Harnessing ERP to Deliver Business Integration and Transformation for Selex
Client: SELEX Galileo, which provides surveillance, tracking, and imaging technology.
Challenge: Iimprove time to market, and move to a common IT platform and rationalise many planning processes into a consistent project planning and management model.
Solution: SELEX asked CSC to become their systems integration partner and help implement SAP ERP including the Project System (PS) and Advanced Planning & Optimiser (APO) modules.
Results: SELEX has shortened time to market. In addition, they have increased customer service levels, improved manufacturing processes, and effective multi-site operations have become a reality.
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SELEX's five different business units had developed their own business processes and bespoke IT systems. The company also knew it had to move to a common IT platform and rationalise its many planning processes into a consistent project planning and management model in order to benefit from common, integrated control.
Knowing CSC’s track record of providing SAP solutions in the Aerospace and Defence (A&D) industry, SELEX asked CSC to become their systems integration partner. Specifically, they asked CSC to help implement SAP ERP including the Project System (PS) and Advanced Planning & Optimiser (APO) modules.
Fully integrated solution
As a result, CSC and SELEX have developed an innovative, leading edge APO solution fully integrated to PS that now provides real-time modeling, integrated planning and reporting. This delivers customer support whilst an APO solution facilitates demand forecasting and supply chain modeling to drive innovation.
Increased competitive advantage
At the outset, SELEX had identified a pressing need to shorten time to market if they were to retain their competitive advantage - a goal that has undoubtedly been met. But in addition, they have increased customer service levels, improved manufacturing processes, and effective multi-site operations have become a reality.
“Our Central Planning team at Edinburgh now have visibility of full manufacturing and supply chain operations as well as emerging Engineering Design Changes, enabling more effective operation planning,” says Alistair Hutson, Planning Manager.