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When an organisation expands, the operational complexities expand exponentially. What often goes amiss is the integrity in thoughts, actions and intentions. |
Communication gaps,
supply chain slacks, global integration, knowledge management, policy fulfillment are some of the challenges that arise. To maintain integrity more
often than not diversity
is restricted. |
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At Mahindra, we seek unity in the diversity of not
just our people, but also our products and processes. |
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To unite all our companies through one common thread, we harmonized the communication of 60 Group Companies via the unique SAP platform. |
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This integration of processes across core functions will channelize inter-company expertise, enhance efficiency and optimize resources. |
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This project is the largest big bang project in the world that harmonizes- |
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Project Harmony, is an initiative by Mahindra to interlink all the departments of the organisation through a central database. The aim is to leverage the interconnectivity to realize real time reporting, streamline communication and automate various business practices using SAP as a platform. |
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This is a project of
epic proportions
which covers 42 Mahindra Group Companies. |
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In view of the magnanimity of the whole exercise, it was decided to implement the project in a 3 phased manner, |
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Business Process Harmonization Workshops |
Implementing Common Processes and consolidation of all SAP systems |
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Rollouts / Implementation of SAP ERP to new businesses and New Modules & functionalities for existing implementations. |
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Key benefits |
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One Mahindra experience to employees |
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Increasing efficiencies through harmonization and automation |
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Uniform spread of global industry best practices |
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Making available homogeneous analytics & reports across the group. |
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Faster and more effective decision making. |
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Leverage benefits from economics of scale: |
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80% reduction in IT costs |
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Decrease in the per user cost |
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Great reduction in implementation time reduction |
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Significant decrease in costs of integration and
maintenance of that integration piece. |
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Huge savings through centralized contracting and
vendor base rationalization. |
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Improve service levels to the internal customers (On-time & Error free) |
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Faster consolidation and declaration of results. |
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Social & environmental benefits: |
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The employees will have a single window for all employee services,
which will result in enhanced employee relations. |
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Sustainability benefits due to reduction of Paper based processes
for employee transactions |
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Among the most coveted accolades received,
both internally and externally, include: |
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SAP ACE Award |
Best Run Award for Conglomerate |
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SAP ACE Award |
Best Run Award for Business Intelligence |
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UB Media - Edge Award |
Diamond Edge Award for driving
growth
and excellence through IT |
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Indian Express
Group
Award |
Intelligent Enterprise Award for
the most innovative IT Initiative |
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Cyber Media Group Award |
Best IT Implementation |
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Lakshya Award NITIE |
On the Job Achievers |
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International Data Group |
Best Storage Infrastructure Award |
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CIO 100 |
Exemplary use of IT to Deliver Business Value |
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Indus |
BI Champions Trophy |
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C.S.I 2010 |
Awards for Excellence in IT |
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