Sap Project

Ragunathan Kanagavelu CPIM

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P rofessional Summa ry:

I have 15 years of experience in the area of supply chain management with nine years of it in design

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and implementation of SAP – ERP software that includes international and domestic projects.

( International projects include Netherland / UK – PP – MES implementation )

My expertise area is PP and MES ( production planning and manufacturing execution ) module in

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SAP . I have got a through knowledge of different stages of full life cycle implementation .

Intergration with SAP ME with other related modules like FI, MM, CO .

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My experience includes integration with other related SAP modules, Warehouse / Inventory

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management, Quality management and APO .

I have got a expert level knowledge and implementation experience of

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" perfect plant " concept . the following tools, technologies and methods are used to implement perfect

plant scenarios.

a. SAP MII – Middleware connecting level 4 system ( ECC ) with level 3 and low level

systems ( shop floor systems )

XSteps technology – Capturing information from process / production order by generating

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control recipe and create web portal ( PI sheet / work instruction ) for the operator GUI

interface within SAP or sending and guiding external system to how to behave . Xsteps

technology can be used for process and discrete manufacturing industries as well.

ISA 95 std. B2MML message – Common interface across all shop floor systems

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Thorough knowledge of different shop floor systems Includes Scale interface .

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I have a good knowledge of SAP's own MES system called SAP ME, that is the part of SAP's

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perfect plant package, ( Designed for discrete manufacturing industries ).

Perfect plant implementation impacts are :

Synchronize Manufacturing to the Speed of Business

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Higher Asset Utilization through shared continuous Improvement practices

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Assure real-time communication.

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Real-time decision support capabilities

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Increase wealth and improve country's economy

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My objective is always to plan and direct business initiatives to meet client expectations, business

objectives and guiding clients for the best business practice to adopt . My qualities include the ability to work

with, lead and motivate various personalities to accomplish cross functional project goals .

Industries Verticals: Pharmaceuticals, Food, CPG and Electronics industries.

Education:

Master Of Engineering ( M.E) in Production Engineering with Diversification in Computer Integrated

Manufacturing

College Of Engineering, Anna University, India, 1999

Bachelor of Engineering ( B.E) in Mechanical Engineering

Govt. Engineering College, Tirunelveli, India, 1995 .

Language: Tamil and English : Fluent / Telugu : Basic

Key Skills:

SAP PP / PP-PI, Xsteps technology, MII, ISA95 - B2MML standard Shop floor ( MES )

Integration, SAP Perfect Plant, Lean manufacturing .

Key courses and training :

SAP XSteps technology - SAP AG training.

SAP MII - SAP AG training.

SAP SCM APO _ CIF course conducted by SAP AG.

CPIM – certification

Organizations:

APICS (The Association for Operations Management)

Professional Member

W B F - The Organization for Production Technology

Professional member

Publications:

"Real time integration of shop floor systems for mfg.ind. to drive lean Mfg. philosophy to practice " WBF -

The Organization For Production Technologies 2010 North American Make2Profit Conference – at Uty. of

Texas.

Experience:

Abbott Laboratories

J uly 2012 - Cur rent

( SAP PP M ES ) Lead for Symphony Project

Symphony project is corporate level initiative to implement SAP ECC 6.0 for multiple divisions

w ithin the enterprise based on global template. All of the SAP modules were implemented as

p art of project implementation.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for the building and implementation of xsteps in the SAP PP PI module .

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Understand the current business process and mapping with SAP business scenarios .

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Making prototype in SAP to show the stake holders and get their approvals

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Guiding the client counterpart in the client side to follow the best business practices for effective and efficient

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project implementation.

Periodical interaction with cross functional team members by actively Participating integration team sessions.

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Developing and ensuring the accuracy of functional specifications for WRICEF objects .

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Configuration of business processes in the SAP system and documentations.

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Testing individual business processes and integration testing to ensure the accuracy of end to end business

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processes.

Go live hyper care Support.

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Global Specialty Metals ( May – July 2012 )

SAP PP PI Lead for BAAS Project.

BAAS is the one of the express SAP implementation projects with all major module implementation.

Template solution used for this project metal and mining industries.

Responsibilities:

Responsible for complete design and implementation of production planning and execution .

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Conducted the business blue print workshops for PP PI and involved in cross functional discussion.

