Project Management based on SAP Business One is an affordable industry solution for small and midsize businesses of the ECO industry. The solution helps you to manage your entire business by integrating all critical business functions, from uniform management of business partner and project data, opportunity management, purchasing, calculation, accounting, project management and resource planning including equipment & machines to up-to-date project analyses. All at the touch of a button with one single system. Smartphone or Internet enable you to access data independent of location and time and even plant maintenance is supported with mobile applications. For more information, please contact Blue Ocean Systems Pte Ltd at: www.BlueOceanSys.com.sg Tel: +65 63977258 We love to hear from you.

1. Product in brief
ProjectManagement based on Managing projects successfully
SAP® Business One for Engineering,
Construction & Operations (ECO) with a comprehensive, integrated software that supports
clear resource management, guarantees cost transparency
and enables mobile data access
ProjectManagement based on SAP Business
One is an affordable industry solution for
small and midsize businesses of the con-
struction industry. The solution helps you to
manage your entire business by integrating
all critical business functions, from uniform
You are a decision manager of a midsize Warehouse: You can manage different
management of business partner and project
construction company and wish for a better warehouses and transfer project-related
data, opportunity management, purchasing,
cost transparency? Your business has to cope items from one warehouse to another
calculation, accounting, project manage-
with larger and increasingly complex "engi- so that all items are in time at the right
ment and resource planning including
neer to order" projects ? At the same time place.
equipment & machines to up-to-date project
the calculation and purchase process play an
analyses. All at the touch of a button with one
increasingly important role? Moreover is the Project Management: The solution
single system. Smartphone or Internet enable
increasing mobility a growing challenge for enables a simple and clear resource plan-
you to access data independent of location
your business? ning, irrespective of whether it concerns
and time and even plant maintenance is sup-
employees, items or equipment.
ported with mobile applications.
Then many reasons speak for
ProjectManagement based on Service/Items Entry: The employees
SAP Business One: on the spot capture their services and
the items used for a particular project
ProjectManagement based on SAP via Internet or smartphone. This enables
Business One is an integrated business to determine the actual project costs at
management solution that is tailored any time.
specifically to the industry-specific needs
of midsize construction companies. Project Controlling: ProjectManagement
provides at the push of a button up-to-
Master Data: Information on business the-minute project analyses, such as
partners and projects is stored only degree of completion, breakeven analysis
once in the system and is available or KPI, in part prepared graphically as
to the authorized employees. Many dashboard. Also the evaluation of plants
master data are used automatically, for under construction (WIP) is supported.
example in documents.
Accounting: Captured and approved
Calculation: ProjectManagement services and travel expenses are invoiced
supports you with a flexibly configu- and posted directly by the accounting
rable overhead calculation. You can see department through a billing wizard.
already during the planning/calculation Also commissions are taken into account.
the costs and revenues to be expected
and thus can ascertain the profitability Mobility: The Web Client and Mobile
of your projects. Client enable you to access data irrespec-
tive of location and time.
Purchasing: The solution supports
the entire purchase process, from the Maintenance: The solution contains a
request for quote, vendor selection, Support Desk that enables the plant main-
purchase order, oder tracking, goods tenance and documentation of failures.
receipt and A/P invoice to the feedback Both the customer and the employees can
about the payment. access the Support Desk online.

2. "We expect that we save more
than 4,500 working hours in 2009
through the efficiency increase of
the new system". This refers, for
example, to the entry of data directly
through the employees and the
removing of double entries."
Donna Jones
CFO Melink Incorporation
ProjectManagement supports you in many areas:
Clear Calculation Project-Related Data Entry
When planning projects, ProjectManagement The employees can record their services and
calculates automatically in the background the used items online or offline. Employees,
the costs of the individual resources (em- for example in assembly halls, have the pos-
ployee's hours, items, equipment). Predefined sibility to capture their hours via touch screen
extra charges which you can flexibly change in the system.
for your project, ease the quotation costing.
This allows you to quickly recognize whether Automated Project Accounting
your project is profitable After the approval of services, items and
travel expenses, a billing wizard assists
Comfortable Procurement the accountant in invoicing and posting. KPI Dashboard
ProjectManagement provides buyers mani- ProjectManagement provides many different
fold options to procure items. The vendor accounting types, such as fixed price, reduc-
comparison, for example, determines the tions, guarantee retentions or milestones.
most favorable vendor or the most favorable
items after receipt of the quoted prices of all Evaluation of Plants Under Construction
requests. After the selection ProjectManage- (WIP)
ment generates automatically the purchase A flexible calculation tool enables you to
orders. determine the value of plants under construc-
tion according to different evaluation meth-
Efficient Inventory Management ods (e.g. percentage on completion) and to The balance statistics visualizes the order status of
The purchase department buys standard transfer the value to the financial accounting. each single item.
products at the most convenient time and
distributes them to different warehouses. Cost Transparency at the Push of a Button
Later the items for a particular project can Once recorded, all data on revenues and costs
be distributed to (project) warehouses. With of service, items and equipment are available approval of sales and purchase documents or
ProjectManagement, the warehouse manager for analysis. ProjectManagement provides the handling of support tickets.
stays always on top of the inventory and the freely configurable reports in the desired
required/planned items. layout at the push of a button, including Plant Maintenance with the Support Desk
degree of completion, breakeven analysis, You can manage failure messages with the
Simple Resource Planning project totals, employee's hours, comparison Support Desk. Failure messages are recorded
ProjectManagement enables different forms of target and actual hours, remaining volume and prioritized either by the employee or the
of planning. You can for example plan em- and much more. customer in the Web Client. While handling
ployees and equipment in the graphic Gantt a message, both sides are able to document
chart. The display of the available capacity Web Client and Mobile Client or comment the working steps. Service level
visualizes whether an employee is planned at You have mobile access to all master data or agreements (SLA) enable you to define also
the requested time, whether the employee you can access the data via Internet or smart- reaction and solution times relating to the
is on vacation or whether the employee's phone. Many functions are already available project. The employees capture their working
capacity is already exceeded. with mobile applications (i.e. with the Web times for the services which after the approval
Client or Mobile Client), such as time sheet are invoiced per request or based on the
entry, document view, vacation approval, handling time.

