Proposal
Proposal
Proposal
Ref.No.: LEADS/078/553
Subject: Technical & Financial Proposal for “PharmaUltimus” Pharmaceutical ERP Solution
by LeadSoft Bangladesh Limited.
Dear Sir,
This has reference to our meeting with your and several interactions with your team
regarding ERP solution for your esteem organization we are pleased to submit our proposal
as attached herewith.
We hope our offer meets your expectation and we are looking for a favorable decision.
Thanking you and assuring you of our best service at all times.
Sincerely yours
PROPOSAL FOR
Prepared for:
XYZ Pharmaceuticals
XYZ Tower (10th Floor)
Plot 1/A, Jasimuddin Avenue
Sector – 3, Uttara Model Town
Dhaka – 1230.
Prepared by:
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Table of Contents
1. Executive Summary.........................................................................................................5
2. Value Proposition.............................................................................................................6
3. Business Requirement......................................................................................................7
3.1. Business opportunity and customer need.........................................................7
3.2. Business objective.................................................................................................7
3.3. Business Requirement Database........................................................................7
4. Solution Architecture.....................................................................................................14
5. Operating Environment..................................................................................................15
6. Solution Approach.........................................................................................................15
6.1. Project Management..........................................................................................16
6.2. Software Engineering.........................................................................................18
6.3. Quality Assurance...............................................................................................20
7. Change Control..............................................................................................................21
8. Deliverables...................................................................................................................22
9. Implementation Schedule...............................................................................................22
10. Expansion scope.........................................................................................................23
11. Assumption................................................................................................................23
12. Acceptance Criteria....................................................................................................23
13. Dependency & Constraints........................................................................................23
14. Business Risk.............................................................................................................23
15. General Terms & Conditions.....................................................................................24
16. Leads Company Profile..............................................................................................25
17. Financial Proposal......................................................................................................34
1. Executive Summary
Pharmaceutical Industry in Bangladesh has shown an excellent growth in recent years. At the same
time the Pharmaceutical industry is becoming increasingly competitive with stringent requirement of
regulatory compliance. They are in continuous pressure to optimize supply & demand chain
performance, improve regulatory compliance and market share in parallel. More importantly, they are
trying to figure out how to make their businesses more profitable in such a competitive environment.
Having a more complete knowledge of the entire enterprise—objectives, measures, targets and
initiatives—an effective tracking and reporting can give pharmaceutical companies the competitive
edge. The current effort is to go beyond just tracking and reporting. Smart Pharmaceutical companies
are now putting extend focus to make sure the optimized utilization of each resource along with
monitoring of processes related to internal and external regulatory and quality assurance requirement.
XYZ Pharmaceuticals is a new entrant in pharmaceutical industry of Bangladesh. But it is not new in
Global perspective. It has pharmaceutical operation in Middle East, Africa and Europe. XYZ
Pharmaceutical is planning to start its operation in Bangladesh very soon. From the beginning XYZ
Pharmaceutical is focusing on quality, resource optimization, diversification, strong market presence
and regulatory compliance at its full length. For a successful transmission of this vision and focus at
operational level XYZ Pharmaceutical is looking an ERP solution which will work as virtual replica of all
business process at practice. The initial focus areas of implementing EFP for XYZ Pharmaceuticals are
Human Resource, Sales & Distribution, Finance & Accounting, Procurement, Production Planning,
Quality Control and In-Process Management. To achieve competitive edge in managing the operation
XYZ Pharmaceuticals needs the ERP partner with proven experience and performance in
pharmaceutical industry of Bangladesh — LEADS is that partner. With over sixteen years of experience
in designing, implementing and supporting Enterprise Applications, LEADS has the required personnel
and expertise to provide a customized ERP which will enrich XYZ Pharmaceuticals the power to
succeed.
LEADS looks forward to closely working with XYZ Pharmaceuticals as a partner towards a continuous
improvement in the area of aligning information technology for better management of business.
