Manufacturing – ERP Process
Re-Engineered
Executive Summary
A global leader in the nuclear power industry faced significant operational bottlenecks due to an obsolete ERP system and fragmented transactional processes. To support its rapid global growth and deliver world-class service, the company sought a modern, scalable platform capable of re-engineering their business processes and enabling seamless, system-based transactions.
Alphanet rose to the challenge with a comprehensive ERP transformation project, implementing 26 modules and major system integrations, including MES and corporate platforms. With a team of over 50 dedicated engineers, the project was delivered in record time—12 months—resulting in improved system reliability, reduced latency, and optimized resource utilization. This end-to-end transformation laid the foundation for scalable growth, streamlined operations, and a digital-first enterprise.
Client Background
The client is a globally renowned manufacturer in the nuclear power sector, specializing in advanced reactors, fuel solutions, and cutting-edge engineering services. Known for their innovation in modular reactor design and carbon-free energy solutions, the company drives global energy transformation by focusing on reactor safety, efficiency, and sustainability. Their mission is to lead the clean energy revolution with modular, scalable, and safe nuclear power systems.
Business Challenge
The client’s legacy ERP environment presented multiple operational challenges:
- Lack of scalability and integration across business functions
- Inconsistent and untraceable transactional data impacting audits and compliance
- Manual reconciliations leading to delays in period-end closures
- Weak process controls and fragmented workflows
- Limited integration with parent systems and manual dependencies
- Basic, non-intelligent reporting that hindered strategic decision-making
These challenges severely limited the organization’s ability to scale operations, meet compliance demands, and support its digital transformation agenda.
Solution Overview
Alphanet proposed and executed a full-scale ERP transformation covering 26 integrated modules. Key areas included:
- Core Functional Modules: Financials, Supply Chain, Order Execution, Costing, Project Accounting, Asset Management
- Specialized Integrations: MES, Corporate Revenue Reporting, MDM
- Enterprise Architecture:
- Future-proof system design with scalability, security, and availability at its core
- Strategic technology stack selection for long-term value
- Seamless API and platform integrations
- Execution Strategy:
- Detailed requirement gathering and solution mapping
- Rigorous SIT/UAT testing, cutover planning, and pre-deployment checks
- Robust support and change management strategies
This digital footprint laid the foundation for automation, resilience, and user-centric processes tailored to industry needs.
Implementation Process
Alphanet adopted a fast-paced yet highly structured implementation process:
- Discovery & Planning: In-depth workshops to align requirements with global business goals
- Architecture & Design: Creation of a scalable, modular solution architecture to support global deployment
- Development & Testing: Full-cycle development, integration, and exhaustive testing across platforms
- Data & Process Optimization: Comprehensive data scrub and master data reset to eliminate legacy errors
- Deployment: Rapid deployment across multiple geographies, currencies, and ledgers
- Change Management: Training and onboarding for 2,000+ global users with phased rollouts and strong support
The project adhered to a 12-month timeline—an exceptional achievement for an implementation of this magnitude and complexity.
Results and Impact
Alphanet’s ERP transformation yielded substantial business impact across the organization:
- Operational Excellence:
- Digitization of paperless invoicing and vendor portal integration
- Enhanced project billing, costing, and revenue management
- Real-time reporting and dashboarding with BI and meta data tools
- End-to-end automation with radio frequency and barcode support in warehouses
- Process Efficiency:
- Streamlined workflows and audit-ready transaction tracing
- Integrated HCM and payroll systems
- Workflow-based approvals and robust process controls
- Strategic Growth Enablement:
- Faster period-end closes
- Consolidated entity-level reporting
- Unified enterprise visibility and decision-making
- Seamless system integrations driving data integrity
Business Outcome:
Alphanet’s ERP transformation not only enabled operational efficiency but also contributed to multi-billion dollar revenue growth, establishing the client as a digitally empowered leader in the nuclear energy sector.