New Finsys Youtube Video… how to make Production and PPC module working successfully
Finsys ERP Software, brings to you, our ideas… for STAGGERED LIVE approach….
shared at Trident Chennai – How to Make ERP Live in Production and PPC area ?
🚀 The Staggered Leap: Making ERP Live in Production and PPC with Finsys
The decision to implement a new ERP is a major investment, but the real challenge lies not in the software itself, but in the transition to **Go Live**.
At a recent strategy discussion shared at **Trident Chennai**, we highlighted the necessity of moving beyond the risky “big bang” switchover and adopting the strategic **STAGGERED LIVE approach**—especially when integrating critical functions like **Production and PPC area**.
For Indian manufacturers, the Production Planning and Control (PPC) department is the nerve centre of profitability. It coordinates materials, machines, and manpower. Attempting a sudden, complete switch in this area is an open invitation to chaos.
Finsys ERP Software advocates for a calculated, phased rollout that minimizes risk and maximizes user confidence. The Problem with ‘Big Bang’ A ‘Big Bang’ implementation forces every single user, from the raw material storekeeper to the PPC head, to learn and use a new system simultaneously.
The inevitable hiccups in data migration, training gaps, and process refinement instantly translate into costly production halts. In the manufacturing world, a stopped machine is a rapidly escalating financial loss.
The Power of the STAGGERED LIVE approach Our *STAGGERED LIVE approach* is designed to mitigate this operational risk.
It involves making the ERP *Live* department by department, or even module by module, allowing for focused training and immediate problem resolution. **Phase 1: Foundation (Stores and Inventory)**: Before touching PPC, we make the Stores module Live. This ensures the foundational data—**the exact quantity and location of all raw materials**—is accurate in Finsys. When PPC begins generating work orders, they are based on **real-time, verified inventory data**, eliminating the number one cause of production delays: material shortage. *
Phase 2: The Core (PPC)**: Once Stores is stable, we focus on the **PPC area**. This begins with entering the **Bill of Materials (BOM)* and *Machine Routings**. We start **Live* with generating Work Orders for a pilot product line. As these work orders are processed, the Finsys system provides **real-time capacity loading reports**. This allows PPC managers to see the actual load versus capacity, not theoretical data, and adjust future scheduling instantly.
*Phase 3: The Floor (Production Data)**: The final, most impactful stage is getting the shop floor to feed data back into Finsys. This can be done via mobile apps or through machine interfacing (Industry 4.0 integration). When the operator records the **consumption of material* and the *quantity produced* live, Finsys can instantly calculate *job-wise wastage* and **real-time COGS**.
This phased, *STAGGERED LIVE approach* ensures that by the time the entire factory is using Finsys, the users are comfortable, the data is reliable, and the system is acting as a tool for proactive management, not just a data entry burden. This strategic Go Live plan, discussed and refined with leaders like those we met at the *Trident Chennai* meet, is the blueprint for a successful, high-impact ERP deployment in any manufacturing enterprise.