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Making prototype solution in SAP to show the stake holders and get their approvals.

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Shop floor interface design with existing MES ( manufacturing execution system) system, by using

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Process message ( PP PI PMA) and custom idoc.

Designed there level product hierarchy with standard SOP structure.

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Configured production planning and process management functionalities in SAP.

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Built PI ( Process Instruction )sheet design for manufacturing plants . shop floor functionalities incorporated with

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PI sheet are Goods Issue, Goods receipt, Time ticket Confirmation and in process inspections.

Designed manufacturing Custom reports .

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Identified WRICEF objects during FIT GAP analysis, created functional specification document for the

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development.

Guiding the client counterpart in the client side to follow the best business practices for effective and efficient

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project implementation.

Testing individual business processes and integration testing to ensure the accuracy of end to end business

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processes.

Johnson and Johnson Sep 2011 – May 2012

SAP PP PI Consultant Crossroads Project.

The Crossroads project replaced outdated external manufacturing ERP systems at various franchises of Johnson &

Johnson Medical Devices & Diagnostics organization. There are several planned deployments implemented by the

creation of an MD&D Supply Chain Center of Competency (CoC) for providing governance, business process subject

matter expertise and internal capabilities to rapidly deploy the remaining MD&D sites at significantly reduced costs over

the next several years. The CoC will also provide ongoing support for implemented solutions.

R esponsibilities:

Understand the current business processes and mapping with SAP business scenarios .

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Making prototype in SAP to show the stakeholders and get their approvals .

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Guide the counter part at the client side to follow the best business practices for effective and efficient project

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implementation. And train them in the latest technologies ( xsteps, SAP MII )

Designed shop floor interface, .

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Data exchange between SAP Manufacturing integration intelligence ( MII ) and SAP ECC.

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Interfacing third party systems like MES / SCADA / measuring / reporting devices used in the shop floor with

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ECC.

Creating test script, test data for user acceptance test .

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Pre go live preparation, like setting up & verifying master data, developing training materials etc.

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Go live hyper care support . Coordination off shore technical team during hyper care period and resolving issues .

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Abbott laboratories Aug 2011

Subject matter Expert – Xsteps - Symphony Project

Symphony project is corporate level initiative to implement SAP ECC 6.0 for multiple divisions

w ithin the enterprise based on global template. All of the SAP modules were implemented as

p art of project implementation.

Responsibilities:

I gave SME demo for Xsteps technology,My demo has played vital role to make decision for xsteps

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implementation in Abbott . My Demo includes Xsteps design consideration, fit of xsteps specifically for Abbott

Lab, reduction of existing PI sheet maintenance cost and security considerations.

Heinz Apr 2009 – Aug 2011

Manufacturing execution Lead - Keystone P roject – Multinational project .

H J Heinz Corporation (Heinz) began a multi-year effort to t ransform their business operations

a nd I T environments around the world. As part of an overall global strategic effort, Heinz

selected SAP as the enterprise solution and IB M to help with the overall design, business

t ransformation and implementation.

T he overall effort, called "Project Keystone," covers the following functional areas: H R, SCM,

F inance, OTC, SRM,CRM and PTP .

Responsibilities:

Keystone project is the first one in the world to implement the combination of all of the following tools,

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technology and methods to achieve the goal of " Perfect Plant ". I'm responsible for this implementation from IBM

stand point.

* Xsteps

* MII

* ISA 95 std. B2MML integration.

• I have done successful implementation of Xsteps roll out for Netherlands Plants .

• Understand the current business process and mapping with SAP business scenarios .

Making prototype in SAP to show the stake holders and get their approvals .

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Guiding the client counter part in the client side to follow the best business practices for effective and efficient

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project implementation.

• Periodical interaction with cross functional team members by actively Participating integration team sessions.

Developing and ensuring the accuracy of functional specifications for WRICEF objects .

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Configuration of business processes in the SAP system and documentations.

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• Testing individual business processes and integration testing to ensure the accuracy of end to end business

processes.

Pre go live preparation, like setting up & verifying master data, developing training materials etc.

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Go live hyper care support .

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• Reporting product defect / critical issues and get a solution from SAP support.

• Core business processes involved in my objectives are

Production planning and execution

Process management .

Data exchange between Manufacturing integration intelligence ( MII )and SAP ECC.

