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AbacusConsulting - SAP Utilities Conference
Lahore, July 29, 2010: Mr. Tahir Basharat Cheema, Managing Director Pakistan Electric Power Company (Private) Limited (PEPCO) emphasized today that electricity utility companies need to invest in acquiring new IT technologies and processes, along with increasing the generation capacity, to improve management capacity and curtail operational cost.
Speaking as a keynote speaker at a conference on “SAP-enabled Business Transformation in Pakistan’s Utilities Sector”, organized by SAP & AbacusConsulting, Mr. Cheema said that recourse to new technologies has become urgent for the utilities, particularly when the country is faced with severe power crisis. ‘This power crisis”, he added, “is considered to be the worst of the four such crises the nation has faced since 1974-75”.
The focus of the said conference was on how SAP is contributing to the achievement of key business objectives through process enablement and automation in the Utilities Sector in Pakistan.
Mr. Hassan Latif Jamal, Country Head of SAP Pakistan, said “SAP is a leading provider of software to Electricity Generation and Distribution companies globally. SAP empowers over 275 utilities companies globally with utilities industry best practices to achieve operational efficiency in every aspect of their businesses, including enterprise asset management, grid maintenance, energy management to name just a few. The conference will demonstrate to Utilities Companies in Pakistan on how to become best run businesses.”
Mr. Asad Ali Khan, President AbacusConsulting explained that with SAPs comprehensive suite of applications for utilities sector, integrated with global best practices and AbacusConsulting’s diverse experience, major utilities companies can optimize key end-to-end business processes. He maintained that utilities can achieve key business goals like improving employee productivity by optimizing processes for workforce; talent management; maximizing energy efficiency; financial excellence; operational excellence and superior customer value.
Mr. Asad further added, “SAP will enable utilities companies to respond rapidly to changes in this dynamic environment, be flexible enough in supporting a variety of technologies and help utilities companies to offer innovative and personalized customer-focused services in the future.
Karachi Electric Supply Corporation (KESC) and AbacusConsulting executives jointly shared the SAP ERP success story. SAP ERP went live at KESC in March 2009 as part of the company’s efforts to achieve business transformation. Mr. Tabish Gauhar, CEO KESC shared his experiences, lessons learned and useful information regarding challenges associated with implementing an integrated top tier solution across the enterprise. KESC is working on several transformation initiatives and one key stream was SAP ERP followed by SAP Business Intelligence, Utilities Billing and Customer Care solutions (currently being implemented).
At the conference, a panel discussion was also held on the latest tools, techniques, and tips to help utilities companies master the SAP solution for transforming their business in the utilities sector. The panelists were Mr. Tahir Basharat Cheema, Managing Director PEPCO; Mr. Asad Ali Khan, President AbacusConsulting; Mr. Phillip Edward Vaughan, Asia Pacific Japan Utility Leader; Mr. Tabish Gauhar, CEO KESC; Mr. Sardar Naufil Mahmud, CIO, KESC; Mr. Inayat Ullah Koreshi, Partner, AbacusConsulting; Mr. Arshad Raza, Chief Operating Officer, CPPA and Mr. Atta ur Rehman, CEO, PITC.
AbacusConsulting Implements SAP Business One at Dawn Bread (Dawn Group of Companies)
SAP Business One has gone live at Dawn Bread (Dawn Group of Companies). AbacusConsulting was the SAP Business One Implementation partner.
Dawn Bread is a leading consumer brand in Pakistan, and produces bakery products. Dawn Bread was formed in 1981, and within decades has grown to capture 35% of the consolidated market share of all bread products in the country, a fact that speaks volumes about the credibility of the company and its products.
The new system will enable Dawn Bread’s management, to receive up to date information on inventory, stocks and operational process, enabling them to make effective and efficient decisions.
SAP Business One has allowed Dawn bread to integrate its financial including GL fixed assets, budgets, banking and reporting, sales and receivables, purchase and payables, inventory and stores management, and production, including MRP, sales & CRM services, standard HR module, security module, and payroll module along with crystal reports.
