Problem Posed: To Start Manufacturing of Gear Box, Crankcase & cylinder head

iStrat Problem Analysis: Need for Make Buy analysis, Analysis of all the operations & machines required for each of operations, Project Management Need for Make Buy analysis, Analysis of all the operations & machines required for each of operations, Project Management

iStrat Solution: Project Management from Conceptualization, Construction & Control involving ·
Project Appraisal
Machines, Equipment & Facility planning & it's selection
Capital/Revenue Budgeting
Plant, Shop floor & Departmental Layouts
Trials & Commissioning of Project

End Result: Successful implementation of above project well within Target date.

Client: A Leading Multi-National Firm

Problem Posed: Most of the Business activities & processes done manually. Time & effort spend is more. Through put time from Order processing to Delivery is more.

iStrat Problem Analysis: Integration of all Business Processes through a single computer system.

iStrat Solution: Made a Customized Enterprise Resource Planning Package - Enterprise Resource Planning software attempts to integrate all departments and Functions across a company onto a single computer system that can serve those entire different department's specific needs & requirements. Enterprise resource planning (ERP) software is a set of applications that automate the information flow & decision-making through out the enterprise.

End Result: Implemented ERP software which enhanced the productivity of all the departments, Through put time reduced drastically, Reports generation at the click of buttons, more work per man

Client: A Major Multinational Financial Firm

Problem Posed: Commercial Paper trading done via telephone and meetings. Problem in terms of transparency and price discovery & negotiation. Time consuming process, losing valuable time during trading.

iStrat Problem Analysis: Need to trade concurrently with potential traders via a transparent system.

iStrat Solution: Developed an online commercial paper trading exchange using ASP, VBScript, HTML, SQL

End Result: Speeded up the trading time. Enhanced the transparency and accuracy of the price negotiation process.

Problem Posed: Activities & processes related to vendor management and distributor management done manually. Time & effort spent is more. Varying customer demand during the monthly production cycle combined with manual procedures results in vendor resentment & financial losses due to varying customer demand & last minute information about it.

iStrat Problem Analysis: Real time information transfer required between company and suppliers about production plans based on the frequently varying customer demands.

iStrat Solution: Developed a Vendor Relationship Management solution using SQL and ASP. This solution resulted in real time information transfer to the vendors. The vendors could be informed and then bid for the quantities they could deliver within the required constraints.

End Result: Implemented VRM solution that resulted in increased adherence to delivery schedules, increased vendor profitability and consequently increased company profitability and reliability..

Client: An international Wire & Fishing Net Manufacturing company

Problem Posed: The company has international customers. Due to the seasonal nature of the customer's business and its dependence on environmental conditions the customers become aware of their requirements of the company's products when the season starts. The season lasts for about 3 to 4 months, hence it is imperative that the product be supplied as soon as the customer becomes aware of its needs.

iStrat Problem Analysis: There is a requirement for the company to proactively target its customers and try to study the trends in their demand cycles. Secondly, the customers should be able to place the orders immediately upon realization of the need without any lag time with the company so that the company can plan their production schedules to meet the demands in time.

iStrat Solution: Developed a Net-based Customer Relationship Management solution using SQL and ASP. This solution resulted in immediate information transfer from the customer to the company.

End Result: The company could proactively obtain information about the relationship between the customer demand cycle and the environmental factors in those geographic regions. This resulted in pre-planning of the sales and production schedules and proactive customer contact to prod the customer for orders. The company is seeing increased revenues every year.