ion Manufacturing Solution

ion Manufacturing Solution

Today with ion, while I am driving home I get to see all the information that I need, even when I am in a customer place I can take decisions looking at the information that is available...the office is mobile today..." Bharat Mohana Managing Director Tech Connect Services To design and produce winning products and harness overall business efficiencies, manufacturing firms seek the right specifications and streamlined production processes. Enterprises also look for the right pricing strategies by introducing cost efficiencies, derived from controlling wastage and reducing time-to-market. This can be achieved by efficiently tracking the performance of multiple plants and the numerous departments, processes, products and markets. Enterprises also look to streamline operations and business models to address the challenges of changing business dynamics, increasing competition and globalization. Towards this, we, at Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), offer the ion Manufacturing Solution. This specially designed solution is based on industry research and development and caters to the needs of rapidly-growing manufacturing units. We offer the integrated solution as a service, thus enabling you to keep investments low while delivering benefits in terms of cost, processes and profitability. Business Analytics Manufacturing Modules Procurement Sales Material Requirement Planning Engineering Quality Import/Export Tools Plant Maintenance Cost Business Solutions Customer Relationship Human Resource Payroll Finance & Accounting Smart Identity ion Manufacturing Solution Office Solutions Messaging Document Hardware Services* Implementation Locations Server & Switch Configuration PC & Laptop Installation Network Services* Hosting Platform Router & Last Mile Setup Network Locations *Can be facilitated through ion Procurement Facilitation Services (PFS) An overview of the ion Manufacturing Solution

Benefits The ion Manufacturing Solution propels your business to new heights and brings you benefits of: Process compliance: Standardizing procedures: We introduce standardized procedures across your business, with the scope to implement configurable, high end processes. Complying with regulations: We offer India specific functionalities to address legal and procedural requirements relating to taxation, pricing, excise, export and import. Cost advantages: Streamlining cash flows: The solution is designed to shorten the lead time of a transaction by integrating manufacturing with finance. This includes Procure to Pay on the purchase side and Order to Cash on the sales side. Reducing costs by: : Planning engines like Material Requirement Planning (MRP) and Min Max help in planning the inventory intake, thereby reducing the inventory holding costs. Workforce: The ion solution helps minimize labor overtime wages by improving workforce scheduling through Capacity Requirement Planning (CRP). Focused procurement strategy: Rate vendors: Conduct purchase price variance and usage variance reviews to identify patterns in procurement and production consumption costs. Reducing procurement costs: Our solution helps you plan purchases to avoid peak pricing and small orders. This ensures savings and lower shipping costs. Informed decision-making: Integrating isolated systems: By integrating isolated systems in geographically-dispersed branches, we help you monitor business processes in significant detail. As a result, you drill-down to factory level details to quickly identify and solve problems. Getting unified real-time views: By providing access to a smooth flow of consolidated financial information that represents operations across multiple business centers, we enable product wise tracking of costs and revenues. Higher revenues: Cutting losses: Our solution helps identify loss making products and eliminate unprofitable inventories before losses increase. The solution also pinpoints processes that need to be streamlined in order to reduce business cycles. Satisfying customers: Our solution helps ensure that you achieve greater efficiencies in customer support services, such as warranty tracking and after-sales services. This helps you gain new customers and retain old ones. Capacity Delivery Schedule Lead Time Vendor Rating Vendor Selection Min-Max Planning Quality Control Economic Order Quantity Material Requirement Planning (MRP) Plan Order Manufacturing Cycle Time Capacity Batch Size Planning Safety Stock Working Capital Key Efficiency Driver-MRP Engine

The 3 step quality management process covering material receipt in factory, WIP quality and pre-dispatch inspection is better handled by ion Amit Sahasrabudhe Managing Director, Marcuras Water Treatment (India) Pvt Ltd within and across facilities has one challenge you are always on a quest for the right cost. Right inventory, right quality, right capacity and right estimate of demand all these contribute to the profitability of your business. And the fact that these are inter-related makes your business even more complex to manage. Efficiency is lost within the communication gaps between departments and facilities. Through the ion Manufacturing Solution, all the processes are connected to one another all the time. And as processes are integrated, they contribute to the goals of increasing profits and reducing costs. Process Flow Diagram Finance & Accounts Purchase Sales Sales Orders from Customers and Sales Forecast for a period Start Create SO received from customers or forecasts for the month Run Planning Engine Job Orders Created for FG and SFGs No Is Material Available in Get Quotations for the Materials Issue a Debit Note Make Payments to the Supplier Price will ow from the Price Master & Taxes from Tax Structure No Is Available in Prod. Stores Yes Create Purchase Order Book a Purchase Voucher in F&A Create a Purchase Requisition for Material Transfer Yes Purchase Requisition created for Raw Materials Do a Job Issue for Materials End Do a dispatch to the Customer through Direct Shipment against the SO Transfer the Material for Dispatch Transfer Material to Prod. Floor Create a GIN Price will ow from the Price Master & Taxes from Tax Structure Create a Sales Invoice Create a Job Receipt for the Finished Goods Do a Job Feedback for recording the rejections during production Create a GRN for accepted material Create a QGIN and reject defective goods Return defective goods to Vendor Receive Payments in F&A Complexities in Manufacturing Process