Interface with other third party systems like MES / SCADA / measuring / reporting devices used in the shop

floor .

Knowledge of ISA95 standards to map B2MML data structure to SAP to establish an accurate interface with

MES systems.

Configuration and development activities related with shop floor execution :

• Created PI sheets ( process instructions sheets ) using XSteps technology for complicated business scenarios .

Eg : Weigh scale integration, custom PI sheet layout using HTML coding .

• Guided ABAP developers to code " custom symbol valuation and scope of generation used for xsteps

technology ."

• Created / guided client counter parts to write functional specifications for MII developments and also closely

worked and supported with MII developers / MES developers to finish their work on time.

• Designed Functional specification for different types of MII Operation Hubs . Repetitive manufacturing Hub,

Weighing and dispensing Hub, Batch manufacturing Hub and motivational Hub.

These hub involves functionalities from Production, maintenance and quality departments.

IBM internal project Mar – 2009

Scenario Building for IB M clients – SAP –Perfect Plant

I B M team have developed an I B M’s internal asset for Demo. To the clients with

a ppropriate business cases for d ifferent industry business scenarios to explain the usefulness

of " SAP PERFECT P LANT " - new dimensional tool leveraging SAP manufacturing module. We

used " iRise " visualization tool to prepare demo.

R esponsibilities:

Created “ perfect plant “ demo slides for medical devices industries solution .

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Sara Lee food – Enable Ph2: Jan 2009 – Feb 2009

SAP PP-P I Sr. Consultant– Enable Ph2 P roject

T his was the i nitial assessment project before SAP implementation . Assessment includes

u nderstanding the legacy systems, identifying the gaps, finalizing R ICEFW's to be developed.

T ime and resource estimation for the full project implementation .

Responsibilities:

I involved in BPD ( Business Process Design ) discussions with client's SMEs ( Subject Matter Expert) .

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We (with mfg. team lead) reviewed and finalize all RICEFWs ( Report, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements,

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Forms and Workflows) given by the client .

Based on our findings from the BPDs and RICEFW analysis, we have developed resource estimate for

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manufacturing module with help of the IBM Tiger team . We discussed our estimate with client to finalize our

decision . We had to interact with other module ( IM/WM, Procurement, QM, Finance and BI ) members

periodically throughout this process .

Kraft food Sep 2007 – Dec 2008

SAP PP-P I Sr. Consultant– Catalyst Project

This was a new SAP implementation project for north America facilities . Almost all modules of SAP ECC has

been implemented.

Responsibilities:

My role in this project is to work as a MTI ( material to inventory ) member .

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My responsibilities include process design, mapping with sap functionalities, Testing, pre go live preparation,

cut over activities and post go live hyper care support .

Pre go live preparations include checking and correcting master data ( Boms, material master, recipes and

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production versions ), making job aids for the users and writing & executing User acceptance testing .

Process design includes process flow blue printing and customizing the SAP system especially in the area of

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process orders and process management, that includes PI sheet design and process management configuration.

Hyper care Go live support includes monitoring user errors and follow up with end users, power users and

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business unit manager .

Peavey Electronics Jul 2007

SAP PP training Lead

This was a new IBM express solution SAP implementation project. Model template used for this project was

Fabrication & Assembly solutions

Responsibilities:

I was in charge of verifying SAP end user training material and delivering training in the production planning,shop

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floor and change management areas . User training includes SAP basic navigation and production planning &

execution areas. I have setup test data for all end users to practice their SAP transactions in their training classes.

During the training I clarified all queries came up from end users, super users and business analysts from the

client side.

Cephalon pharma Apr – May 2006

SAP SCM Reporting Consultant

This was a new SAP implementation project. Implementation was done in two phases. First phase is for the finance

and controlling part. The second phase is for the supply chain area. This project includes BW implementation for business

warehousing.

Responsibilities:

My role in this project was to analyze the reports in the legacy ERP system with standard SAP system and

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suggest reports needed for custom development .

I have collected all the reports available in the legacy ERP system (MFGPRO) and explained the reporting

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functionalities in the standard SAP system to the users and showed printout from the standard SAP system by

modifying layouts and key figures needed to match with the legacy system reports .

I suggested reports for custom developments that are not available in the standard SAP reporting.

