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ITRoom-DiscussiononDRPSystemINTERVIEWDATE:Feb23rd,2000INTERVIEWERNAME:BillHe,AnneWangIntervieweeNameMr.ChenWeiPositionHeadofITRoomCompanyandAddressFAWTradingCompanyTelephone/Fax0431-5909767BackgroundKeyProcess/OperationKeyIssuesConclusionAttachmentBusinessrequirementforDRPsystemBackgroundFAWTradingCompanywentthroughdifferentstagesindevelopingitsITsystem.FAWtriedtodevelopanITsysteminhouseatfirst,butitprovedtobeafailureasthissolutionlacksflexibility:Evenasmallchangeinfinancialpolicywillcausealotofproblemstothesystem.FAWthenaskedSSICo.todevelopaMRPIIsystemforthem.However,asMRPIIismoremanufacture-focused,manysales&distribution-specificfunctionscannotrunonthatsystem.Virtuallythesystemcanonlyhandlebasicstatisticsandreportgeneration.ThoughFAWhopedtobuildlong-termrelationshipwithSSIincustomisingMRPII,mostmembersoftheprojectteamleftduringtheperiod.FAWdecidedtogiveupthewholesysteminOctober1999asitfailedtopasstheY2Ktest.ThenewDRP(DistributionResourcePlanning)systemwaslaunchedatthebeginningofthisyearandisstillunderdeveloping.ITRoomisasectionunderGeneralAdministrationDept.ItisresponsibleforthedevelopmentofDRPsysteminFAWTradingCo.TheDRPsystemisdevelopedbasedontheconceptofERPbutwithmorefocusontheSales&Distributionoperation.ThedeveloperofFAW'sDRPSystemisBeijingCaseSoftwareCo.,whoalsohaddevelopedasimilarDRPsystemforSAIC.BecauseofthebudgetconcernofFAWmanagement,onlyRMB0.5MillionbudgetisissuedforDRPsystemdevelopment.Italreadyincludesalltheexpenseforsoftwarelicense,implementationandcustomization.1KeyProcesses/OperationsFunction/CapabilityFAWbought4functionalmodulesfromCaseFinance,whichincludesAccountPayableandAccountReceivableFixedAssetSalesInventoryManagementPurchasingTransactionrecordAccountingrecordServicefunctioniscurrentlynotinthescope;however,FAWisconsideringtoincludeitintheDRPTechnicalinfrastructureMainframe:IBMAS.InstalledinFAWGroupHeadQuarterUsingLANinHeadQuarterPlants,TradingCompanyandCentralwarehouse(includetrucksandparts).Terminalsareinstalledinrelateddepartmentsaccordingly.ITRoomisplanningtoextenditsnetworktoeachregion,including:InstallaDDNconnectionwithFAW'sQingdaoplantPutterminalsineachregionalsalescompany/warehouseforreal-timeinformationsharingImprovementsImprovebusinessprocessefficiencyandinformationaccuracy.Improvethetransparencyofprocessvertically(fromHeadQuartertoRegionalbranches)andhorizontally(fromSalestoManufacturing)Incorporatesales-specificfunctionstobesuitabletoparticularneedsofFAWTradingCompany2KeyIssuesThesystemonlyhas1stlayerclientinformation,i.e.,itcaneitherbea1stlayerdealeroradirect-salecustomer.ItdoesnothaveacomprehensivepictureoftheendusersThoughlotofdataisinthedatabase,itstillneedsmoreanalyticaltoolstofullyutilisetheseresourcestosupportdecisionmakingTheRMB0.5MillionbudgetisdefinitelynotenoughforimplementingaDRPsystemforFAWallaroundChinaConclusionTheBusinessRequirementReporthasbeenfinished.FAWhastoputmoreinvestmentonDRPsystemconstructionandextendittoeachregion,otherwisethebenefitoftheDRPsystemwillnotberealised.AttachmentBusinessrequirementforDRPsystem3