UBAX14 - Convergence Session: Unlocking and Benefiting from Advanced Shared Services in Microsoft Dynamics AX 2012 Nima Bakhtiary, Arbela Technologies Chris Beirns, Hexcel Corporation

Agenda Dynamics AX 2012 multi-company and currency capabilities can now be effectively expanded into advanced shared services, such as financial management in the areas of centralized payment and account receivable, purchasing, centralized order management across multiple entities, and product and services management. In this session, learn how these capabilities can stream your line business lines for a more profitable expansions and operations. This session is hosted by the Dynamics AX User Group (AXUG.com). Introductions What is Shared Services? Requirements Hexcel Corporation experience

Arbela- who we are… History and Company Overview Founded in 2002, Headquartered in Southern California Microsoft Gold Partner - Enterprise Resource Planning Locations in California, Georgia, New Jersey, and Denmark ERP and SCM veterans – Management Team with 20+ years and Fortune 100 experience Practice Managers average 11 years Dynamics AX/CRM experience Two founding partners were original AX developers (V1) with 17 yrs. AX experience Focus Proven track record in implementing and upgrading global, multi-company and International ERP/SCM/CRM solutions Vertical expertise in Retail, Manufacturing, Distribution -- Industrial, Advanced Material, and renewable energy Dynamics AX 2009 and 2012 TAP program advisor and partner advisory board membership AX2012 Upgrade Specialists –Reduced customization through business process analysis and engineering practices – leverage standard and ISV solutions

What is shared Services? Arbela Technologies Confidential Shared Services is a way of organizing administrative functions to optimize the delivery of cost-effective, flexible, reliable services to various organizations SS CO1CO4CO3CO2 Separate organizations with different customers needs – products, locations, etc. Parts of the organization have Common processes and sub processes Therefore, single departments for common processes – shared services Service level agreements to manage performance Performance driven culture through measurement and feedback Process ownership end-to-end

What is Shared Services? (Cont.) The path to shared services –Standardization of the processes –Centralization of the processes – centralized group performing processes –Shared services --? Centralized processes System’s requirements –One instance of the ERP system –IT centralization –User access and roles – Organizational –Master data centralization, management and maintenance –Streamlined transactional management Credit management AR/AP Arbela Technologies Confidential

Requirements and Benefits Single instance of Dynamics AX across countries, legal entities, and divisions that leverages a single standard model across the enterprise Flexibility for: –Divisional independence and control across financial, supply chain, manufacturing, purchasing, and HR processes –Easy authorization and auditing – easy field level security setting Shared and control services for: –Financial, supply chain, order management, purchasing and HR

Requirements and Benefits Single instance of Dynamics AX across countries, legal entities, and divisions that leverages a single standard model across the enterprise Flexibility for: –Divisional independence and control across financial, supply chain, manufacturing, purchasing, and HR processes –Easy authorization and auditing – easy field level security setting Shared and control services for: –Financial, supply chain, order management, purchasing and HR Shared best practices across the enterprise – reduce cost Service common customers with a coordinated services—maximize revenue and profits Centralized purchasing – reduces overall cost Centralized and distributed security and authorization – field level Reduces implementation cost and time Lower cost to maintain the system Shared best practices across the enterprise – reduce cost Service common customers with a coordinated services—maximize revenue and profits Centralized purchasing – reduces overall cost Centralized and distributed security and authorization – field level Reduces implementation cost and time Lower cost to maintain the system