DeliveringIntegratedSolutionsToOurClientsAnthemEricP.Edelstein/FrankJ.DanzaTheAnthemengagementisalarge,post-mergerreengineeringproject(involving50AAconsultantsand50clientteammembers)forthismajorBlueCrossandBlueShieldorganization.Engagementresultsincludedover150recommendations,representingover$200millionofbottomlineimprovement.Thediscussionwillfocusontheintegrationofseveralpracticedisciplines(includingActuarial,Processskills,technologyskills,E&FC,andimplementationsupport);integrationofvariousofficepractitionersfromsevenofficesintoacohesiveteam;andtheutilizationofanintegratedapproachtocommunicationsandbuyinencompassingtheuseofLotusNotesdatabases,voicemailandauniquecommitteeapproachtoclientacceptanceoftheteam'srecommendations.AslandAlfredoAzabalAslandisacementproducer(SpanishsubsidiaryoftheFrenchgroupLafargue).Thediscussionincludesadescriptionoftheengagementincluding:installationofOracleFinancials,togetherwithprocessredesignandorganizationallearningimprovements.Thisprojectisover$4million(halfofthemincurredinthefirstphase).Inadditiontothecoreproject,thereareanumberofotherprojectswhichhavearisen.Thesetoowillbediscussed.1996BusinessConsultingWorldwideWorkshopBeldenWireandCableToddJ.Fisher/RonaldW.ZeschThispresentationwillfocusonsellingdifferentiatorsandanassessmentoftherapidimplementationmethodologycurrentlyinuseontheBeldenWireandCablesystemsimplementationengagement.Belden,a$600Mmanufacturerofwireandcableproductsforthecomputer,audio/video,industrial,andelectronicsmarkets,selectedourteamoverE&YbasedonouraggressiveimplementationtimeframeandBC'ssoftwareproductknowledge.Thisenterprise-wideimplementationofSSA'sBPCSintegratedmanufacturingsoftwareincludesworldwidefinancials,ordermanagement,andmanufacturingforfiveplants.BusinessConsultingispartneringwithAndersenConsultingonthiseighteenmonthengagement.DeliveringIntegratedSolutionsToOurClientsBritishNuclearFuelsGrahamA.J.WalkerInformationnotavailableCiba,SCIanM.GibsonCibaSC(t/o$6.5billion)isdemergingfromNovartisinFebruary1997.ThisdemergerwasonlyagreedinApril1996.TheSwissBCpracticehasbeenengagedbyCibatoprovideassistanceinsettingup15regionalsharedservicescenters,torationalizeandstandardizetheprocessesandsystemsandeffectcostreductionsinthefinancefunction;thepresentationwillconcentrateontheclient,lessonslearnedonbothsides,andourexperiencesofworkingwithandinmulti-culturalandmulti-countryenvironments.CyprusAmaxMineralCompanyElizabethA.GanderCyprusAmaxMineralsCompany,a$3billioninternationalminingconcern,cametoAABCwithaformidablechallenge-assessthefeasibilityofmovingtheiraccountingandfinanceorganizationtoasharedservicesmodel.Thecompany'sobjectiveswereto1996BusinessConsultingWorldwideWorkshopoutsourcetheaccountingfunctiontoAA,lowercosts,andimprovevalue.Theadditionalcomplexitiesofgrowththroughacquisition,lackofstandardization,anda216personaccountingdepartmentdemandedanintegratedapproach.TheAABCteambuiltafact-basedbusinessdesignconsistingofstrategy,technology,process,andhumanresourcecomponents.ThecaseforchangeresultedinAA'slargestaccountingoutsourcingarrangementandsignificantprocessandtechnologyfollow-onworkforBC.DeliveringIntegratedSolutionsToOurClientsDaimlerBenzHeribertPabstTheobjectiveoftheDaimlerBenzengagementDB-FACTSistheintroductionofanewfinancialreportingsystemforthewholeworldwideoperatingDaimlerBenzgroup.Theactivitiesarefocusedonthereeng...
