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Genotypic Technology Puts its ERP on the Cloud
A case study on Public Cloud in Pharma & HealthcareWhile large enterprises are still weighing the pros and cons of cloud business models, it is the SMBs that are out there taking daring steps and reaping all the benefits.
ERP helps Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar increase efficiency, profits
A case study on ERP in RetailWhen Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar decided to revamp their business technology, the exercise brought to fore the need to better understand the rural customer - that became the underlying theme for all that Hariyali did and has planned for itself in the next three to five years, along with its technology partner Tata Consultancy Services.
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Heading Towards Better Sales Management: Nilkamal
A case study on ERP in ManufacturingNilkamal’s attempt to boost the effectiveness of its sales people with Salesforce was being stymied by an inability to efficiently link the SaaS-CRM tool with Nilkamal’s ERP. Could IT find a way?

How Uflex De-risked a Global ERP amidst Political Instability and Cyclones
A case study on Risk Management in IT/ITeSA decision to centralize their datacenter helped Uflex leverage India's low costs and build its datacenter at one-fourth the cost the company would have incurred otherwise.

ERP-BI Helped Blue Star Seal Off Revenue Leakages
A case study on ERP in ManufacturingMoving ERPs can be one of a CIO’s most intractable problems. How Blue Star’s IT leader handled it.

With SaaS ERP, Oxford Bookstore increased its revenue by Rs 3.4 crore
A case study on ERP in RetailOxford Bookstore was suffering from the problems of excess purchases, an over-stocking of SKUs, and a pile-up of slow-moving inventory. As the iconic bookstore celebrates 90 years in 2010, CIO, Subhasish Saha used a SaaS based ERP solution to increase revenue and solve these problems.

Sheela Foam Boosts Bottomline with an SMS Solution
A case study on ERP in ManufacturingThe Rs 900-crore Sheela Foam was struggling to focus on its most important business objective: improving profit margins. Read how India’s largest mattress manufacturer used SMS to share reports and boost its bottomline.

VST Triumphs with In-House ERP, Makes it Profitable Too
A case study on ERP in ManufacturingCIO 100 Winner: Ratnakar Nemani developed a payroll module which could be integrated with ERP as a part of his SAP consulting services business. The company, which has first focused on bringing home its ERP, now, offers its SAP expertise to other companies.

NTPC Undergoes Large-scale Change Management Initiatives
A case study on ERP in PowerCIO 100 Winner: Last year, Dinesh Kumar rolled out a large scale SAP implementation across NTPC and change management initiatives. At the same time, Kumar decided to introduce a collaborative framework across the enterprise. Part of the collaborative framework was audio and video conferencing that would enable the company to reach out to all its employees.

Project 'Smile' Brings End to End Connectivity Across Bajaj Electricals
A case study on ERP in ServicesCIO 100 Winner: Bajaj Electricals were running a 12 year old legacy ERP solution that was due for upgradation. With Project 'Smile', not only did they get rid of legacy systems but also deployed several solutions in one go.

Ranbaxy Utilizes In-house Team for ERP Upgrade
A case study on ERP in Pharma & HealthcareWhen Ranbaxy realized that the ERP needed an upgrade, the inherent consulting costs and hordes of subject matter experts, were a major cause of concern. But with the help from SAP and Microsoft, David Briskman led a team took care of the entire technical and functional upgrade of SAP, database and OS onto the newer 64-bit architecture.

ERP Employed To Gain Scalability and Visibility in Supply Chain
A case study on ERP in ManufacturingCIO 100 Winner: E-Kanban system can be integrated with an ERP and it allows real-time demand signaling across the supply chain and provides the company with improved visibility. Within a year of implementation, the project led to a 15 -20 percent reduction in overall inventory of E-Kanban items.

GHCL Adopts New ERP for Business Benefits
A case study on ERP in Chemicals / PaintsCIO 100 Winner: Chandan Sinha implemented an ERP system that was suitable for the complex operations of a textile company, in the shortest possible time without compromising functionality or quality. The Rs 3-crore project took off on time and introduced substantial benefits.

ERP Helped the RPG Group Standardize IT Processes
A case study on ERP in RetailCIO 100 Winner: The CIO of the retail chain thought of an ingenious way to pull together a company that had just been through a merger and wanted to expand quickly - in the face of significant constraints.
Ranbaxy Upgrades ERP Independently
A case study on ERP in Pharma & HealthcareGoing solo, David Briskman, VP and CIO, Ranbaxy Laboratories, undertook an ERP upgrade without the safety net of a consultant and found multiple benefits.


