) Tags
Types of RFID Tags
Electronic Product Code
SAP Standard solution-cont
SAP Standard solution
SAP-AII: - Device controller sends information to the SAP Auto-ID system via Extensible Markup Language (XML) or Product Markup Language (PML).
The SAP Auto-ID core services then verifies the captured data against the defined rule definitions and will then pass the information to the SAP XI system via XML. SAP XI then converts the XML data into an IDOC which is received in SAP ERP.
SAP XI has to translate the two formats so that the messages can be passed without error between SAP ERP and the execution system.
A mapping process is undertaken to map the data from XML to the data required in the IDOC. When the IDOC is received by SAP ERP the data from the IDOC is verified and processed. For example, if the data from a tag is captured for a goods receipt then the information contained in the IDOC will be processed so that a goods receipt is generated automatically based on the rules defined in SAP Auto-ID.
SEAL’s Solution
Advantage of SEAL’s Solution
SEAL’s Approach-In this SAP communicates with Device controller by sending a can for the Tag information .In turn the device controller receives the request from SAP and would send back the info as requested. This is a simple communication via RFC
Comparison
In SAP AII for a transaction like GR, there would be two XMLs and one IDOC one way and they would be double in both ways. Usually SAP AII would send info to PI for a set of RFIDs scanned. The success or failure of a communication is known when we look at the PI monitor. At any point of time there would be many Device Controllers spread across 5 mfg plants which would be communicating with SAP AII and in turn it would communicate with the PI system. In the event of a message failure it would be a tedious process to see which event has failed as there would be a lot of messages to look for. Also as the SAP AII would send info/message for a bulk transaction the time lag between an EVENT and REACTION IS CONSIDEABLE.This would be inconvenient to operators and may involve considerable post processing.
In SEAL-Approach, the communication process is simple and it is the SAP system which would be controlling the entire transaction. In the event of a message failure it would be known immediately and the corrective action can be taken immediately
SAP AII –In the event of any business process change-at first the business rules will have to be changed/developed and then the two forward XML messages and one IDOC will have to be changed. A business change will have a cascading effect. The changes will have to be affected in (a) SAP AII (b) PI (c) SAP systems
SEAL Approach- Any business change requires a modification in the relevant function module only and that would be in SAP side only
SAP AII In the event of any product upgrades it may have to be checked in all the related systems like AII,PI,SAP,BI etc for validation
SEAL Approach- In the event of any product upgrade it is amenable as SEAL would be using all the standard function modules. Also only SAP system will have to be checked for validations
Conclusion
As SAP AII is not a straight fit for all inventory transactions and it calls for developments. These developments span across AII, PI, SAP and BI etc and the development effort could be huge. With the SEAL’s approach the development efforts are limited to SAP only.
RFIDs being costly, Clients intend to reuse the RFID tags and this is not addressed in SAP AII to our knowledge. This is easily addressed in SEAL’s Approach.
Lastly SAP AII’s strength lies in EPC serialisation, which is primarily a requirement of US for the Drugs and DoD.This feature is not the business need of a garment manufacturer either by way of Business or Law
GR for fabric
Fabric Roll GR & RFID split
Assigning RFID to fabric Roll
SEAL Value Proposition
SEAL
Valued business partner to SAP’s customers,
Ensuring success and faster realization of the SAP
investment.
Expertise and capability
to create and realize business
value
Expertise and knowledge of SAP
business solutions and
technology Innovations
Best practice methodologies and
project management
Global presence and 16+ years’
experience Focused only on SAP
Commitment to Reduce
Customer Risk
Every SEAL customer must be a
reference for short time to value,
low TCO, and realization of
business benefits
SEAL has never walked away
from a customer in 16+ years
Commitment to supporting
customers’ push for self
sufficiency
Capability to leverage entire
SAP ecosystem
Being Ramp-up Partner, will
have access to products earlier
than general availability
Working closely with SAP Labs
in product development and
testing
Part of the SAP Co-innovation
Program
Skills and
Competencies
Unparalleled
Motivation
Leveraged
Potential
Customer Success
Open for Discussion
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