ADITYA AUTO PRODUCTS &

ENGINEERING
SAP® Software Helps Auto Supplier
Shift Processes into Higher Gear
Quick facts
“SAP Business All-in-One is robust, Company Implementation Highlights
• Name: Aditya Auto Products & Engineer- • Strict adherence to 6-week implemen­
provides a platform for standardized ing (India) Private Limited tation timeline
processes, and can be scaled up to • Headquarters: Bangalore, India • Top-down support from senior
• Industry: Automotive management
meet growing needs.” • Products and services: Auto parts and • Strong focus on process excellence
contract manufacturing • Comprehensive change management
Mihir Jayaraman, Procurement Manager
• Revenue: Rs 100 crores (€15.4 million) program
and Project Manager for SAP Implementation,
• Employees: 400
Aditya Auto Products & Engineering (India) • Web site: www.adityaauto.com Why SAP
Private Limited • Implementation partners: Clockwork • Robust, scalable solution that supports
Business Solutions, Unisoft Infotech ambitious growth goals
Private Limited • Functionality and features suited to
industry and company requirements
Challenges and Opportunities • Implementation program designed to
• Improve decision making through better speed time to benefit
management, integration, and control of • Flexible software to meet changing needs
disparate data
• Achieve real-time control by integrating Benefits
major business processes • Improved decision making via access to
• Increase efficiency to support rapid reliable, real-time information
business growth • Increased organizational efficiency and
employee productivity
Objectives • Improved control across plants with
• Install integrated, affordable business standardized business processes
software that provides visibility and • Better visibility and control of production,
automation to optimize operations inventory, logistics, and subcontractors
• Build a central data repository that • Enhanced reporting and evaluation of
supports free flow of information business performance
• Improve links between operations and • Increased ability to meet customer needs
finance to gain a better understanding and attract new business
of business performance
• Meet just-in-time scheduling demands Existing Environment
without sacrificing efficiency Nonintegrated point solutions

SAP® Solutions and Services Third-Party Integration

• SAP® Business All-in-One solution • Database: SQL Server
• SAP Business All-in-One fast-start • Hardware: HP
program • Operating system: Microsoft Windows

SAP Customer Success Story

Automotive
For many successful midsize companies, there comes a point when project manager for SAP implementa-
current business processes and systems begin to reach their limits. tion at Aditya Auto. “We wanted a
solution that could not only keep track
Aditya Auto Products & Engineering (India) Private Limited, a fast- of materials and products but also help
growing supplier to the automobile industry, recently found itself us standardize our processes and pro-
vide a common financial platform in line
struggling to improve efficiency as its business expanded. with global best practices.”

Leveraging SAP Software to Boost

“We were running several diverse, says Sethuraman, “so optimizing Efficiency
complex legacy systems that simply logistics is critically important to
could not keep pace with the company’s our efficiency and growth.” After reviewing a number of competi-
expanding operations,” says Suresh tive products, Aditya Auto selected the
Sethuraman, vice president of finance The Need for Consistent Processes SAP Business All-in-One solution to
at Aditya Auto. To help meet its ambi- optimize business operations. Built on
tious growth targets by standardizing In addition to streamlining the flow of the proven SAP ERP application, SAP
business processes and boosting oper- products and goods across its supply Business All-in-One provides industry-
ational efficiency, Aditya Auto chose and distribution networks, Aditya Auto specific functionality that supports the
the SAP® Business All-in-One solution. also wanted to unify processes across complex business processes of mid-
the enterprise. Order fulfillment, for size companies. Jayaraman and his
Privately owned and headquartered in example, depended on manual activities team concluded that not only was the
Bangalore, India, Aditya Auto serves such as filling out forms and exchang- software affordable, it also provided
OEMs and tier-one automotive suppli- ing spreadsheets, making it hard for the high levels of visibility and auto­
ers in both domestic and global mar- production teams to track the progress mation that Aditya Auto needed to
kets. The company was founded in of customer jobs. Equally troublesome, increase efficiency. “We chose the
1989 and currently has a workforce of reporting cycles were uncomfortably software because it could be imple-
400 employees. In addition to providing long, which meant that financial manag- mented with minimal business disrup-
door latches, window regulators, wiring ers had to deal with stale information tion,” he says. “SAP Business All-in-
harnesses, and engineered assemblies, when trying to compare operational One is robust, provides a platform for
Aditya Auto is also pushing into new performance with budgeted figures. standardized processes, and can be
markets as a contract manufacturer. Even something as basic as creating scaled up to meet growing needs.”
While classified as a midsize business, a supplier delivery schedule took four
the company operates a complex man- or five days. Working closely with implementation
ufacturing and distribution network that partners Clockwork Business Solu-
spans six production facilities in India After reviewing methods and proce- tions and Unisoft Infotech Private Limit-
plus logistic support units in India, dures across the organization, senior ed, Aditya Auto used the SAP Busi-
Europe, and North America. To add management concluded that Aditya ness All-in-One fast-start program to
to the complexity, Aditya Auto also Auto needed to improve or replace its streamline the deployment process.
works with a number of subcontractors ad hoc processes and disparate soft- The program provides tools, method­
and supply chain partners. “We ship ware applications. “We were looking ologies, and pretested software that
material across a great many plants, for a corporate backbone,” says Mihir streamlines the installation and config­
vendor locations, and warehouses,” Jayaraman, procurement manager and uration of SAP Business All-in-One
 “We were looking for a corporate backbone. We wanted a solution that
could not only keep track of materials and products but also help us
standardize our processes and provide a common financial platform in
line with global best practices.”

