Trade and Finance Management ERP System

Industry
Trade

Customer

Our client is a group of three small–scale enterprises that are engaged in wholesale and retail trading of men and women outer clothing in the markets of Belarus and Russia.

Project Overview

The project is implemented using ERP II Microsoft Business Solutions Axapta 3.0 and includes:

Reengineering of the information technology of the company with Axapta algorithms in mind
Development of software specifications
Axapta tuning with minimal changes in the standard functionality to meet the specifications

The system functionality includes:

Overall planning
Sales management
Procurement management
Supplier and customer payments
Business accounting (within automated features)

To implement the specified functionality, the following Axapta modules were used:

Base Package (Microsoft SQL)
Financials I & II
Trade
Trade Agreements
Logistics
Master Planning
Business Analysis
Database log
VAR Layer Runtime.

The total number of system users is 25 (company management, heads and specialists of financial and trade departments, and sales and procurement managers).

Project Execution

The project is implemented in close cooperation with the customer and using the IBA proprietary technology that meets DIN EN ISO 9001:2000 and SEI CMMI Level 4.

The IBA responsibilities include:

Diagnostics
Analysis
Design
Development
Testing
Deployment
Warranty servicing

The IBA team is comprised of two analysts who have three Axapta certificates. Launched in April 2005, the project was successfully completed in December 2005.

Project Results

The Axapta–based system will allow for the joint operation and management over financial and commercial activities of the group of companies and replace multiple Excel charts that are currently in use.