MICROSOFT DYNAMICS NAV CREATES VALUE FOR PT M-150 BY IMPROVING EFFICIENCIES AND REDUCING REPORTING TIME
PT M-150 is the number one energy drink in Thailand. It is currently being sold in Thailand and South East Asia with plans to launch in USA, Europe and South Africa.
MICROSOFT DYNAMICS NAV BENEFITS
- Easily customisable and highly scalable
- Track and analyse business information with end to end integration
- Sophisticated reporting, analysis and budgeting
- Access to information needed for critical decision making
- Better management of customer records and sales histories
- Improved monitoring of marketing campaigns
- Increased customer loyalty through better responsiveness
- Improved forecasting and activity tracking
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A SCABLABLE, INTEGRATED ERP SOLUTION
PT M-150 wanted to find a fully integrated, scalable solution to keep pace with the company’s growth, effectively analyse data, run timely reports and eliminate manual data entry.
One of the fastest growing energy drink distributors in Indonesia, they are reviewing product expansion through different packaging and also tapping into new markets in the beverage industry. In addition, they have plans to launch new product lines. According to Mr. Teera Thaitanyapanich, the Assistant Vice President of PT M-150, their current system could not keep pace with the company’s growth.
BUSINESS CHALLENGES FOR DRINK DISTRIBUTOR
Before the Microsoft Dynamics® NAV solution was deployed, individual departments had their own systems to maintain data and information. With the various systems, they faced the challenge of integrating data from various departments and systems. They also faced difficulties in getting the required data for strategic business analysis as information was stored at different locations.
The finance department was using an in-house financial system that only provided basic reports. However as the business grew, their data became unmanageable which prevented them from running sophisticated reports with little visibility into their business performance. "We wanted to better monitor our customer buying patterns and to evaluate the effectiveness of our marketing campaign in different locations, so we needed a tool that allowed us to input data correctly, produce reports and do market analysis," says Teera.
CHOOSING AN ERP SOLUTION
M150 was looking for an ERP business solution and also a solution provider that understood their business needs. Teera had discussed the requirements and business needs with several solution providers and Tectura introduced Microsoft Dynamics NAV. From the discussion, he quickly realised that Microsoft Dynamics NAV offered the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) functionality that his company needed to gain better control and visibility into its business data.
"After being shown the potential of the solution and discussing our requirements with Tectura, we felt that Tectura understood our business and our IT–related needs. They understood how to leverage Microsoft Dynamics NAV to help us automate our processes and better serve our customers" Teera said.
Tectura’s global presence was one of the considerations as well. M150 considered that if they were to implement the business solution to other offi ces in other parts of the world, Tectura would be able to provide the implementation services required. Tectura now has 60+ offices in over 20 countries around the world
TECTURA SOLUTION IMPLEMENTATION METHODOLOGY
Tectura deployed a systematic methodology that offered M150 a complex business requirement project-managed end-to-end implementation of Microsoft Dynamics Tectura Solution Framework uses a consistent and repeatable process and delivers consistent quality in which it promotes ownership from all levels and areas of the organisation. With this methodology the solution has been implemented within budget and on time. Let’s look at the benefi ts M150 has experienced since installing Microsoft Dynamics NAV system.
BUSINESS BENEFITS FOR DRINK DISTRIBUTORS
Microsoft Dynamics NAV has provided PT M150 with an integrated business solution that connects everyone in the organisation, from customers and partners to the sales force of the company. Data integration became easier as they only required a few templates for sales and marketing information to be integrated with financial data. Hence with the business solution, business and financial information is always up-to-date and integrates with all sales and marketing information.
Monitoring marketing effectiveness: One of the reasons why Microsoft Dynamics NAV was deployed in M150 is because they wanted timely and accurate information to focus their interactions on preferred segments. Good sales and marketing practices are all about making the right decisions at the right time. As they have channel partners throughout Indonesia, they wanted to know which marketing plan or promotions is working for which customer segments. Teera expressed that, “We are hoping that when there is more data input into the system, we can access important information on previous sales and marketing campaigns and can make strategic business decisions accordingly. We wanted to tailor effective marketing plans to fi t into different buying behavior and target different customer segments.”
Aligning sales achievements with budgets: As with the implementation of the business solution, the database becomes more manageable. They can compare sales budget against actual sales and also generate sales projection reports all within the system. From here they could know the actual sales from each region and even what product customers purchase specifically. With little customisation, they are able to know which region needs immediate attention and which regions are doing well. This enables prompt decisions to be made. Looking forward, as more data is populated in the system, the company can produce detailed business reports for market analysis and critical strategic decision making.
Looking ahead to future growth: Moving ahead, M150 is looking into warehouse management to manage their inventories as they plan to launch new product lines. They will also be looking into customer relationship management software so they can better understand their customers. This can be done with a complete capture of customer details, buying behaviours providing the ability to better manage all marketing and sales efforts.
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