MTBF Project delivers Medium Term Budget and Budget Strategy Paper for Federal Government
The Medium Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF) project, hosted a dinner to celebrate the successful achievement of key milestones on the Federal MTBF project.
The project delivered a medium term budget for service delivery and the budget strategy paper for the entire federal government, which was presented in the Cabinet, Parliament and the Senate, on the day of budget speech.
The event took place at a local restaurant in Islamabad on Thursday, 3rd June 2010.
In recognition of their exceptional performances, trophies were presented to Mr. Azfer Shehzad from the Budgeting Team and Mr. Muhammad Sarwar from the IT Team, by Mr. John Gray (Team Leader, MTBF).
All the key members of the team were present, including Mr. Aamer Chaudhry (Partner, AbacusConsulting), Mr. John Gray (Team Leader, MTBF), Mr. Nohman Ishtiaq (National Technical Advisor, MTBF and Director, AbacusConsulting), Mr. Ayub Khan (Deputy Team Lead, MTBF and VP AbacusConsulting) and Mr. Ghannam Wasif (Work Steam Leader, IT and Senior Managing Consulting, AbacusConsulting), among the entire project staff.
The MTBF consultancy team is led by AbacusConsulting and Oxford Policy Management Limited. More information on MTBF can be viewed at www.mtbfpakistan.gov.pk
AbacusConsulting - No Tobacco (No Smoking) Day
United Nations had set aside May 31st as a "No Tobacco Day". AbacusConsulting joined the noble cause and to create awareness of the hazards of smoking, arranged awareness sessions for its employees, at offices, across Pakistan.
The first session was held at AbacusConsulting in Lahore. Dr. Sumera Butt and Ms. Sadiya Ajmal from Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre, conducted the session.
The second session held at Karachi, was conducted by Dr. Iqtedar Ahmed and Mr. Mudassir Habib from from Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre.
The third session held at Islamabad, was conducted by Dr. Muhammad Azfar and Mr. Mirza rizwan Baig from Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital and Research Centre.
World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world every year on May 31. It is meant to encourage a 24-hour period of abstinence from all forms of tobacco consumption across the globe. The day is further intended to draw global attention to the widespread prevalence of tobacco use and to negative health effects, which currently lead to deaths worldwide annually. The member states of the World Health Organization (WHO) created World No Tobacco Day (WNTD) in 1987. In the past twenty years, the day has been met with both enthusiasm and resistance across the globe from governments, public health organizations, smokers, growers, and the tobacco industry.
Leadership and Management Conference - Karachi, Pakistan
Karachi: Pakistan Society for Human Resource Management (PSHRM), organized “Leadership and Management" Conference on May 4, 2010, at the DHA Golf Club in Karachi.
Ms. Fatima Asad-Said, Director, AbacusConsulting was invited to moderate a panel discussion on “Proactive HR – Impacting the Success of your Organization”, where leading business function leaders and experts from HR, Marketing, and the academia were involved. AbacusConsulting was also one of the sponsors of the Leadership and Management conference.
The conference also featured two international key note speakers, David Taylor and Larry Hochman.
Only a few leading CEOs and senior level executives were invited to participate in the proceedings of the conference. One of the highlights was also a powerful and thought-provoking speech made by Dr. Ishrat Hussain, Dean, Institute of Business Administration (IBA), Karachi and former Governor, State Bank of Pakistan. The event was attended by a gathering of approximately 400 senior corporate executives from around the country.
Briefing Session for Parliamentarians on the New Budget Process in Pakistan
Islamabad, May 05: A briefing session for Parliamentarians on the new budget process in Pakistan was held in Islamabad. 48 MNAs and 15 Senators from the PPPP, PML-N, PML, MQM and ANP including representatives from FATA participated in the PILDAT briefing including 5 Federal Ministers and 3 Ministers of State.
