New Delhi, India : Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA), the nodal agency for the Indian Auto Component Industry, in a special engagement with SAP India brought forward a unique proposition for its members across India. As a part of this proposal, SAP provided customized packaged offering of ERP and Business Analytics applications to the ACMA members. Since its initiation, SAP has seen significant deployments and traction for its solutions amongst the member companies.
On-Premise or On-Cloud (Subscription Based Hosting) model solutions were offered to ACMA members for the standardized SAP solutions for Rapid Deployment, while special price for purchase for additional software licenses was also offered to the 100+ ACMA members who are already using SAP solutions. This association-wide initiative conceptualized and driven by the IT Committee of ACMA and SAP is first of its kind for the industry.
“Enterprise-wide solutions are imperative to integrate the supply chain and efficiently manage and respond to dynamic business needs. A solution which is tailored to cater to the needs of the automotive sector will enable quick access to reliable business information, thereby servicing our customers better,” said Mr. Arvind Kapur, President, ACMA. “Our members have already shown keen interest for this offering and we are expecting more in coming months.” he added.
As a part of this alliance, SAP with its partner eco-system is providing the ACMA members with an enterprise class solution that will be easily accessible and affordable for the emerging businesses helping them being more agile and scalable in the competitive landscape. This platform will also enable faster deployment and a structured go-live process with emphasis on ongoing training and interaction with its members.
“Auto & Auto component is one of the strongest growth industries contributing to the Indian Economy today. ACMA, the nodal agency for the Indian Auto Component Industry and their active involvement in technology up-gradation, quality enhancement and dissemination of knowledge has made them a vital catalyst for the industry’s development,” said Priyadarshi Mohapatra, Vice President – Emerging Business, SAP India. “Our collaboration with ACMA bears testimony to our commitment to increase customer responsiveness, create better customer efficiencies and increase profitability to further improve customer competitiveness.” he added.
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About ACMA
The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) is the apex body representing the interest of the Indian Auto Component Industry. Its active involvement in trade promotion, technology up-gradation, quality enhancement and collection & dissemination of information has made it a vital catalyst for this industry’s development. ACMA’s charter is to develop a globally competitive Indian auto component Industry and strengthen its role in national economic development as also promote business through international alliances. ACMA is an ISO 9001:2008 certified Association with a membership of over 650 members.
About ACMA IT Committee
The ACMA-IT Committee is an ACMA National Committee under the aegis of ACMA Executive Committee. The Objective of the Committee is to sensitize and facilitate adoption of Information Technology in ACMA member companies and is spearheaded by Mr. Ravi Machani, JMD, Stumpp Schuele and Somappa Springs as its Chairman. The initiative with SAP was driven by Mr Sri Karumbati, Deputy Chairman, ACMA-IT Committee & CIO of Stumpp Schuele & Somappa Springs along with Mr S Srinivasan, IT Committee member & CIO of Sundram Fasteners.
About SAP
As market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and services enable more than 183,000 customers to operate profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably. For more information, visit www.sap.com
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