Our Company already has an ERP solution, so why BAZ?
- BAZ has been implemented as a value adding solution in both ERP and non ERP environments.
- BAZ has met the long standing need of organizations wanting to electronically integrate the total organization in a cost effective manner.
- BAZ enjoys the confidence at the CXO level with solutions ensuring organization wise on-line visibility and integrity of their budgets, spend and financial data.
- BAZ is an innovative product which addresses the needs of the enterprise with respect to operations, processes, compliance and workflows.
What are the important value additions on implementing BAZ?
- Provides on-line budget control
- Delivers process and operational excellence with rigor, discipline and transparency
- Enables organization wide measurable productivity increase and lead time reductions
- Provides user friendly work flows for Finance and Procurement transactions
- Powerful touch button MIS reports; including those for top management
- Very cost effective w.r.t. large number of licenses going into branches, field staff etc.
- Keeps the existing ERP set-ups intact.
- BAZ provides added value and an integrated solution to the entire organization, including remote locations.
Can BAZ work independently?
- Yes, BAZ can work independent of an ERP or Financial System.
- BAZ is a robust Business Software and has 18 modules (see Modules list under "PRODUCTS”).
How is integration done with ERPs?
- Integration is done through on-line interfaces or off line flat file transfers depending on the customer requirement.
- The Corporate accounting methodology or a global company financial set-up within the ERP remains undisturbed.
- BAZ has successful implementations working in conjunction with major ERPs.
Can our Company I.T. function develop modules and work flow solutions similar to BAZ?
- BAZ is the result of 7 years of structured development of an integrated business solution
- Developing internal business solutions is becoming a thing of the past for most established companies. This is mainly because of the cost, headcount, attrition, scalability, speed, maintenance and change management issues.
How long does it take to implement BAZ, for a multi location business?
- Depending on the scope of the implementation and number of modules deployed, a BAZ implementation requires 3 months (post scoping and blue printing).
- BAZ also provides on site support, validation and call center support as services during and post implementation.
Does BAZ provide Business Intelligence?
- Yes, BAZ has a variety of MIS and reports that cater to all levels of management and staff.
- Powerful on-line pictorial representations of budgets and spend add value to reviews and presentations.
How is the BAZ product hosted?
Any one of the following options would be suitable:
- Hosted by the customer in a server at their premises or
- Hosted by Empronc Solutions or
- Hosted with a mutually agreed third party service provider
- The licensees can then access the solution over their company intranet and/or VPN (Internet).
- The solution is implemented on a central server with browser based access for all users (no client specific installation required)
Is BAZ industry specific?
- BAZ is used by companies across different industries viz. Insurance (Life, General, Health), Pharmaceuticals, FMCG, Engineering, IT, Retail, Banking etc.
- It is also licensed to large conglomerates who in turn use it across their Enterprise, with group companies having diversified businesses.
How does the BAZ Software reduce company costs?
- Increases organization wide visibility of spend and therefore enables quick corrective action(s).
- Financial and Procurement policies and best practices deployment becomes on-line (e.g. vendor empanelment and item creation workflow)
- Spend, Contracts / catalogues become visible.
- Company wide utilities and service contract management
- Paper work diminishes and productivity/ speed gets enhanced
- If budgets (multi-tier) are made available in the system then the software manages spend with respect to every purchase, contract, project, expense and reimbursement.
- Concept of categories and buying groups enable buying process re-engineering from day one.
- On stabilization of the processes using BAZ, the company gets into a strong position to out-source its processes if required (e.g. operational procurement, invoice matching and payment processes).
- Inventory management of non-production items allows tracking of stocks, waste eliminations and transfer as necessary.
What are other modules in the BAZ development pipeline?
- E-Procurement including reverse auctions
- Vendor Portals
What size of the organization is suitable for a BAZ deployment?
- Large: Enterprise wide deployment in very large organizations with user base of >1000- 25000 and multi locations; with or without ERP
- Medium: 100-1000 users across the business; with or without ERP
- Small: Fast growing small organizations as first time users of an Integrated Solution and wanting to have a robust platform for the future.
What risk assessments has been completed on BAZ product?
- For a large installation, BAZ has been specifically tested for 500 concurrent users and user accounts having 25000+ employees
- The product features and transactions have been tested in live installations to deliver 6 Sigma standards
What compliance issues does BAZ address?
- Audit trails are visible to users, department heads, finance teams and auditors as per requirements
- Document attachment is a big value add for speed and compliance
- The on-line system control on approval limits, cross functional work flow etc make the organization compliant (no surprises in end of period audits)
- Remote audits become a feasibility for large organizations
What is the pay back on a BAZ implementation?
- Companies have derived paybacks periods of less than one year on the BAZ implementations.
- BAZ provides structured templates to do the cost benefits analysis at the scoping stage itself.
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