Mr. Nohman Ishtiaq, Director AbacusConsulting and National Technical Advisor MTBF Project, delivered a comprehensive presentation on the new budget management reform programme introduced by the Federal Government called the Medium-Term Budgetary Framework (MTBF). He explained that the upcoming Federal Budget will be based on the model known as Medium-Term Budget Estimates by Service Delivery which would present 1 year budget and 2 years projections for services (outputs) delivered by each Ministry / Division. The services are also linked with outcomes (affects on target population) and with the performance indicators and targets.
He further added, “MTBF has already been introduced in the countries such as United States of America, Canada, Australia, Great Britain and South Africa. Now for the first time Pakistan has taken initiative to implement MTBF in its budgetary process as well”.
Mr. Ishtiaq said, “Budget is a vital instrument at both the macro and micro level in Pakistan and MTBF aims to improve the budgetary process in Pakistan. MTBF also hopes to bring more accountability across the board”.
The MTBF consultancy team consists of AbacusConsulting and Oxford Policy Management Limited.
AbacusConsulting and PMU-BOR Punjab Ink Agreement for Automation of Board of Revenue, Punjab
LAHORE: AbacusConsulting has signed an agreement with Project Management Unit (PMU)-Board of Revenue (BOR), Punjab for the automation of Board of Revenue, Punjab. Under this agreement, AbacusConsulting would provide consultancy services for the improvement in the overall efficiency and effectiveness of Board of Revenue, Punjab.
The contract was signed by Mr. Abbas Ali Khan, Partner, AbacusConsulting and Mr. Ali Raza Bhutta, Project Director, PMU-BOR at a contract signing ceremony held on Friday at the office of PMU-BOR.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Abbas Ali Khan, Partner, AbacusConsulting, said, “AbacusConsulting is delighted to be associated with BOR, Punjab, as its automation partner. Automation of BOR will transform Board of Revenue into a progressive organization, capable of providing efficient and timely services to the residents of Punjab.”
He further added, “AbacusConsulting will assist Board of Revenue, Punjab by improving its business processes, introducing appropriate IT systems for maintenance of records, and capacity building of the BOR staff, to reduce operational cost, improving customer services and better financial management.
The project will commence in May of this year and will be completed in two years by June 2012.
Pacific Pharmaceutical Ltd. Goes Live with SAP Business One
Pacific Pharmaceutical Ltd. has gone live with SAP Business One. AbacusConsulting was the SAP Business One Implementation Partner.
Pacific Pharmaceuticals Ltd was established in 1990 and is involved in manufacturing and marketing of pharmaceuticals in the domestic and foreign markets. The Company manufactures pharmaceutical products in technical collaboration of six globally renowned multinationals pharmaceutical Companies.
The key benefits provided by SAP Business One are, refinement of customer relationship management, consolidation and streamlining of all business processes, and providing management with real time information of all process, resulting in increase in productivity, efficiency and profitability.
The new system has also allowed for proper stock management across raw inventory and tracking of work in process and finished goods with more effectively and accurately then before.
The new system has allowed Pacific Pharmaceuticals to integrate its Financials including Banking, Sales and Receivables, Field Force Planning and Management, Secondary Sales, Purchase and Payables, Inventory /Store Management, Shop Floor Wise Production(detailed manufacturing), Quality Management based on GMP Standard and Abacus Pay roll One Modules, allowing it to streamline operations and improve on efficiency significantly.
AbacusConsulting signs off SAP Business One at Pakistan Red Crescent Society
Abacus Consulting, the region’s leading Professional Services firm signed off SAP Business One at Pakistan Red Crescent Society.
Pakistan Red Crescent Society (PRCS) is the worlds largest humanitarian organization, providing assistance to victims of disasters, and combines this with development work to strengthen the capacities of its member National Societies. The PRCSs work focuses on four core areas, promoting humanitarian values, disaster response, disaster preparedness, and health and community care.
SAP Business One will enable PRCS to integrate its Financial including, Fixed Assets Register, Budgets, Banking and Reporting, Donor Management, Purchase and Payables, Inventory and Stores Management, HR/Volunteer Management and Pay Roll Modules.
This integration within the departments will allow PRCS to streamline its operation, and act effectively and efficienctly.