Global TIES SD Enterprise Resource Planning for Invisible Children

This is a slide deck where we presented some research on what ERP systems we would recommend for Invisible Children. We took into consideration Invisible Children's recent growth and their needs and ended up recommending a Tier 1 Solution, SAP Business ByDesign and a Tier 2 Solution, Infor10 by Infor Global Solutions.

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1. SD ERP & SCM viable enterprise resource planning solutions for Invisible Children. We also do supply chain management.
2. proposed team roles Zack Grannan Ivy Chen Lewis Chung Ashley He Corbin Lewis Chapman Seto Minh Ta Team Leader Client Liaison Lead Designer SCM Engineer Feasibility Engineer Community Analyst Market Researcher
3. Zack Grannan Ivy Chen Lewis Chung Ashley He Corbin Lewis Chapman Seto Minh Ta Team Leader Researcher Researcher Researcher Researcher Researcher Researcher actual team roles
4. invisible children IS GROWING it’s time to upgrade the technology that helps run the company
5. its’s time to get off QUICKBOOKS there are more robust solutions
6. we’ve done some RESEARCH and come up with what we think is the BEST FIT for invisible children’s needs
7. the solutions we have come up with satisfy the following: •  low costs, high availability via cloud based solutions. •  SCM for small-medium business with intent to go global that also handles transportation. •  good financial management with budgetting as top priority. •  Simple HCM to satisfy HR needs •  Salesforce CRM integration •  the ability to expand/upgrade whenever you want.
8. outline 1.  SAP Business ByDesign 2.  Infor10 3.  Other considerations 4.  Ashley’s Research on MEND SCM
9. Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP) www.sap.com 1
10. largest business software company in the world 2012 Forbes Global 2000 1. Microsoft 2. Oracle 3. SAP 4. Accenture 5. CA 6. VMWare 7. Adobe Systems 8. Intuit
11. some numbers founded in 1972 54,000 employees 183,000 customers 19.32 billion revenue
12. proposed SAP offering: SAP Business ByDesign
13. feature set Supply Chain Financial Project Supplier Relationship Human Resources Executive Compliance Customer Relationship
14. software as a service solution don’t have to worry about the hardware implementation! runs on Windows, Mac OSX, and web browsers
15. software as a service solution hosted on SAP’s servers, so they can be upgraded without customers needing to make extensive changes to their infrastructure
16. HANA Platform a next generation application built with fast processing speed, text mining and predictive capabilities. detect and forecast trends in finances and supply chain
17. upgrades and maintenance feature pack every 6 months upgrade to new versions seamlessly automatic handling of hardware end-to-end solution SAP App Store + SDK
18. costs $149 per user per month, 10 user minimum, maintenance cost included. Variable subscription plans. IC Basic User: $11 per user per month up to $200 per user per month
19. starting/transition costs $37,000 to get started. $824,000 for seven-year cost presented in a white paper by market intelligence firm IDC
20. total erp market share 25.5% market share overall based on 2011 revenue market share by industry manufacturing & distribution: 28% transportation & communication: 35% retail: 31%
25. yeah, SAP is here to stay.
26. Non-profits that use SAP ERP Community Technology Alliance Direct Relief International Symbian Foundation
27. Infor Global Solutions www.infor.com 2
28. A bit of history. Infor founded as Agilisys in 2002 30 acquisitions 3 billion in revenue 70,000+ customers 8,000+ employees 3,500+ product specialists in 164 countries
29. new Infor, new plan. CEO Charles Phillips, previously @ Oracle focus on speed and having consumer-grade interfaces ION connect middleware standardization
33. ION Connect Middleware allows painless connection to: -  other Infor10 Products -  external products (salesforce.com) -  your own addon -  BusinessVault – secure database
34. staying updated via flex upgrade policy. keep systems up to date with minimal or no expense add solutions when you need them no change in maintenance costs
35. deploy however you want. Business Cloud: full cloud/partial cloud Use your ERP through a web browser two options, both Infor hosted: 1.  SaaS subscription - pay-as-you-go 2.  Cloud license – one time cost
36. proposed Infor10 suite. Inforce (via Salesforce.com) Infor10 Enterprise Asset Management Infor10 Expense Management Infor10 WFM Suite Infor10 Supply Chain Execution
37. Infor has been GROWING and are the only Tier 2 solution to potentially become Tier 1 in the next decade. Faster and cheaper to implement than any Tier 1 solution
38. Infor has experience with nonprofits operating on a global scope. •  Seventh-day Adventists •  World Vision
39. Inforum 2012 April 22-25. •  http://www.inforum2012.com •  http://www.youtube.com/inforvideo
40. Other considerations. 3
41. Microsoft Dynamics NAV 7
42. a couple of reasons why we don’t like it. •  only runs on Windows •  in browser via IE 8+ only •  older interface •  locked into Microsoft software
43. Oracle ERP Solutions
44. a couple of reasons why we don’t like it. •  follow “best of breed” functionality •  no standardized processes •  less tangible business benefits than SAP
45. so we really like SAP and Infor we’re leaning towards SAP just because of their overarching amount of experience over other ERP solutions
46. microsoft dynamics isn’t bad either 2 unless you want the flexibility to deploy on Linux, use whatever OS you want
47. if you haven’t noticed they are all feature-complete enough to make a change. flexibility is dependent on what YOU want to be flexible
48. we couldn’t do Invisible Children, Inc. specific research. but they are all feature-complete enough to make a change. flexibility is dependent on what YOU want to be flexible
49. our suggestion 2 get evaluated to see how each solution might work for you and go with whichever company seems to be easier to work with.
50. MEND Supply Chain Management 4
51. the issue 2 reliable procurement of materials is difficult.
52. the material 2 18 oz. natural canvas material looking for a local supplier •  has to be reputable and reliable •  sustainable
53. four similar organizations 2 1.  Light Gives Heat 2.  Life in Africa 3.  Africa Bags 4.  Dsenyo
54. proposed solution 2 Work with local textile mills Reasonably priced USA suppliers