The Nisshin Oillio Group., Ltd.

COMPANY

The Nisshin OilliO Group (Nisshin), headquartered in Tokyo, is a leading manufacturer and distributor of edible oils and health foods. The Group is also involved in the manufacture and sale of cosmetics, toiletries, pharmaceuticals, and the management and lease of real estate.

CHALLENGE

Oracle EBS system expansion, as a result of merger, encountered problems that reverberated throughout the organization.

WHY ABEAM?

Experience with Oracle EBS, recognized best practices in accounting and pragmatic recommendations to improve both the project and functional areas.

SOLUTION

Pragmatic approach to problem solving:

• Conducted internal surveys for accurate picture of where troubles lie
• Provided strategy for problem resolutions (including scope, team leaders, work schedules, and redesign of issue management tracking)
• Established PMO as part of collaborative framework with Nisshin's computer systems subsidiary, NSP Co., Ltd.
• Clarified prioritization and escalation processes
• Delivered accounting system fixes and collaborated with NSP to correct problems affecting other ERP functionsTransferred EBS knowledge from ABeam's Oracle-certified consultants to NSP

REAL BENEFITS

Though ABeam, Nisshin was able to:

• Reduce operation and maintenance costs of their Oracle EBS system by 50%
• Reduce time and labor requirements for management operations
• Reduce inventory requirements with a single unified process from sales planning to production, and settle account faster
• Expand NSP's service capabilities — knowledge transfer was so in depth that the group subsidiary could offer Oracle EBS services to outside clients