OBT implements SAP for Colgate unit in Nepal

By Our Staff Reporter

HYDERABAD, SEPT. 3. Colgate-Palmolive has become the first company in Nepal to implement SAP R/3 (ver 4.6C). The job was done by Oak Brook Technolgoies (OBT), the Hyderabad based subsidiary of Oak Brook Technologies Inc. (Chicago), for the Nepal unit located in Hetauda Industrial City, Hetauda.

It also happens to be the first to be implemented as an `offshore development' project, and went live in August. The OBT earlier implemented SAP for four contract manufacturers of Colgate in India - Sunshine Cosmetics, Crystal Cosmetics (both Hyderabad), and Lumena Home Produxts and Sterling Home Products (both in Goa), according to Mr. Ramesh Kodali, President, OBT.

Speaking to presspersons here on Monday, Mr. Ramesh said OBT was now focusing on `off shore developmental model', which was 30-40 per cent cost-effective for clients. Modules implemented for Colgate are finance and controlling, sales and distribution, materials management and production planning.

Explaining the model, he said the configuration was done through the main server in the U.S. by OBT professionals in Mumbai.

After testing by Colgate Singapore, OBT moved to Nepal for final (onsite) implementation. Colgate implemented SAP across its companies worldwide, with the exception of a few units in the Asia Pacific region.

With 75 professionals in India, OBT is promoting the concept of remote consultancy centres (RCCs) for user support. It has ten clients in Hyderabad and is talking to 15 in Mumbai, he said.

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