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SAP in Colgate is not just a system, for us it istransformation
of people, processes and information inthe whole organization. It
is a complete business changeand a platform for us to adopt the
best businesspractices recommended by SAP and followed byColgate
Worldwide to better optimize our resources andmake critical
business decisions
Zulfiqar Ali Lakhani
Managing DirectorColgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited
olgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited Success Story
T A GLANCE
ocation: Karachi, Pakistan
dustry: Consumer Goodsoducts and Services: Oral Care, Personal
Care,rface Care, Fabric Careebsite: http://www.colgate.com.pk/
plementation Partner: Siemens Pakistan
gineering. Co. Ltd.
Colgate-Palmolive Pakistan Limited was initially incorporated as
National DetergentsLimited in 1977. In 1990, Colgate-Palmolive
acquired equity in the company and thename was changed to
Colgate-Palmolive (Pakistan) Limited. Colgate People, workingaround
the world, share a commitment to their three core corporate values:
Caring,Global Teamwork and Continuous Improvement. These values are
reflected not onlyin the quality of their products and the
reputation of their Company but also in theirdedication to where
they do business. As a leading consumer products company, theyare
also deeply committed to advancing technology which can address
changingconsumer needs throughout the world. In fact, their goal is
to use technology to createproducts that will continue to improve
the quality of life for our consumers whereverthe live.
Challenges and Opportunities
Facilitating rapid growth while keeping cost down
Enable visibility into sales & production processes
Streamline procurement and inventory processes
Reduce capital and inventory costs of associated withdecreasing
product life cycle
Mapping complex consumer industry business processes Avoid
disruptions to order-to-cash processes and ensure timely
revenue recognition Eliminate information synchronization
issues
Enhance business-to-business processes
Benefits
Provides advanced flexibility and adaptability in
businessprocess execution
Provides complete and integrated suite of ERP
applicationscompatible with future expansion and integration
Consolidated platform for forecasting, planning and moreconcise
reporting
Enhanced analysis and planning with integrated financial
andsales information
Enhanced employee and customer service satisfaction in
allaspects of your business
Greater scalability to extend brand portfolio Minimized total
cost of ownership by making existing process
transparent
Increased operational efficiency in supply chain Visibility into
inventory Better reporting and ability to manage cost Eliminated
discrepancies and improved data integrity
Objectives
Implement single centralized , integrated change controlprocess
for all application support
Enable business strategy to enhance decisionmaking,
improveforecasting accuracy and planning capabilities, enable
bestbusiness processes and enable market expansion
anddiversification.
Deliver tangible benefits to improve employee productivity
andaccess to information, enable inventory reduction
whilemaintaining or increasing service level, identify increase
salesopportunities and reduce charge back through powerful
allocation and pricing. Mitigate risk with integrated solution
to manage al l aspects of
the business. Increase profitability
Scalability to keep up with business growth Create an enterprise
application backbone that could support
the strategic plan
Solution and Services
SAP ECC 6.0 SAP Solution Manager
Modules: FI, CO, MM, SD, PP, PM, ABAP, BASIS
ASAP Implementation Phases Duration: 7 months implementation + 1
month support No. of users: 130
Database: Oracle
Operating System : AIX
Project Highlights
Asset Revaluation
Implementation of Product Hierarchy to four levels Automatic
Batch Determination
Process & Repetitive Manufacturing Processes to increase
efficiency & reduce maintenance costs
Sales Reports developed in ABAP on the criteria of tonnage&
product hierarchy Solution Manager Implementation Clustered System
/ Oracle Dataguard implementation
Implementation Highlights
The project was completed on-time and on budget, with aninternal
IT staff.
Strong management commitment and guidance
Approached as a business project, not an IT project
Dedicated SAP project team and solution experts Business-led
initiatives with clearly defined value and success
criteria
Smooth, well- orchestrated, problem-free implementation with
no interruptions during go-live
