AX2012 - Keynote from Rudi America, Theuma

Theuma and AX2012 Rudi America ICT Manager Theuma Rudi.america@theuma.com24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 1

Agenda outline Theuma Presentation Journey to AX2012 TAP experiences Roll out24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 2

At a glance The reference for inside door solutions Industrial manufacturer of inside doors and frames offering solutions for the professional construction market Wooden inside doors & wooden and steel frames Tailor-made market concepts Total service concepts24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 3

Facts & figures Overview About 300 people Yearly production >1.000.000 doors and frames Consolidated turnover of 60 million euro 2 Production sites ( Bekkevoort – Bunschoten) Plant surface > 70.000 m² (BE) + 20.000 m² (NL)24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 4

Quality & performance Emphasis Quality ISO – KOMO (NL) Environment waste recycling - Val-i-pac - CSS Measurement KPI’s - instruments24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 5

Standard doors Product overview Door specifics according to country requirements Filling materials: honey comb, tubular or plane plywood Multiple choice of top layers Plane, design or with glass opening24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 6

Functional and Technical doors Product overview Double doors, doors combined with panels High resistance for intensive use Fire resistant doors up to 60 minutes Acoustic doors Anti intruder doors Anti radiation doors According to country specific norms and to the EN24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 7

Frames Product overview Wooden frames Steel frames Perfect fit with the doors24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 8

Geographical regions Sales areas Netherlands Luxemburg Belgium Denmark UK Germany France Switzerland Italy Greece Export24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 9

Market segments Residential market Single and multiple family houses Apartments Social housing projects IVT Brussels Longtin Brussels C.W. Leuven24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 10

Market segments Non residential market Office buildings Hospitals Hotels Care homes Schools, school accommodations PSV Football Eindhove n Covent Finance Garden Towers Brussels Brussels24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 11

Olympic Games Londen 201224-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 12

The way to AX2012 From the past to the future :  Theuma NV implemented ERP for the first time in 1995 (MacPac AS400)  second generation of ERP introduced in 2004 (Microsoft AX 3.0 Intel/MS SQL)  now on our way to third generation ERP (Microsoft AX 2012 ) 1998 – 2008 lots of acquisitions/mergers  Ending up in running 2 ERP systems in the group24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 13

The way to AX2012 2 ERP systems  BE entities : AX 3  NL entities : Baan/Ln 4 (2) possibilities  Keeping 2 systems  Converting all to Baan/Ln  Converting all to AX new  Converting all to another system -> 1 system for the group24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 14

The way to AX2012 Axapta 2009 or 2012 ?  Evaluation first half 2010  Decision mid 2010  Task ahead will take considerable time  ‘Good’ and stable business support from current systems  Theuma cycle renewing ERP around 7 à 8 years  AX 2009 would be outdated by the time it is implemented  Balance between  Risk of early adaptor  AX 2012 stable  Time pressure  Platform full of new opportunities for years after  Managing cost24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 15

The way to AX2012 Axapta 2009 or 2012 ?  AX 2012 is really a new generation of ERP  Huge number of new features and modules  Hence processes are still recognizable  Complete reshape  Trendsetting  Closely working together between MS – Ad-Ultima – Theuma  Opportunity to enroll in the TAP program => AX 2012  Functional re-implementation  Data migration  Phase 1 Belgium  Phase 2 Netherlands24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 16

TAP experiences TAP – Technology Adaptation Program  Working directly with the ‘programmers’  Having the opportunity to influence functionality  Commitment of all parties  Needs to be a WIN-WIN for all parties  Huge number of events – documents – enquiries - …  Program started early 2009  Theuma got opportunity to enroll sept 2010  Hard to cope and catch-up  Learning process for all involved  Takes time and effort24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 17

TAP experiences TAP – Technology Adaptation Program  Important release schedule of intermediate versions  M1 / M2 / M3 / M4 / CTP / Go-live / RTM  Lots of things changes along the way  Between versions huge number of changes and new futures, even modules  Own developments needs to be adjusted and aligned  Closely working together around Product Configurator  Direct support channels => Exciting journey !24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 18

Roll out Phase 1 : Belgium entities  Going live mid 2012  Learn from the mistakes in AX3 and correct them  Join with new functionalities for a quick win  Modifications down to 30% Phase 2 : Netherland entities  Going live mid 2013 or earlier  Migrating from Baan/Ln => Platform to build on for the years to come24-11-2011 Dynamics AX2012 Connection Day 19

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