“Solutions for Composites Applications” Scott Bader Ltd Leading international manufacturer of polyester and alkyd resins, gelcoats and.

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Scott Bader Ltd

• Leading international manufacturer of polyester and alkyd resins, gelcoats and polymers

• Materials are used in a range products

• Offices and manufacturing plants across the globe

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An International Company

Wollaston, England • Falkenberg, Sweden Amiens & Paris, France• Barcelona, Spain• Liberec, Czech Rep Zagreb, Croatia.Dubai, UAEHammarsdale, S. Africa • Cleveland Ohio, USA Indicates manufacturing plant site.• Indicates sales & distribution operation.

• Agents & Licencees in: Asia, Australia, New Zealand and South America.

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Scott Bader History in 60 secs.

• Founded between the wars by Swiss National

• Moved to Wollaston in 1940• Owner and his family put shares into Trust

for the Employees in 1950’s• Operated with Worker Director’s since then• Grown through acquisition• Large amounts of profits given to charities

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Project Objective

• To replace separate legacy ERP systems at all Scott Bader sites.– AS400, PC based, Ledgers only – every site different!

• Deliver Single Best Practice method of operating– We make the same products so why not work the same

• Introduce centralised services.• Enable Multi site co-ordination

– Reactor Capacity, Materials, Orders

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Movex

• One of 1st UK Java sites

• Version 12.5 SP15

• AS400 platform

• Minimal Modifications– Mostly linked to data streams

• Currently 170 Users set to grow as roll out continues

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Modules used – business process

• Finance, Planning, Purchasing, Sales Order Management, Production, Logistics, PDM, Forecasting.

• Single global solution enabling shared best practice and centralised services.

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What was it like in April 2005

• A working Movex implementation in France– Has not stopped– Printed invoices on day 1 and manufacturing

documents, e-mailed PO’s• Some training outstanding – cultural, language

– and video does not work!• Some Issues

– Software and Data• A very tired team

– It took us 2 years

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Restructure of Project

• Pre 2006 worked exclusively with Lawson (Intentia)

• Post Go-Live at Pilot site an independent audit was carried out.– Key Findings

• Separate project from IT by external Programme Director• Need for full time consultancy• Use dedicate consultants backed by Lawson Technical

Specialist.• Improve Training• More rigorous Testing Process

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Before and After

• Steering Committee– Joint with Supplier

• Project Manager– IT Manager P/T

• Consultants– P/T Supplier

• Project Team– F/T and P/T

• Steering Committee– Scott Bader only, MD

lead

• Project Manager– Full Time non IT

• Consultants– Full Time independent

• Project Team– F/T and P/T

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Noticeable Changes

• CRP’s more rigorous• Stopped working in silo’s• More frequent communications• Improved training

– Produced our own suite of materials• In multiple languages

• Kept to the plan• It’s now important and critical

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Movex Roll Out

• France – live 2 sites all major modules April 2005• UK – Dec 2006• Sweden & Spain – Feb 2007• Croatia & Czech Rep – April 2007• Beyond

– Dubai

– South Africa

– USA