Pallavi
Koppikar
SAP - APO consultant
E-Mail: pallavi_k@yahoo.com Ph:
1-848-219-2565
Experience Summary
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10 years of professional experience
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Certified from SAP as an APO consultant in Demand
Planning (DP) and Supply Network Planning (SNP)
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Specialized in Supply Chain and logistics in
SAP’s APO (Advanced Planning and Optimizer) and Production
Planning (PP) suite of applications. APO suites include Demand Planning
(DP), Supply Network Planning (SNP), and Global Available
to Promise (GATP).
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Has profound experience in configuring and
implementing manufacturing suites.
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Has been an integral part in the 7 ERP
projects,
5 full cycle implementations and 2
Production Support Projects.
All of these have been in capacity of being a Manufacturing
and/or Supply Chain Consultant.
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Represented/worked for multinational companies
including DuPont, Sappi Paper, Samsonite, Hitachi (Armacell), Satyam,
Intelligroup and Infinite Strategies
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Also has past experience in BaaN
Manufacturing/Supply chain and i2
With combined credits including her Masters Degree in Computer Management and a winning combination of extensive experience in core industry and IT, Pallavi provides her candidature as a highly experienced and effective SAP Manufacturing and Supply Chain lead consultant.
Education
|
Degree |
University |
Year
of Passing |
|
Masters Degree in Computer Management (MCM) |
Poona University – Pune,
India |
1995 |
|
Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com.) |
Poona University – Pune, India |
1993 |
Certifications
SAP Certification for
APO – Demand Planning
(DP) and Supply Network Planning (SNP)
CPIM (APICS) Certification for
Master
Production Scheduling (MPS)
Supply Chain
Management (SCM)
Professional Experience Summary (Recent is first)
|
Organization |
Title |
Total Working tenure |
|
Infinite Strategies LLC. |
Sr. Consultant (SAP) |
8 Months … Ongoing |
|
Satyam Computer Services Ltd |
Consultant (SAP) |
10 Months |
|
Intelligroup Inc. |
Consultant (SAP) |
4 ˝ Years |
|
Samsonite Ltd. |
Officer – Production Planning |
1 Year |
|
Indigenous Business Systems |
Systems Analyst |
2 ˝ Years |
|
Siemens |
Programmer |
˝ Year |
Projects Profile
Employer: Infinite
Strategies LLC.
Client: SAPPI
Fine Paper
Duration: Jan
2005 Ongoing
Sappi Paper is one of
the world's leading producers of coated fine papers, for use in catalogs,
magazines, brochures, annual reports, and other high−quality
publications. They produce fine, casting release and specialty paper of coated
and uncoated varieties. With annual revenue of over US$4.5 billion, the company
has sites in North America and South Africa.
Contribution (On going...):
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Services provided as an SAP-APO
Functional Consultant.
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Implementation and upgrade of the
Supply Network Planning (SNP) module (APO 2.0 to 4.1)
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Implementation of SAP’s first
(Pilot) instance of the APO-SNP module - ver. 4.1
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Configuration and Implementation of the SNP Optimizer
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Implementation of integration aspects
with other Supply Chain (APO) and SAP R/3 systems
Employer: Infinite
Strategies LLC.
Client: DuPont
Surfaces
Duration: Dec
2004
DuPont is one of the
major process manufacturing companies in United States of America. Their
produce cuts across a variety of sectors including Agriculture, Consumer
Products, Automotive, and Safety resources. Dupont Surfaces is a part of DuPont
Safety and Protection, the group that represents about US$4.5 billion, which is
a portion of the overall corporate annual revenue. Based in Delaware – United
States.
Contribution:
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Worked as a SAP-APO Functional
Consultant, representing DuPont
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Modules focused on were Demand
Planning (DP), Global ATP (GATP) and Supply Network
Planning (SNP).
·
Worked on uploading transactional
history data for Demand Planning.
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Statistical Forecasting using different multiple Forecasting Methods
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Demand Planning Macros.
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In SNP, worked on the
Sheet Planning and Shape Planning using the SNP Optimizer.
·
Worked on Characteristics
Scheduling and Block Planning.
·
Generating feasible SNP plans
which is used by PPDS .
Employer: Satyam Computer Services
Ltd.
Project: End to End Implementation of SAP-APO
Client: DuPont
Surfaces
Duration: Jun 2003 – May 2004
DuPont is one of the
major process manufacturing companies in United States of America. Their
produce cuts across a variety of sectors including Agricultute, Consumer
Products, Automotive, and Safety resources. Dupont Surfaces is a part of DuPont
Safety and Protection, the group that represents about US$4.5 billion, which is
a portion of the overall corporate annual revenue. Based in Delaware – United
States.
Contribution:
·
Worked as an SAP-APO Functional
Consultant.
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Worked on Core Interface for
transfer Master and Transaction Data between R/3 and APO.
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Handling DP, SNP, PPDS Modules
of APO.
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Handling a team of technical people for APO development.
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Interacting with the client to
understand the needs for new functionality in APO and execute
cycle to create solutions for requirements. Calls for full cycle of
consulting activities.
