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.