VOLHOVETS Group of Companies, a leading Russian manufacturer of interior doors, has started a project to create a new corporate information management system based on Microsoft Dynamics AX and IBM Cognos Express solutions. The implementation partner is the international consulting company Odyssey Consulting Group, an expert in the field of automation of enterprises industrial production.
existing IT infrastructure. Until recently, a group of companies used a solution based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV as an ERP. However, the old system ceased to meet the requirements of a fast-growing manufacturing company in terms of managing distribution activities, and further development of the outdated version of NAV seemed inappropriate. Based on the results of the tender, the management of VOLHOVETS made a choice in favor of a fully functional integrated solution based on Microsoft Dynamics AX and IBM Cognos Express products, offered by Odyssey Consulting Group.
“The need for a comprehensive solution arose in connection with the formalization of a group of companies and the creation of a management company. It became obvious to top management and shareholders that to provide the necessary manageability with the available local solutions were not possible. In this regard, a tender was announced among integrator companies”, comments Maria Stepanova, General Director of VOLHOVETS Management Company.
Within the framework of this cooperation, several tasks of increasing holding efficiency. First of all, the project provided for the optimization of the management of trade and distribution activities of VOLHOVETS Group of Companies. The solution on the Microsoft Dynamics AX platform provided more efficient product planning, control over the passage of orders for products and storage of information about its implementation, simplifying the work of a manufacturing company with sales offices and a dealer network of VOLHOVETS Group. Besides, During the project, Odyssey Consulting Group specialists automated financial and management accounting, including the planning of financial transactions with monitoring of cash flow. VOLHOVETS Group of Companies has created a unified centralized repository of nomenclature and reference information available for use by all companies of the group. analysis and maintenance of various forms of reporting on the financial and economic activities of a group of companies. The solution on the IBM Cognos Express platform covered the entire cycle of forming financial budgets (income and expense budget, cash flow budget, final balance sheet, etc.). ) from the planning stage to the plan-factual analysis of execution and reporting for each enterprise and the VOLHOVETS group of companies as a whole.
Director of the Financial Department of the VOLHOVETS Management Company Semen Egerev : “Last year, our company was considering the possibility of introducing an automated budgeting system (earlier Excel was used for this purpose). However, a comprehensive study of the issue, as well as ongoing organizational changes required a broader view of things. Simultaneously with the implementation, great attention I had to pay attention to business processes (to bring accounting policies for a group of companies into conformity, determine the principles of consolidation, a large block of work was done in part logistics processes). In a number of cases, this somewhat increased the duration of the project, but allowed to put into the system those optimal solutions that will to benefit the VOLHOVETS group of companies in the next few years".
The Microsoft Dynamics AX implementation project was launched by the project team of VOLHOVETS Group of Companies and Odyssey Consulting Group in March 2012, IBM Cognos Express in May 2012. The whole range of works on automation of distribution management processes was completed by the end of 2012. The transition to IBM Cognos Express was carried out by the start of planning the new budget year.
VOLHOVETS Group implemented a project on the advanced SureStep+ management methodology. “The basis of the methodology was developed by Microsoft and adapted by Odyssey Consulting Group specialists, taking into account many years of industry implementation experience. It provides complete documentation and visual presentation of all stages and events of the project, supports the coordinated work of the project team members and thereby prevents possible implementation risks”, – emphasizes the project manager from the Odyssey Consulting Group.
VOLHOVETS Group of Companies is a leading Russian manufacturer of interior doors made of natural and synthetic materials. The company presents 2 door brands on the market: VOLHOVETS (middle price segment) and TITUL (high price segment). At the moment, the production sites of VOLHOVETS are located in the cities of Veliky Novgorod and Maikop (Republic of Adygea). In general, about 1,500 employees serve the production of VOLHOVETS. VOLHOVETS Group is represented by 6 trade branches (VOLHOVETS-South, VOLHOVETS-Center, VOLHOVETS-Ural, VOLHOVETS-Siberia, VOLHOVETS-North-West» and VOLHOVETS-Ukraine ”) and two independent distributors (Privolzhsky and Far East).
The company's annual turnover is about $ 90 million, and the average annual production is about 200 thousand canvases. The average annual investment is $ 3.5 million. Over 20 years of successful activity in the market, the VOLHOVETS group of companies has formed such priority principles of work as quality, innovation, environmental friendliness of production and design solutions in the spirit of the latest global trends.
