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why National Grid ERP failed

3/28/2021

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​The power distribution company owned by a group of investors as one of the largest companies in this field, the National Grid USA (NGUSA) company knows the projects are delivered on time, the SAP ERP project, which took three years to develop and modernize, the responsible manager made the decision to start The program is as planned.
 
The result is disastrous, as the financial and accounting reports collapsed. Details of the failure of large companies that need to implement their ERP program Today we will take care of all aspects of the failure of the national network ERP Besides explaining how these mistakes can be avoided.
 

The National Network ERP Failure: What Happened?

 In 2009, NGUSA is in planning to start the SAP ERP project to facilitate its internal and marine operations, and to raise the efficiency of customer service, to facilitate the decision-makers and departments in the follow-up of their departments easily. In 2009, NGUSA is in the planning To start an SAP ERP project to facilitate the internal search process, and raise the efficiency of customer service
 
The launch of the new system was planned to begin on 5/11/2012, and as that date approached, preparations for the launch were fully apparent. The company that designed the ERP system was working hard to meet the deadline for the new system Because the delay will cost in terms of money and time, it may cost the delay of production for 5 months and your opinion of 50 million dollars in spending.
In addition to the need for new approvals from the utility rate commission, It is a step that increases the cost to the company.
And he caused massive damage to the company's branch on the eastern coast and caused severe damage to the company's branch on the eastern coast, and the electricity supplying the place was completely cut off. The NGUSA team insisted on the planned program runtime and the main objective is to recover energy that assumes that the ERP system begins with the details. 
 

It wasn't that easy:
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​Some problems arose in the candidate list system. In addition to wrong time calculations, the new SAP system made some mistakes in calculating pay rates and employee payments The result is that employees did not receive their financial dues for long periods, and some did not receive a final salary. Some employees got more than they owed, ANGUSA spent Millions of dollars in excess, a good result of participating in the system, was not recovered, and at the same time, the company was debased About $ 12 million in discounts made inaccurately. At the same time, about 15,000 invoices were delayed, waiting without response, the effect of warehouses and supply was regulated The worst effect was in NGUSA's financial reporting, the ERP system started, the company was finishing its books in a week. November 5, schedule of 43 days, this costs NGUSA more money with the potential for short-term and excessive borrowing to waste. To solve these problems, NGUSA launched a strong stabilization effort and contributed to the solution of 850 contractors to correct errors and solve problems, with costs approaching 30 million dollars per month. Took a process to get it right.
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