- Project Details Oracle based developed and implemented in Pakistan Packages a corrugated carton manufacturing company in 2018.
- Project Role My role was to head the ERP development and implementation project.
- Project Duration Duration of the project was one year six months.
Objective of ERP Implementation
“Our main goal was to unify core business processes—including finance, production, inventory, and procurement—into a single integrated ERP system.
This transformation aimed to improve cross-departmental visibility, minimize manual interventions, eliminate data silos, and enhance operational efficiency.
By centralizing our workflows, we not only reduced redundancies but also empowered real-time data-driven decision-making, ensuring the business is agile, scalable, and future-ready.”
The Challenges
Before the ERP implementation, Pakistan Packages faced several operational and strategic challenges across departments:
Disjointed Systems: Finance, procurement, production, and inventory were managed on separate legacy platforms, leading to data silos and inconsistent reporting.
Limited Visibility: Decision-makers lacked real-time insights into key metrics such as inventory levels, production status, and cost allocations.
Manual Processes: Many workflows were paper-based or reliant on spreadsheets, increasing the risk of human error and reducing efficiency.
Delayed Financial Closures: Month-end and year-end processes were often delayed due to manual reconciliations and lack of system integration.
Inaccurate Forecasting: Production planning and procurement were not aligned with financial projections, resulting in overstocking or raw material shortages.
Compliance Gaps: Evolving tax, audit, and regulatory requirements demanded a more structured system to ensure timely and accurate reporting.
Implementing an integrated ERP system became essential to overcome these bottlenecks and prepare the business for scalable growth.
Pakistan Packages – ERP Implementation Flow
Financial Accounting (FI)
- Manages general ledger, accounts payable/receivable, bank transactions.
- Enables real-time financial reporting and better compliance.
“This is the core for all financial transactions—providing accurate books, automated reconciliation, and timely reporting.”
Controlling (CO)
- Tracks internal costs, profitability, and cost centers.
“Helps us understand cost drivers in manufacturing and optimize resource allocation.”
Materials Management (MM)
- Handles procurement, inventory control, and vendor management.
“We now have real-time tracking of raw material stock and supplier performance, directly linked to financials.”
Production Planning (PP)
- Manages production schedules, work orders, and capacity planning.
“It helps align financial forecasting with actual production capacity and material usage.”
Sales and Distribution (SD)
- Manages production schedules, work orders, and capacity planning.
“It helps align financial forecasting with actual production capacity and material usage.”
Asset Management (AM)
- Manages fixed assets throughout their lifecycle.
“This module supports accurate depreciation and capital investment tracking.”
Warehouse Management (WM) (optional based on ERP suite)
- Manages storage, stock movement, and inventory accuracy.
“We tied warehouse data to inventory valuation, improving cost accounting.”