Mumbai, November 15, 2006: Patni Computer Systems Ltd., a leading global IT
consulting and services provider, today announced that it has successfully
implemented mySAP ERP solution at Gujarat Reclaim and Rubber Products Ltd., the
largest producer of reclaimed rubber in Asia. The deployment makes Gujarat Reclaim
the first company in the reclaimed rubber industry to have implemented mySAP.
Patni integrated SAP's ASAP methodology, its proprietary cost-benefit analysis
framework - iReturns©, and a comprehensive change management roadmap to
achieve a smooth ERP implementation.
Said Rajendra Gandhi, Managing Director, Gujarat Reclaim & Rubber
Products Ltd., "The Patni team demonstrated a great sense of camaraderie which
combined with their technology expertise were factors that helped us transition from
a people driven to a systems driven business. It has helped us to adapt our
operations to the best practices and deliver extra value to our customers through
better inventory turns, lean cost structures, and diversity in offerings".
Mr. Milind S Padalkar, Senior VP and Head, Enterprise Application Services,
Patni said, "We are proud to partner with Gujarat Reclaim for achieving the firstever
SAP implementation in the reclaimed rubber industry. Our understanding of
Gujarat Reclaim's requirements and the close interaction between the teams has
ensured the success of this project."
Within just eight months of operations on the new system, Gujarat Reclaim has
started seeing significant payoffs - made possible by adapting to the best practices
laid down by the ERP system. Some critical business benefits include accurate
delivery dates for products, flexible pricing, a four-fold increase in the manufacturing
planning horizon, and support for local business requirements in different
geographies across the globe.
About Gujarat Reclaim and Rubber Products Ltd
Gujarat Reclaim and Rubber Products Ltd. (GRRP) produces reclaim rubber from
scrap of whole tyres, tread peelings, natural rubber tubes, butyl tubes, moulded
rubber products for different applications in both, tyre and non tyre rubber products.
Established in the year 1974, Gujarat Reclaim started production with a modest
capacity of only 2400 MT. After years of steady growth, it has not only increased its
capacity by many folds (40000 MT in the current year), but has also widened its
geographical presence in India and abroad (supplies across 35 countries). Gujarat
Reclaim has been conferred the 'Export House' status by the Government of India for
its steady export growth and performance.
Today, through steady growth and a strong vision, Gujarat Reclaim has emerged as
the largest manufacturer of reclaim rubber in the country and among the largest
globally.
About Patni
Patni Computer Systems Limited (BSE: PATNI COMPUT, NSE: PATNI, NYSE: PTI) is a
global IT Services provider servicing Global 2000 clients. Patni caters to its clients through
its industry-focused practices, including insurance, manufacturing, financial services,
telecommunications, and its technology-focused practices.
With employee strength of over 12,000 and multiple offshore development facilities across
eight cities; Patni has 23 international offices across the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Patni has registered revenues of US$ 450 million for the year 2005.
Patni's service offerings include application development, application maintenance and
support, packaged software implementation, infrastructure management services, product
engineering services, business process outsourcing and quality assurance services.
Committed to quality, Patni adds value to its client's businesses through well-established
and structured methodologies, tools and techniques. Patni is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified
and SEI-CMMi Level 5 organization, assessed enterprise wide at P-CMM Level 3. In keeping
with its focus on continuous process improvements, Patni adopts Six Sigma practices as an
integral part of its quality and process frameworks.
For more information on Patni, visit www.patni.com.
Safe Harbor:
Certain statements in this release concerning our future growth prospects are forward-looking
statements, which involve a number of risks, and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those in such forward-looking statements. The risks and uncertainties relating to
these statements include, but are not limited to, risks and uncertainties regarding fluctuations in
earnings, our ability to manage growth, intense competition in IT services including those factors
which may affect our cost advantage, wage increases in India, our ability to attract and retain highly
skilled professionals, time and cost overruns on fixed-price, fixed-time frame contracts, client
concentration, restrictions on immigration, our ability to manage our international operations, reduced
demand for technology in our key focus areas, disruptions in telecommunication networks, liability for
damages on our service contracts, the success of the companies in which Patni has made strategic
investments, withdrawal of governmental fiscal incentives, political instability, legal restrictions on
raising capital or acquiring companies outside India, and unauthorized use of our intellectual property
and general economic conditions affecting our industry. The company does not undertake to update
any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on behalf of the Company. |