2. Value Proposition
LEADS has successfully developed and implemented the ERP solution for a number of customers in
Bangladesh. Our customers include Financial Institute, Pharmaceutical Industry, Government, UN
Organizations etc who are successfully utilizing our solution to maintain their leadership position and
achieve consistent performance.
LEADS is offering the ERP Solution for XYZ Pharmaceuticals based on LEADS experience of providing the
similar solution to the renowned pharmaceutical companies in Bangladesh like Healthcare
Pharmaceuticals Limited, Healthcare Distributions Limited, Ziska Pharmaceuticals Limited, Delta
Pharmaceuticals, Radiant Pharmaceuticals etc. The business processes differ from one pharmaceutical
company to another pharmaceutical company, one geography to geography. LEADS has the experience
and knowledge of those differences in business process requirement. LEADS does not just provide a
standard application to everybody, it listen to an organization’s exclusive need and provide a
customized ERP solution absolutely based on that customer’s own business process and LEADS
experience of the industry. The industry knowledge and customizability ensures the quick adoption of
the solution within customer’s organization, which promise a better Return of Investment. LEADS
Pharmaceutical ERP is an integrated and modular solution which allows customers the flexibility to
undertake implementation in phased manner based on priorities but with the assurance of integration.
LEADS maintains quality policy and has the commitment for continuous thrust for quality improvement.
LEADS is an ISO certified Organization since 2000 and following ISO guidelines for quality and
documentation from the beginning. LEADS significant investment in R&D and Process Engineering
ensures the reliable product in the aspect of technology and business process. Currently LEADS is going
through the process of getting certified as a CMMI III company within 2008.
A Complete profile of LEADS is attached for details about LEADS.
3. Business Requirement
Sales & Distribution team aspires a system which will help them to strategize, plan and monitor field
force activities and market response. Optimization of sales & distribution resources and improvement
of their Productivity is the key area of opportunity for XYZ Pharmaceuticals.
Production team wants to make sure that they can have a system to perform all their activities as per
the CGMP guidelines. It includes timely execution of production order as well.
Financial team is keen to make all the sales, distribution and production activities are being performed
as per budget & cost approval and inline with financial principals.
BREQ14 Procurement
Supplier Information
Indenter Information
Purchase Order
Quotation
Drug Information
Raw/Packing Material Information
Master Recipe /Drug master formula
Define SOP
Define Production Stage
Production Order
Formulation Order Creation
Production Scheduling
Bill of Material (BOM)
Lot Management
Production monitoring & follow up with visual display
Shortage Monitoring (Chemical, Packing, Operational Support)
Batch Requisition
Material Staging & Identification
Dispense Material
Container Management
Equipment Information
Room Information
Spare Parts Information
Equipment Calibration
Client Information
Client wise Material Receive & Issue
Material Requirement Planning
Client wise Inventory Control
BREQ2 BREQ16
BREQ3 BREQ17
BREQ4 BREQ18
BREQ5 BREQ19
BREQ6 BREQ20
BREQ7 BREQ21
BREQ8 BREQ22
BREQ9 BREQ23
BREQ10 BREQ24
BREQ11
BREQ12
BREQ13
BREQ14
BREQ25
4. Solution Architecture
System will be designed web enable n-tier architecture approach and object oriented fashion. The
application will be designed with a clear separation between layers as shown in illustration below.
Presentation Layer
This is the layer that provides an interface for the end user into the application. That is, it works with
the results/output of the BLL to handle the transformation into something usable and readable by the
end user. Objects of presentation layer are web Pages.
5. Operating Environment
OE-1: The System will operate with Internet Explorer 6.0 or higher
OE-2: The Pop-up blocker must be disabled to allow Pop-ups (additional features).
OE-3: System shall operate on a server that is running Internet Information Services 6 (IIS6).