Earlier we were using a large ERP application which had its own limitations. TCS, on the other hand provides a web based application which is easily accessible from anywhere & at any time. Last but not least, we are happy with our decision to go with ion, it is worth the money paid without us incurring any Capex." Rajesh KJ Manager - Information Technology, Rialto What do you get? Our Manufacturing Solution offers feature-rich modules to streamline every aspect of your business management Receipt of goods Material consumption and transfers Jobs Stock adjustments Movement of scrap Finished goods batches Bill of materials plans Routing operations Job order feedback Subcontracting Back Flush (auto- assembly) Scrap and loss generation Procurement Requisitions Purchase quotations Purchase order Returns to vendor Pricing and taxation Sales Sales enquiries, quotations and orders Schedule recurring sales order Shipments and sales invoice Pricing, customer wise Tax configuration Sales returns Sales forecasts Sales targets Sales performance Import/Export License maintenance Export obligations tracking Delisting of advance license Customs duty calculations Duty taxation Import/Export documentation Material Requirement Planning (MRP) Batch costing evaluation Min-Max inventory planning Job planning for order Vendor selection for order Planned purchase order Master plan scheduling Quality User defined specifications Goods Inward Note (GIN) level specification Finished goods specification WIP specifications Quality Control (QC) on Goods inwards note QC on Finished goods and WIP issues Quality test Certificate of Analysis, Batch Manufacturing Report (BMR) Plant maintenance Preventive maintenance schedules Request for maintenance Request for commissioning and installation History card for machine Planned preventive maintenance Action against requests and schedules Calculating machine and work center efficiency

Why ion ion provides a comprehensive solution that addresses varied IT requirements of your organization. From hardware, network to ERP, ion is offered as a single service, in a pay-as-you-use model, allowing you to leverage the solution's true potential as your business grows. ion ensures integration of all processes along with ease of use of the software. You gain from: Integrated solutions We offer single- window IT with a pre-integrated suite of hardware, network, software and services. We ensure that your functions are digitized, automated and connected. For example, if you are using a CRM solution along with a core ERP (e.g Manufacturing), and have a document management system to organize supporting files and a HRMS, we ensure that these solutions are connected and work as one. So for you, it is simply one IT and not multiple applications. Integrated applications thus provide a comprehensive view of business enabling better decisions. Increased agility We bring in the agility to keep pace with changing processes or a new line of business. We help you configure the processes to work as you currently do or the software recommends and allows you to choose industry best practices based on your business parameters. The solution gives you increased convenience allowing you to perform various tasks from your mobile device, no matter where you are. Being automatically compliant with statutory requirements, the solution ensures your company is always audit ready and legally compliant. A pay-as-you-use model Our model eliminates capital investment up front as we facilitate procurement of the IT infrastructure and software on rent for the duration of the contract. Additionally, you only pay for the number of users who actually use the software. Thus, you pay as you use on a monthly basis which includes maintenance and training. Typically, the ROI exceeds rental within three months, when best practices are well followed. Personalized solutions Although ion is a cloud service, the software is configurable to each business. You will always get the flavor of your business by picking and choosing what processes you would need. Furthermore, the multilingual capability of the software allows you to customize the solution label names to read in vernacular languages (like Hindi, Marathi, Tamil etc) enabling users to learn and operate the solution with ease. Automatic upgrades We continuously invest in our solutions to incorporate best practices. The software is constantly enriched based on user feedback and industry and statutory changes. You will get the upgrades without disrupting your business operations or any additional cost. Being in perpetual beta ensures that there is no technology obsolescence. Enhanced Business Continuity Our solution offers optimal performance in normal broadband connectivity along with a stringent security mechanism to ensure your data privacy is maintained. The capacity of the solution grows with your increasing computing needs and reduces the need for IT staff. The solution is resilient to failures as the service works from back-up data centers in the event of a disaster, ensuring continuity of business operations.

About TCS ion TCS ion is a strategic unit of Tata Consultancy Services focused on Small and Medium Businesses as well as educational institutions. We provide technology by means of a unique IT-as-a-Service model, offering end-to-end business solutions for the sector. TCS ion caters to the needs of multiple industry segments, through innovative, easy-to-use, secured, integrated, hosted solutions in a build-as-you-grow, pay-as-you-use business model. We serve our clients with the help of best practices gained through TCS global experience, domestic market reach, skills, and delivery capabilities. For more information, visit us at www.tcsion.com Contact To know more about the ion Manufacturing Solution Toll Free Number 1800 209 6030 Email ion.salessupport@tcs.com TCSiON.com youtube.com/ ioncloud4smb About Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) Tata Consultancy Services is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that delivers real results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty no other firm can match. TCS offers a consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT and IT-enabled infrastructure, engineering, TM and assurance services. This is delivered through its unique Global Network Delivery Model, recognized as the benchmark of excellence in software development. A part of the Tata Group, India s largest industrial conglomerate, TCS has a global footprint and is listed on the National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock Exchange in India. For more information, visit us at www.tcs.com IT Services Business Solutions Consulting All content / information present here is the exclusive property of Tata Consultancy Services Limited (TCS). The content / information contained here is correct at the time of publishing. No material from here may be copied, modified, reproduced, republished, uploaded, transmitted, posted or distributed in any form without prior written permission from TCS. Unauthorized use of the content / information appearing here may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws, and could result in criminal or civil penalties. Copyright 2014 Tata Consultancy Services Limited TCS Design Services I M I 02 I 14