NTPC LTD : Lakshya

NTPC is a well-known power corporation serving people since 1975. The company
has entered into Hydro sector and plans to enter nuclear power soon. To match
its growth plans, the company needed to have uniform processes throughout the
organization , irrespective of the location and area it belongs to, providing
seamless integration among all its processes with one view of the company as a
whole. To achieve this, NTPC started 'Project Disha — Organizational
Transformation' which aimed at implementing SAP at its all locations. All major
functions of NTPC such as Planning, Project Mgmt, vendor mgmt; financial
accounting; invoicing etc, are done through this. The project aims at shortening
cycle time, procurement lead time, realization cycle, account closure time, etc.
It is also expected to provide better mgmt and mobilization of diversified
workforce and online visibility of status on sales, inventory, receivables with
improved search facility. To ensure that implementation works smoothly at all
locations NTPC deployed MPLS-VPN through BSNL. During implementation, change
mgmt and user training were the two major challenges faced. Disha led to use of
standardized processes throughout NTPC with seamless integration. It has also
resulted in effective use of manpower.