OE-4: System will support SQL Server 2005 and Oracle 11g both environment
OE-5: Application server and database server should be separated
6. Solution Approach
Leads follow the industry standard Project Management approach and software engineering
development lifecycle. Based on this standard Leads has own Quality management System (QMS) which
contains different procedure to ensure the software quality. XYZ system solution will be provided
according to this QMS. Overall QMS process interactions are shown bellow
Integrated Project Monitor & Control: This Procedure contain following step
Step-1: PM meeting the project team member & ensure their involvement
Step-2: PM will delivered the team member their roles & responsibility
Step-3: Identify Issue & deviation
Step-4: Update WBS
Step-5: Monitor the team members activities
Step-6: Indentify the deviation of their activities
Step-7: Performs corrective action
Step-8: When Project will close PM will collect all project documents
Step-9: Collect the Customer Feedback
Step-10: Ensure Responsible resource for feature maintainence
Step-11: Sign off meeting with customer
Step-12: Archive data and documents
Perform Software Integration, sub-System and System Testing: This procedure contain following
steps
Perform Installation, Implementation and User Acceptance Testing: This procedure contain
following steps
Step-1: Set up UAT environment by customer
Step-2: Prepare for UAT (data, test cases which will be provided by customer)
Step-3: Conduct UAT & Find the bugs
Step-4: Fixed the bugs
Step-5: Take the customer signoff
Execute & Monitor the Quality Assurance: This procedure contain following step
Step-1: Execute PPQA Plan
Step-2: Perform PPQA Activities
Step-3: Prepare PPQA Report
Step-4: Submit PPQA report to PM
Step-5: Follow up for closure as per report
Step-6: Consolidated Activity Status for Reporting period
7. Change Control
The “Change Control Process” governs changes to the Project scope during the life of the Project. The
purpose of this process is to coordinate and properly document the development, installation, and
evaluation of new features and functionality during the Project. The process will apply to new
components and to enhancements of existing Project components. The Change Control Process will be
implemented at the start of the Project and will continue throughout the Project's duration.
A “Change Request Form” will be the vehicle for communicating any desired changes to the Project. It
will describe the change, the reason for the change, and the effect the change may have on the
Project.
Authorized person of Customer side will submit a written Change Request to the Project Manager for
the other party.Both LEADS and authorized person of Customer side will review the proposed Change
Request Form and approve it for further study or reject it. The costs for the study, if any, will be
agreed upon by both LeadSoft and you. The results of the study will be used to determine the effect
that the implementation of the Change Request will have on the cost and schedule of the Project.
The change management process will be applicable for scenarios which are not considered in the SRS
and hence evaluated effort will be chargeable to customer.
Both LeadSoft and authorized person of Customer side must sign the approved Change Request Form to
authorize the implementation.
8. Deliverables
Documents:
DOC-1: Statement of Scope (Which is approved by the customer)
DOC -5: Database Structure (with Data dictionary & E-R Diagram)
Systems:
SYS-1: Pharmaceutical Distribution Systems
SYS-2: Pharmaceutical Production Systems
9. Implementation Schedule
1st month 2nd month 3rd month 4th month 5th month 6th month
Requiremen
t & Analysis
Design
Coding
Testing
Training
Pilot/UAT
Deployment
= Week
11. Assumption
AS-1: System may be deployed in central environment
14.Business Risk
RI-1: Inadequate computer skill of field level user
RI-2: Lack of business process clarity
RI-3: To many on going requirement change
XYZ Pharmaceuticals will provide OS and Database (Microsoft Windows Server and Microsoft SQL
Server) for ERP Software.
XYZ Pharmaceuticals will provide required hardware and Network connectivity (LAN / WAN).
XYZ Pharmaceuticals will ensure necessary anti-virus infrastructure.
XYZ Pharmaceuticals will provide all the required forms and reports currently in use.
XYZ Pharmaceuticals will use proposed ERP software within the XYZ Pharmaceuticals
LEADS will keep all business rules proprietary to XYZ Pharmaceuticals confidential.
