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Vision for An Agile Enterprise

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Vision of Agile Enterprise

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Vision

• The ability to sense the environmental changes
  proactively and respond efficiently and
  effectively to the changes.

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Agility

• What do we understand by agility ?

Quick
Alert
Flexible
Fast , Flexible Responsive
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Agile Enterprise

• The ability of an enterprise to sense
  environmental change and to respond efficiently
  and effectively to that change.
• The ability to change Successfully
• The ability to respond quickly to the rapidly
  changing market
• The ability to satisfy the customer through early
  and continuous delivery of quality products in
  time

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Imperatives

• Fast Changing Dynamics of Market
• Staying ahead of the competition
• Growth
• Globalization
• Structural Regulatory pressure

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Components
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Role of IT

• Key enabler
• Reduces complexity
• Brings rational approach
• Reduces cost and time
• Collaborative working
• Bring efficiency
• Provide sensor to change
• Enhance productivity

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Approach
Sense
Strategize
Changing business conditions
Act
Decide
Communicate
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Enterprise building block

• People
• Business process
• Business relationships
• Enterprise information

Evaluate ability of Enterprise building blocks to
respond to change
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Measures

• Parameters
• Productivity
• Greater efficiency of operation
• Awareness
• Greater Availability of Information
• Flexibility
• Increased option for handling anticipated /
  unanticipated changes
• Adaptability
• More effective reaction toward unanticipated
  changes

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Shree Cement Case Study
Process Innovation
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Route Freight Bidding

• Business Challenge
• Freight Rates dictated by Transporters Cartel as
  per their monopoly
• Non-committed Truck availability

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Route Freight Bidding

• Process Innovation
• Shree Cement Transporters provided with
  Infrastructure by Shree Cement (Office, PC,
  Printer, OFC CAT 6 Network) in premises.
• Transporters enabled as Logistics users in
  companys native ERP.
• Transporter authorized for picking up the
  Despatch Instruction (DI) document as per his
  choice of quantity destination.
• Transporter to Bid his FREIGHT below the
  standard Route Rate through Reverse Auction.
• Transporter with Lowest bid picks the DI with
  priority.

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Route Freight Bidding

• Benefits Achieved
• Transporter Cartel Dilution
• Freight Rationalization wrt Demand - Supply
  Dynamics
• Manpower Optimization for Shree Cement
• Impact of Rs 1.50 Crores per Annum

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Case StudyAgility not only for the sake of
agility

• Agility without sufficient research, data and
  intelligence can be disastrous
• The leap into unknown is thrilling but can take
  be disastrous

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How can we build the Enterprise IT Architecture
that nurtures Agility
Org / Group Vision
Business Plan / BSC
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KPI
KPI
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Enterprise Performance Management System. It
can be a BI Apps
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Sample Enterprise IT Architecture View
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Misconceptions

• Outsourcing can achieve agility
• Agility is synonymous with an uncontrolled
  environment
• A lean enterprise is an Agile Enterprise
• Implementing new technology or package solution
  like ERP will make an enterprise agile
• Extensive use of IT will make the Enterprise
  Agile

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Takeaways

• Agility is necessary to stay ahead of the
  competition.
• People-Process-Technology-Product are all
  important ingredients of an agile enterprise.
• Keep it simple
• Work iteratively incrementally
• Be vigilant take quick decisions

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Conclusion

• Agility is journey and not a destination

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Questions Please .
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