Raheja Universal Chooses IBM For SAP ERP Deployment

IBM has announced that it has successfully deployed SAP ERP ECC 6.0 at Raheja Universal Limited, a real estate developer in India, to help the company streamline processes across various departments and get an integrated view of their business. The deployment will also help Raheja Universal get better access and control over information flow within the organisation and develop an enhanced decision support mechanism to manage business requirements and market challenges.

The company wanted to set up better tracking mechanisms for payments from various projects and create a synergy across the organisation. Raheja Universal also aimed to build an efficient reporting process and integrate their legacy systems seamlessly.

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A project called UNITE was undertaken at Raheja Universal to analyse, give insights, and establish a road map. As per recommendations, IBM has deployed SAP ECC 6.0 as the key driver for all their mission critical areas like material utilisation control, RA billing, joint ventures, and project revenue sharing, among others. The key departments covered in this project include finance, procurement and contracts, IT, security, design and architecture, sales, marketing, and legal.

“We were looking for a partner who can support us to improve our business performance by streamlining and integrating processes into a single cohesive entity. With IBM as our deployment partner and their expertise in the real-estate industry we have successfully enhanced our existing legacy applications and created comprehensive processes across critical areas to increase operational and business efficiencies,” said Rahul S Raheja, Vice Chairman, Raheja Universal Limited.

The deployment helped Raheja Universal eliminate disadvantages of the legacy applications and use SAP applications to minimise inconsistencies in the processes. The company was also able to change their procurement model and eventually save cost by having access to a centralised procurement system.

“It is critical for companies to be leaner and smarter to drive organisational efficiency and business growth. This partnership with IBM has helped Raheja Universal establish an integrated system, which will enable them to respond better to changing market dynamics and customer demands,” said Sabu Gopinath, Partner and SAP Service Line Leader, IBM Global Business Services, India/South Asia.