LEADS will install and configure proposed ERP software at XYZ Pharmaceuticals’ Head Office.
LEADS will organize sufficient resources to accomplish the job in scheduled time.
LEADS will not be engaged in any real time data entry operation.
LEADS will provide adequate training on custom application software to 10 users of XYZ
Pharmaceuticals.
Maintenance consideration of proposed custom application software will be:
Maintenance will cover error free operation of custom application software.
LEADS will provide maintenance support for three months from the day of implementation
without any additional charges.
Any Major changes in database, input form and output report will not be covered under
maintenance.
Incorporation of major changes and enhancements regarding business rules of
XYZ Pharmaceuticals will not be covered under maintenance.
Maintenance will only cover smooth operation of existing scope, mentioned in final
requirement specification document.
XYZ Pharmaceuticals may go for annual maintenance contract with LEADS after the three
months free maintenance period.
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LEADS History
NCR Corporation, the Computer Company from Ohio, USA, had been operating in Bangladesh since
1971 for marketing and maintaining Computer Hardware. In 1992 LEADS Corporation Limited took
over NCR Corporation’s Bangladesh operation and was appointed Exclusive Distributor of NCR for
Bangladesh. LEADS bought over NCR's assets and liabilities and also inherited all their staff and
customers. Thus, LEADS became a virtual successor of NCR in Bangladesh.
NCR Bangladesh had started developing a Branch Banking Application Software called "PcBANK" in
the mid-80s. LEADS, as the successor, have upgraded the Package as an Integrated Banking Application
Software, which is available in Client-Server Environment. This software is currently being used by 15
Commercial Banks in over 400 branches.
LEADS, in its journey of innovation in Information Technologies, has achieved strong footprint in many
industries, such as Capital Market, Merchant Bank, Insurance, Manufacturing and Distribution.
Today LEADS is considered the largest IT Solution Provider of Bangladesh and has become an IT
partner of choice for managing People, Process and Environment. Continuous thrust for improving
quality is the reason behind its success. From paltry 12 individuals, which LEADS inherited in 1992, it
has now a core competent team of 170+ personnel.
Software House
A clearly stated corporate mission, ably backed by total commitment of its staff, has made LEADS the
NUMBER ONE software house of Bangladesh. LEADS provides a wide range of business applications
for all kinds of users starting from the smallest operation with one PC to a networked environment.
Whether the user requires small household financial software, or a fully integrated real-time on-line
banking application, or an ERP, with electronics interfaces, LEADS is geared towards satisfying the
customer needs fully and completely.
LEADS' success story is the outcome of its commitment to maintain a team of fully trained highly
developed competent technical personnel who are required to update themselves on a continuous basis
from home and abroad. Investment in training is one area where LEADS refuses to cut corners.
LEADS has been maintaining and supporting for years different variants of UNIX that includes NCR
Unix, SCO Unix/ OpenServer/ UnixWare, Linux. LEADS also have a number of professionals on MS
Windows 2000/2003 Server including MCSE. Hardware and Software personnel are trained from home
and abroad on the existing as well as new tools & products. They are required to update themselves on a
continuous basis.
EXPERTISE IN RDBMS
LEADS has a proven expertise in relational database management system. The RDBMS includes
Oracle, Informix, Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL. The software professionals are trained on database
administration and tuning of these products.
LEADS maintains a highly skilled group of software professionals equipped with various technologies
as follows:
LEADS maintains an in-house Training Center where regular classes are held for its own staffs.
Whenever a person acquires knowledge about any new product, it is transferred to others in the
organization. The same facility, where all necessary equipments are installed, is used to impart training
to LEADS' customers.
LEADS maintains a Branch in Chittagong where required technical personnel are posted. Adequate
stocks of spare parts are kept there to support customers in that region. In addition, LEADS' Engineers
have been implementing and maintaining installations all over the country.