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Testing of the newly developed
objects for APO.
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Worked on the leveraged design where
a newly developed object can be used by multiple businesses of DuPont with
little or no modifications/workarounds
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Worked on R/3-APO
(Inbound/outbound) User Exits and BAPI’s.
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Worked on on-site/offshore
model at both the places.
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Worked on Infopack, a
guide generation product to develop and implement Training Material.
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Worked on the Integration Testing and
defect resolution.
Employer: Intelligroup
Project: SAP R/3 Support
Client: Armacell – China
Duration: Apr. 2002 – Jun. 2003
Armacell China is in
the business of manufacturing various types of advanced Insulation Products and
Engineering Foams for a wide variety of applications. Armacell has partnered
Intelligroup for the postproduction support of their SAP environment. This
service is delivered through Intelligroup’s Global Support Center.
Contribution:
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Interacting with the client on a
daily basis to understand the problems in logistics areas, providing
timely solutions operating in ONYX 5.02 CRM Environment interfacing a
web based knowledge management tool myADVISOR.
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Understanding the new requirements of
reports, transactions and convert those requirements into business functional
specifications.
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Integration testing, Documentation,
Development & Modification of PP Reports.
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Changing the customization settings
to accommodate the required process changes.
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Involved in developing Knowledge
base in PP module.
Following
functionalities were used in the Production Planning Module
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Production process is Repetitive
Manufacturing with provision for actual activity posting during
GR/GI back flush.
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Flexible Planning is used for Forecasting
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MPS and MRP is
used for production planning
Employer: Intelligroup Asia Ltd.
Project: SAP R/3 Support
Client: QNI – Australia
Duration: Jun. 2001 - Mar. 2002
QNI is in the business
of manufacturing Nickel & Cobalt. QNI has partnered Intelligroup for the
postproduction support of their SAP environment. This service is delivered
through the Global Support Center situated at Hyderabad in India.
Contribution:
·
Interacting with the client on a
daily basis to understand the problems in logistics areas, providing timely
solutions operating in ONYX 5.02 CRM Environment interfacing a web based
knowledge management tool myADVISOR.
·
Understanding the new requirements of
reports, transactions and convert those requirements into business functional
specifications.
·
Integration testing, Documentation,
Development & Modification of PP Reports.
·
Changing the customization settings
to accommodate the required process changes.
·
Involved in developing Knowledge base
in PP module.
Following
functionalities were used in the Production Planning Module
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Production process is Discrete Manufacturing
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MRP is used for production planning
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Automatic release of production order is used.
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Automatic confirmation of production order is
used.
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Different user exits are used in the PP module.
Employer: Intelligroup Asia Ltd.
Project: End to End Implementation of Baan ERP
Client: Abhishek Industries Ltd.
Duration: Apr 2000 to Dec. 2000
Abhishek Industries
Ltd. is a leading exporter of textile products in North India. They are into
the manufacture and export of a range of textile products that include Cotton
Yarn to Terry Towels.
Contribution:
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As-is process study, Business process
mappling, To-be process proposal
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Study of client’s Business Processes
and Requirements
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Gap analysis and Work around
suggestions
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Detailed product training to the core
team member
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Conference room piloting (CRP)
Employer: Intelligroup Asia Ltd.
Project: End to End Implementation of Baan ERP
Client: Larsen and Toubro Limited
Duration: Jan. 2000 to Mar. 2000
Larsen and Toubro Ltd.
is one of India's leading Engineering companies. L&T selected Baan as their
business system solution. Worked with Larsen & Toubro as a specialist Manufacturing
& Distribution Consultant.
Contribution:
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Comprehensive
Manufacturing Consultating
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Assumed full
responsibility to get the instance live at cut over
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Customizations in the
BaaN projects module
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BaaN Integration with
third-party software
Employer: Samsonite India Ltd.
Project: BaaN Implementation
Client: Samsonite India Ltd.
Duration: Aug. 1997 – Sep. 1998
Samsonite India Ltd. is
one of the worlds leading luggage manufacturing companies. With multiple
locations around the globe to Manufacture and Distribute its produce, Samsonite
offers a highly complex and challenging environment for its supply chain
management. Samsonite has implemented
BaaN ERP.
Contribution:
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Core team member for the manufacturing and
distribution module
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Establishing process prototype for generation of
the master BOM for new products
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Production Planning and scheduling for multiple
countries
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Standardizing item codification method
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Process standardization and method documentation
for ISO certification needs
Employer: Indigenous Business Systems
Project: Software Development
Client: Multiple clients
Duration: Apr. 1995 – Aug. 1997
Indigenous Business
Systems is a provider of software solutions on industry applications based in
India. Their projects are based on RDBMS platforms.
Contribution:
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Analysis and Design of software projects on RDBMS
platforms
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Technical design and evaluation
Employer: Siemens India Ltd.
Project: Software Development
Client: Siemens India Ltd.
Duration: Oct. 1994 – Mar. 1995
Contribution:
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Software development as an IT Trainee