3. Key Functionality
Business Partner Master Data Inventory Management Support Desk
detailed information on business partners management of different warehouses web-based entry of failures by customer or
all projects, activities, failure messages defining project warehouses employee
goods issue to project assigning technicians
Project Creation service level agreements (SLA)
assigning project manager and team Data Entry upload of images and documents
defining phase structure services, items and travel expenses are
messages in case of status changes recorded by the employees or in the Mobile Client
document management backoffice smartphone technology: IPhone, Android,
optionally: integration of the document entry with start and end time Symbian, Windows Mobile
management system ELO Time Touch: simplified time keeping, e.g. in addresses and contacts
import of material lists the assembly hall time sheet entry
optionally: view of the planned tasks Support Desk
Project Calculation online data entry with Web Client and
preliminary calculation, sales quotation Mobile Client
variants Use-Case Scenarios
overhead calculation Project Approval
layout in the corporate business design, authorization concept ProjectManagement based on SAP Business
easy-to-adapt distinction between worked hours and One is particularly suitable for businesses in
dispatch per email including attachments invoicable hours the construction industry with the following
vacation approval procedures features:
Procurement
project-related requests for quote at Project Accounting a) Midsize Business
different vendors billing wizard - 10 or more employees
quoted prices showing the most favor- supports multiple currencies - 10 or more projects in parallel
able items/vendors different accounting types: - heterogeneous software landscape or
project-related purchasing down payment invoice, phases, fixed older business solution that impedes
clear representation of the purchase and price, retentions, batch billing, e.g. for cost transparency and requires redun-
delivery status maintenance etc. dant data storage
sales price update wizard commission accounting - interest to grow and/or to react
web-based material requirements request globally
Project Analysis
Resource Planning/Equipment approx. 250 standard reports: e.g. balance b) Subsidiary of Major
period planning, Gantt chart lists, service journals, breakeven analysis, Organization
capacity display degree of completion - 10 or more employees
resource pool planning all reports are easy to adapt or to expand - 10 or more projects in parallel
MS Project and MS Outlook interface with Crystal Reports - heterogeneous software landscape or
equipment management export to Word and Excel or PDF older business solution that impedes
assigning fixed and variable cost types with evaluation of plants under construction cost transparency and requires redun-
equipment (WIP) with different methods dant data storage
purchase and sale of items of equipment configuration of dynamic dashboards - interest to simplify data exchange
and/or machines at cost or as part of a with Crystal Dashboard Design with the parent company
fixed price

4. Quick Facts
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ProjectManagement based on SAP Business One
Over 10,000 users in 26 countries
Available in 11 languages
Certified by SAP
Industry Solution: business functions for construction companies,
many functions also available with mobile applications
User-friendly: intuitive user interface, easy-to-learn
Transparent: one view on the data, project analyses at the touch of a button
Cost-efficient: clear license model, fast implementation in just a few weeks, complete
system runs only on one server, live update
Flexible: user-defined fields, authorization concept, Crystal Reports, Crystal Dashboard
Design
Comprehensive: The standard functions of construction companies are supported.
Time-saving: no multiple entries, automation for example in the invoicing
Future-proof The software is permanently updated and adapted to the demands in the
market, for example increased mobility.
SAP Business One
Software of the market leader for business management solutions
SAP Business One is designed specifically for the needs of small and midsize businesses.
The system is permanently developed and adapted to the market needs.
More than 33,000 customers worldwide
MARINGO Computers
develops successfully business management solutions since more than 25 years
is specialized on the ERP software SAP Business One
has been repeatedly awarded SAP Channel and Development Partner since 2003
is SAP Gold Partner since 2006
Your Benefits:
More time: automated processes relieve employees from routine tasks
Less errors: The data is stored centrally in a unique software and needs to be captured
only once reducing the number of errors.
Solid ground for decision-making: Built-in analytics allow you to ascertain profitability
Status: January 2012
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