Solution Provider
LEADS offers system study, system design, development, implementation, support and maintenance, as
well as project management, project service and consultancy service on variety of platforms. LEADS
has developed solutions out of many years of experience and professional expertise. Its aim has been to
design and develop software products that suit tomorrow's business requirements.
LEADS offers flexible delivery options which include total or shared responsibility for projects. Work is
undertaken at the clients’ location or at LEADS’ development center. Work can also be performed for
any stage of the project life cycle.
LEADS provides on-site / off-shore software development solution and custom application development
along with technical support and maintenance services. It offers solutions in almost all major areas with
special focus on commercial banking, investment banking, merchant banking, manufacturing, sales,
distributions, MIS etc.
Turnkey projects have always been LEADS' forte. The methodology adopted includes a mix of on-site
and off-site activities. Study and analysis are the activities that are performed on-site in close interaction
with the customers and end-users. System design, development and testing are performed off-site in
LEADS' premises. It has also successfully participated in 'Joint Application Development' projects,
where a number of parties have developed various components of an Application Package.
Networking
Deploying and implementing networks and network enhancements are crucial to the success of business.
LEADS understands that it is not only important what products the customer selects, but also how the
customer can implement those products efficiently and effectively. With our various network services
you can rely on LEADS to meet your deployment and implementation goals.
Guided by years of professional experience, LEADS can provide design and installation services for all
types of structured cable systems. We specialize in the installation of both copper and optical fiber
media, and ensure long term performance, system integrity, and cable investment protection.
Our designs are meant to fit our customers’ needs using high performance equipment. Our solutions
cover all types of copper and fiber cabling, using flexible patching and cable management systems
which provide companies the ability to expand and enhance their networks as their needs change. Our
network expertise includes all aspects of different layers of switching and routing in LAN and WAN by
using the appropriate technology.
LEADS’ qualified team of professionals is specialized in local and wide area network installation and
maintenance. Our network specialists have experience in designing and optimizing network, such as:
LEADS’ designs and installations are in compliance with the Electronic Industries Association/
Telecommunications Industry Association (EIA/TIA) and Commercial Building Wiring Standards 568
and 606. These standards were developed by industry professionals with the primary intent to identify
requirements that support multi-product, multi-vendor platforms.
Being totally vendor independent, LEADS tailors its network configuration designs to meet our
customer's functional and budgetary needs. LEADS has trained professionals to ensure proper
installation and subsequent maintenance of all structured cabling systems.
Strategic Partners
Headquarter in Austin, Texas, USA, Dell Inc. (www.dell.com) listens to customers and
delivers innovative technology and services they trust and value. Uniquely
positioned by its direct business model, DELL sells more systems globally than any
computer company, placing itself at No. 25 on the list of Fortune 500 Companies.
Revenue for the past four quarters was $57.4 billion.
NCR helps its customers to transform transactions into relationships and use
information more effectively and dynamically to make smarter business decisions
faster. NCR have been doing this since the very beginnings of the company in
1884. While its technology may have evolved from the world’s first cash registers
to the retail systems, ATMs and IT services of today, NCR’s central mission – to
use innovative technology imaginatively to solve its customers’ business problems
– has not changed for over 120 years. And as technology continues to advance, so
does NCR’s commitment to business excellence and delivering superior value,
making NCR a trusted business partner to companies around the world.
With the acquisitions of FNS of Australia, TCS Financial Solutions has become a
strategic business unit of Tata Consultancy Services of India. Dedicated to provide
business application solutions to financial institutions globally, TCS Financial
Solutions has compiled a comprehensive product portfolio under the brand name
TCS BαNCS (www.tcs.com/bancs), with the mission to provide best of breed solutions
that will drive growth, reduce costs, mitigate risk and offer a faster speed to market
for clients. With a global customer base in excess of 200 installations operating in
over 80 countries, TCS Financial Solutions delivers state-of-the-art software
solutions for the banking, insurance and capital market industries worldwide.
17.Financial Proposal
Offer Validity: Offer will valid for two calendar months from the date of the offer.