The key verticals adopting ERP are auto, telecom, healthcare, ITeS, manufacturing and government. But, ERP and other software application modules have also made inroads into the textile segment as well, with amazing results.

Lakshmi Machine Works (LMW), one of the country's largest textile spinning machinery manufacturer has increased its revenue by 20%, last fiscal, with the implementation of Oracle's E-Business Suite.

Founded in 1962, LMW is one of the three global manufacturers that provide a complete range of textile machinery and boasts of 68% marketshare in India. To effectively compete with rising global competition and price pressures, it needed to implement aggressive cost controls, become more responsive to customer requirements, increase supply chain efficiency and introduce decision-making processes based on business intelligence.

LMW selected a phased implementation and went live with the first phase in 2003, just 10 months after the implementation began. It is currently using the Oracle's Enterprise Asset Management, Balanced Scorecard, Financials, Human Resources Management System, Manufacturing, Sales, Services and Procurement. The current implementation of product lifecycle management concludes the second phase of deployment.

"LMW has seen positive results from the Oracle implementation," says Sanjay Jayavarthanavelu, Director, LMW. "The automation of processes across the business has improved efficiencies in our manufacturing operations, helped us to increase revenue and cut costs last year."

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