Mihir Jayaraman, Procurement Manager and Project Manager for SAP Implementation,
Aditya Auto Products & Engineering (India) Private Limited

solutions for companies in various able to anybody at any time, and there addition, with all relevant information
industries. Aided by the fast-start is no need to send data manually from available via a single source, it is easier
program, implementation took approxi- one point to another.” to track and verify company perfor-
mately six weeks, followed by a stabili- mance. Armed with a better under-
zation period of eight weeks. The The SAP solution has also helped standing of day-to-day forecasts, order
project met its time frame and budget Aditya Auto streamline and simplify flow, inventory levels, plant outputs,
goals thanks to support from senior a number of operational processes. and logistic reports, executives have
management, cooperation of cross- Duplication of work – which formerly been able to improve monitoring and
functional teams, comprehensive busi- hampered logistics, warehousing, man- control across the company. “We now
ness process mapping, and a change ufacturing, and procurement processes – have complete and accurate knowledge
management program that familiarized has been reduced or eliminated. This of the stock in our warehouses, and in-
users with new processes and soft- reduction in twice-done tasks has freed ventory control has greatly improved,”
ware. The solution currently supports employees from time-consuming data says Sethuraman. “SAP Business
approximately 35 users at Aditya Auto validation and reconciliation chores, All-in-One gives us a clear, up-to-date
while effectively integrating the compa- allowing them to spend more time eval- picture of our business at all times.”
ny’s production units and warehouses. uating processes and performance.
Aditya Auto has also made significant
gains in process efficiency, streamlining
“We now have complete and accurate knowledge of the stock in our ware­ key activities such as inventory man-
agement, product costing, and materi-
houses, and inventory control has greatly improved. SAP Business All-in-One als management. “We do 80% of our
gives us a clear, up-to-date picture of our business at all times.” procurement through subcontractors,”
says Jayaraman. “It used to take us
Suresh Sethuraman, Vice President of Finance, Aditya Auto Products & Engineering (India)
four to five days to create delivery
Private Limited
schedules for our suppliers, but with
SAP Business All-in-One we can now
Optimizing Business Processes With integrated analytic functionality, do them in half a day.” The solution
SAP Business All-in-One helps Aditya has also helped improve the processing
SAP Business All-in-One has allowed Auto’s leaders plan, measure, and con- of purchase orders – reducing errors,
Aditya Auto to gain a unified view of its trol processes with sophisticated tools eliminating data redundancies, and
overall business and processes. Prior and key performance indicators. leading to significant time savings.
to the deployment, employees would
have to hunt for data in different sys- Integrating Operations and The solution also helps Aditya Auto
tems, databases, or spreadsheets. To- Accounting maintain efficiency without sacrificing
day, thanks to improved data archiving, flexibility. Formerly, the company found
drill-down features, and better data- Access to accurate information has it difficult to optimize production pro-
base management, Aditya Auto has enabled Aditya Auto to evaluate busi- cesses and ensure operational consis-
reduced the effort needed to find, ness trends, anticipate customer tency while trying to meet the fluctuating
gather, and interpret information. needs, and make informed decisions demands of its customers, most of
“With SAP Business All-in-One, we on a timely basis. Managers are now whom demanded just-in-time (JIT) de-
have ready access to data,” says able to generate tailor-made reports livery. “We used to do things differently
Jayaraman. “The information is avail- while also ensuring their accuracy. In for different customers, starting with
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understanding their requirements right growth strategy. “With SAP Business

on through production planning and All-in-One, our processes are more
scheduling,” says Sethuraman. “Now streamlined, efficiency has increased,
we can standardize and optimize our and we can grow in a systematic man-
resources both in terms of functionality ner,” says Jayaraman. “We are more
and project management.” proactive and more responsive dealing
with customers, leading to enhanced
Aditya Auto has also incorporated a customer relationships.”
number of automotive best practices
such as consignment stocking and Looking Ahead
supply chain value mapping. To meet
customers’ delivery requirements, As Aditya Auto refines its existing
the company created a unique make- implementation, it is also planning

“With SAP Business All-in-One, our processes are more streamlined, efficiency
has increased, and we can grow in a systematic manner. We are more proactive
and more responsive dealing with customers, leading to enhanced customer
relationships.”
Mihir Jayaraman, Procurement Manager and Project Manager for SAP Implementation,
Aditya Auto Products & Engineering (India) Private Limited

to-stock scenario. “We sharpen our for future initiatives. Projects under
macro-level advance planning with con­sideration include laying the ground-
customer projections and determine work for periodic auditing of master
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