Bangkok--3 Oct--Siemens The I.S.U. Joint Venture comprising Siemens Ltd. (Thailand), Siemens Information System Ltd. (India) and International Research Corporation Public Co., Ltd. (IRCP) sign a deal worth 890 million baht with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) for the implementation of the Enterprise Resource Planning System (ERP) for the entire EGAT organization. The contract was signed today at the EGAT Headquarters. Under the contract, which was won through the e-auction process, the I.S.U. Joint Venture will design, develop and implement the ERP system based on SAP software covering a total of 11 modules. These modules are Financial Management, Human Resource Management, Purchasing and Inventory Management, Production Planning, Project Management, Plant Maintenance, Sales and Distribution, Executive Information system, Supplier Relationship Management, Strategic Enterprise Management and Enterprise Portal. Siemens will be responsible for the design and implementation of ERP software and system integration while IRCP will install the hardware and related infrastructure. The Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system creates a single, online and real-time data platform for the whole organization. ERP will thus improve working processes, increase efficiency in utilization of organization’s resources, such as reducing data redundancy, increasing personnel’s ability to analyze data more efficiently and help reducing capital equipment and maintenance costs. In addition, ERP will support the strategic decision-making process of executives and can effectively support future extensions of EGAT’s IT network. The I.S.U. Joint Venture will install the ERP system at all EGAT units such as the headquarters, the development group, the generation group, the transmission group, the hydro- and heat-power plant groups as well as the transmission operation group. The project implementation period is 27 months.