EPIC GROUP
However , masterminding and implementing EPICOMS has not been a simple tale of ‘ out with the old and in with the new ’. Sinha and his associates have had to decide which of their existing processes were worth preserving , and which ought to be done away with . SAP ’ s business enterprise software , for instance , was partially traded out in favour of a more adaptable solution .
With Epic ’ s drive to manufacture in different locations , it is eager to have a robust ERP system as a system of records . It has thus implemented SAP in stages , with a Record to Report module now utilised across all units . With users getting the benefit of one common database of SAP for financial reporting and controls , Epic is now planning to focus other modules in the coming years .
Epic used SAP primarily for FICO , its financial accounting and controlling module .
“ The change management required for SAP in the case of the procure-to-pay cycle meant alteration of business processes , which in turn would have affected the competitive edge of Epic ’ s business model ,” Sinha explains .
Thus , it was decided that the procure-to-pay cycle of the purchase organisations , as well as the plan-to-produce module , should be used partially in SAP with the rest in other subsidiary
500 +
Million Epic Group ’ s annual revenue
“ The change management required for SAP in the case of the procureto-pay cycle meant alteration of business processes , which in turn would have affected the competitive edge of Epic ’ s business model ”
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