Project Indiana

Which of the Sage business case components shown below is Project Indiana related with?

• Produce more accurate costing

• Optimize inventories and release cash

• The platform for SAM II is not sustainable

What is project Indiana's Goal?

• "To get Costa new sources of revenue in the movies"

• "To reduce Costa's dependency on foreign suppliers"

• “To buy 90%+ of our inventory value of materials out of an MRP result"

Answer explanation

This will be delivered by a combination of:

•Systems mastery (seeking to simplify processes and data whenever possible).

•Accurate and continuously maintained master data (to fully exploit system suggestions).

•Timely posted transactional data, and…

•Fully trained users that will follow business rules, processes and procedures reducing ambiguity at the time of replenishing our inventories.

Why having accurate and timely updated master data is crucial?

• Master data provides inputs for decisions already made around multiple aspects of the business.

• Master data defines how many units were shipped in a given time period

• Master data doesn't really add any value. Following my instinct is always better.

Answer explanation

The rules of the game are the rules of the game.

Why is important to reflect your actions in the system?

• It is not really important. What I do will not impact others.

• It allows my teammates to make decisions based on the latest version of the Truth

• It is important but not urgent. It can always be postponed to deal with other business priorities.

Answer explanation

AN ACTION YOU MADE DOES NOT EXIST FOR OTHERS, UNLESS YOU DO IT ON THE BOARD.

What is cycle stock?

Answer explanation

Cycle Stock: the amount of inventory available to meet forecasted demand during a given period.