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SAP implementation at Canadian National Railway Americas SAP User Group – Quebec Chapter Tuesday March 25 th 2003. Alain Sénéchal, CA Manager, SAP Optimization Business Integration - Corporate Accounting Tel: (514) 399-6405 Pager: (514) 440-3612 Email: [email protected]. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Alain Sénéchal, CAAlain Sénéchal, CAManager, SAP OptimizationManager, SAP OptimizationBusiness Integration - Corporate AccountingBusiness Integration - Corporate AccountingTel: (514) 399-6405 Tel: (514) 399-6405 Pager: (514) 440-3612Pager: (514) 440-3612Email: [email protected]: [email protected]
SAP implementation at SAP implementation at Canadian National RailwayCanadian National RailwayAmericas SAP User Group – Quebec ChapterAmericas SAP User Group – Quebec Chapter
Tuesday March 25Tuesday March 25thth 2003 2003
Who is CN?Who is CN?
One of North America’s largest Class 1 One of North America’s largest Class 1 railroadsrailroads
An innovative, industry-leading An innovative, industry-leading transportation companytransportation company
North America’s only tri-coastal NAFTA North America’s only tri-coastal NAFTA railroadrailroad
Unmatched access to all three NAFTA Unmatched access to all three NAFTA nationsnations
A former Canadian government Crown A former Canadian government Crown Corporation - privatized in 1995 and Corporation - privatized in 1995 and now listed on the NYSE and Toronto now listed on the NYSE and Toronto Stock ExchangeStock Exchange
CN’s Geographical OperationsCN’s Geographical Operations
CN Quick Facts 2002 CN Quick Facts 2002
$6 billion revenues$6 billion revenues $12 billion of assets$12 billion of assets 22,868 employees22,868 employees 17,986 route miles of track 17,986 route miles of track 1,500 locomotives 1,500 locomotives 61,800 railcars61,800 railcars 3 million pieces of signal 3 million pieces of signal
equipmentequipment
SAP Implementations – A 3 Phase SAP Implementations – A 3 Phase approachapproach
IC RolloutIntranet
RequisitioningIC Field Inventory
CN Management Employee
InformationCompensation &
SuccessionTime & Gross
Payroll
General Ledger Financial Reporting
Accounts Payable
CN/GT Inventory Requisitioning
Bar CodingPurchasing
IC RolloutProjects System Asset Accounting
Recoverable Billing
PHASE 1
Procurement CardsExpense (OCS)
Travel Booking (Pilot Sept 14)
Field Inventory/Rail ShopInventory Management
PHASE 2 PHASE 3October 1999
Workforce Planning/QualificationsEmployee Self-Service
Employee Health & Safety
Net PayrollCanadian & US Benefits
US RolloutAll Unionized Employees
Time Reporting
January 2001 April 22, 2002
Mobile Assets (Loco/Car)
Work Equipment Main Shops (Transcona)
Business Warehouse (Sept 9, 2001)
Budget Planning (Sept 24, 2001)
SupplyManagement
BPS/BWFinance
HumanResources
Mechanical
EngineeringNetwork AssetsS&C Configuration Mgmt
Scope of each phaseScope of each phase Phase I: go-live Oct 1999 Phase I: go-live Oct 1999
• FI: G/L, A/P, Financial Reporting (using FI: G/L, A/P, Financial Reporting (using SPL for Regulatory Reporting)SPL for Regulatory Reporting)
• MM: purchasing & inventory mgmt MM: purchasing & inventory mgmt (Canada only)(Canada only)
• HR: management admin & payrollHR: management admin & payroll Phase II: go-live January 2001Phase II: go-live January 2001
• FI: capital, project mgmt, FI: capital, project mgmt, recoverables (Non Freight Billing)recoverables (Non Freight Billing)
• MM: purchasing & inventory mgmt MM: purchasing & inventory mgmt (US), eProcurement (ARIBA)(US), eProcurement (ARIBA)
• HR: union admin and payroll, time HR: union admin and payroll, time keepingkeeping
Phase III: go-live April 29, 2002Phase III: go-live April 29, 2002• Plant Maintenance:Plant Maintenance:
• Rail cars and locomotivesRail cars and locomotives• Rail network assetsRail network assets• Facility maintenance (one Facility maintenance (one
location)location)• Employee qualificationsEmployee qualifications• Gross-to-net payrollGross-to-net payroll• Travel expensesTravel expenses• EH&S (Risk Management)EH&S (Risk Management)
Scope of each phase Scope of each phase (Cont’d)(Cont’d)
SAP Quick FactsSAP Quick Facts
27,000 SAP/ESS users27,000 SAP/ESS users 9,000 SAP users9,000 SAP users HP/Unix on OracleHP/Unix on Oracle
Business Warehouse (BW)Business Warehouse (BW)
Used for SAP financial data used in Used for SAP financial data used in budgeting, forecasting, Projects and budgeting, forecasting, Projects and recoverable expense accounting recoverable expense accounting
Budgeting at CN is currently done Budgeting at CN is currently done using a tool called Business Planning using a tool called Business Planning & Simulation (BPS) within SEM & Simulation (BPS) within SEM (Strategic (Strategic Enterprise Management) Enterprise Management)
Currently Upgrading SAP BW to Currently Upgrading SAP BW to version 3.0B and SEM to version version 3.0B and SEM to version 3.1B. 3.1B.
Next cubes to be deployed are A/P Next cubes to be deployed are A/P for Spend Management and HR for for Spend Management and HR for labor relationslabor relations
WHAT’S AHEAD?WHAT’S AHEAD? Integrating Fuel ConsumptionsIntegrating Fuel Consumptions Implementing Service PO moduleImplementing Service PO module Expand scope of Natural Language Expand scope of Natural Language
Understanding (NLU) applications to Understanding (NLU) applications to facilitate SAP front-end inputfacilitate SAP front-end input
Implement and expand SAP workflow links Implement and expand SAP workflow links with Lotus Notes, email, fax, documents, with Lotus Notes, email, fax, documents, forms and SAP transactions with a forms and SAP transactions with a document management solutiondocument management solution
SAP no longer supports the CIV invoice SAP no longer supports the CIV invoice validation module and the migration to LIV validation module and the migration to LIV is required in order to maintain a stable is required in order to maintain a stable platform for invoice processingplatform for invoice processing