Implementation Project Support – CHEMICALS
CUSTOMER
Global chemical supplier of specialty products and formulations, manufacturing a wide variety of items to meet the unique needs of the Automotive, Marine, Heavy Truck, Hardware, Electrical, Industrial and Aviation markets.
CHALLENGES
- New ERP-environment (Microsoft Business Central) global rollout during 2020-2021. After the Americas in 2020, Europe was next in line.
- Creation of a multi-disciplinary project team, drawing upon the current workforce.
- Largest supply chain impact in procurement, planning, customer service and logistics teams.
- Current processes (eg: MRP) needed full mapping in existing AX-environment.
RESULTS
- Day-to-day operational activities were not endangered due to a lack of resources.
- Support was given throughout several teams in the end-to-end supply chain.
- Assistance was given in defining business requirements for the new ERP-environment.
- Purson acted as the information funnel between 3rd party implementer and local business, local IT stakeholders, successfully translating operational needs to the new system.
- During worldwide covid pandemic, extra support was given in procurement and logistics departments due to a global shortage of raw materials.