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Plastral
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Distribution and Warehouse Management |
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Strategic ERP Consulting |
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Vendor and System Evaluation and Selection |
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Vendor and Tender Management |
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Project Management Support |
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Networks and Infrastructure |
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Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) |
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Background
Plastral is a privately owned Australian company that imports, stocks and distributes a wide range of specialty chemicals, plastic sheet products, specialty polymers, biodegradable polymers and plastic welding equipment.
The company employs about 70 people and operates throughout Australasia from 4 offices in Australia and 1 office in New Zealand. These offices enable the company to provide nationwide service in both countries.
Business Problem
Plastral were looking to replace their existing ERP system with a new solution across the organisation. They were keen to identify and select the most qualified Vendor capable of providing them with the best solution and highest degree of support, in the most cost effective and administratively efficient manner possible.
Plastral were particularly looking for a stable, profitable, organised, efficient, low-cost and forward thinking organisation interested in developing a long term relationship with Plastral. Emphasis was on providing cost-saving process improvement recommendations and ideas to Plastral for the current project demands as well as to grow with it as its business needs evolve.
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Results
CMC were engaged to assist in a "Mentoring" capacity and to provide independent Strategic ERP Consulting, Project Management Support and Technical Advice in the following critical areas:
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Charter of the ERP Implementation Project (Scoping, Deliverables, Timeframes, Resources, Responsibilities and Costs etc). |
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QA Review and Steering Committee of Plastral's selection approach and input of CMC's structured methodology elements for the Evolution and Selection of a new business system. |
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Preparation of the RFP, Business Scenarios and Matrix of Functional Requirements. |
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Development of the Ranking and Scoring Matrix (Measurable Decision Model). |
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Attendance at the Vendor Demonstrations as an Independent Advisor for the Business, Technical and Support Components. |
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Infrastructure / Network Planning.
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The evaluation was completed successfully and the preferred vendor implemented the solution successfully. |
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