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I have segregated custom reports in two categories based on the business criticalities. Category one are Z

reports (ABAP development), those reports are needed during the business hours . The other category is BW

reports, which are analytical reports or reports that take lot of system resources to execute.

In this project I have interacted with other module people like BW, ABAP, IM/WM, SD, costing consultants and

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users to take decisions.

Eli Lilly Pharma 2006

SAP PP-PI consultant

SAP implementation was done, release by release. For every release cluster of affiliates will be added for

implementation. There are totally 13 Releases, but the 13th release was total up gradation for ECC version. APO

and BW were also implemented.

Responsibilities:

I was involved in implementing SAP PP PI module in one of the affiliates in release 12. I was there for the full life

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cycle implementation.

I participated in business requirement gathering workshops for bulk manufacturing network and packaging

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operations and captured the As Is processes and business requirements. I developed future state business

processes to address the business requirements. I have identified gaps in standard SAP and developed functional

specifications for enhancements, which included interface to MES, custom reports, and execution activities from

PI sheet.

My work included setup of the configuration for process management which included control recipe destination

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for generation of PI sheets, custom process instructions to report consumption, goods receipts, labor and

machine activities and custom process message categories and message destinations to perform multiple

production execution and inventory postings.

I have done configuration to support the execution process in PP PI which included multiple process order types

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with different settlement rules, order type dependant parameters, automatic goods receipt, milestone

confirmations, MRP groups and MRP parameters, production scheduling profile, scheduling margin key, control

keys, confirmation parameters, and scheduling parameters.

I also involved in the design of BoM's, Recipes, Resources, Production Versions, material quantity calculation,

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and potent materials with proportional units of measures.

My contributions included developing different layouts and profiles in Order Information system to support various

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reporting requirements. I have developed and conducted "Train the Trainer" classes to power users on future state

business process, master data design and impact on processes, and SAP transaction for reporting and correcting

execution data reported.

I have provided production support after go live; responsibilities included trouble shooting issues in production and

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resolving them, providing support if users have questions or issues with the new processes and functionality in

SAP, assist with the correction of data entry errors and help power users refine the local SOP's as necessary

based on issues encountered in production.

Engineering Industry 2003 2004

SAP PP Consultant

This was a new SAP R/3 implementation. All modules have been implemented at the same phase. In the

manufacturing perspective, they use SAP R/3 for planning and shop floor control.

Responsibilities:

I was responsible for SAP PP design, configuration setup and production support for the farm equipment plant.

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I have configured shop floor control functionality that included defining of Order types, Order type dependent

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parameters, production scheduling profile, Checking rule, scope of check, checking control, scheduling parameter

for production order, scheduling type, Confirmation parameter, reason for variances and profile for order

Information system, shop floor paper printing with user defined layouts.

My contributions involved MRP settings for MRP planning and Consumption based planning. I defined plant

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parameters, MRP group, planning calendar, MRP areas, planning horizon, planning time fence, roll forward

period, scheduling margin key, range of coverage, and settings for background MRP run. I have designed and

configured settings for master data like BOMs, work centers, routings. I was involved in developing SOPs and

production support for users .

Inspectorate of Factories, India 2000 2003

Asst. Inspector of factories :

My role in this position was to ensure safe working environment to the industrial workers and consultation

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services for the business owners to improve productivity. I have done auditing of enterprise resource planning

system like SAP to assure the government mandatory requirements related to industrial safety and resource

loading. I have conducted safety survey in the major hazardous industries and safety classes to the industrial

workers. My job includes work study and time study in the manufacturing environment to analyze and improve

productivity.

Indian Railways, India 1999 2000

Section Engineer

Responsibilities:

• I was responsible for manufacturing planning and shop floor activities. Production planning included MRP

(Material resource planning) for class A&B materials, consumption based planning for C class materials. Shop

floor activities included work allocation, scheduling, printing shop floor papers, and monitoring production order

execution.

Heavy Vehicles Factory, India 1998 1999

Chargeman

Responsibilities:

My responsibility in this job was to assure quality of heavy vehicles like army tanks, earthmovers, recovery

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vehicles produced in the plant. I was involved in monitoring production activities, collecting and analyzing data

from quality check points in the production routing.

I have developed statistical process control system using C programming language to monitor and control the

production processes.

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