Hosted by Globalize & Centralize SAP R/3 October 22, 2004 Jeannie Shimer Global Enterprise Architect

Hosted by Nalco Overview Nalco is the leading provider of integrated water treatment and process improvements services, chemicals and equipment programs for industrial and institutional applications that serves more than 60,000 customer locations representing a broad range of end markets. It has established a global presence with more than 10,000 employees operating in 130 countries, supported by a comprehensive network of manufacturing facilities, sales offices and research centers.

Hosted by Purpose/Objectives  To implement common global processes, systems and metrics to improve our interactions with customers, optimizing re-use of the current SAP environments  80+% of business on one system  Increase Focus on Account Management and Services  Process Centric Organization  Globally Standardized Processes  Common Performance Metrics (KPI’s)

Hosted by Project Mission  Support new Nalco business models  Build a single Global SAP instance  Maximize standard SAP R/3 v4.6C functionality  Eliminate core SAP mods, user exits and ABAPs  Incorporate functionality currently outside SAP

Hosted by Phase 1 – North America, Go-Live Oct 12, 2004  Standardize Base North American SAP System as Much as Possible  System Build consisted of ~3,800 Transports and ~80 Redbook (manual setting) Changes to Existing System Equivalent to a Functional Upgrade  R/3 North America was Updated to Accept Global Templates and Requirements  Completed with Minimal Problems

Hosted by Challenges  54 Modifications to SAP Code  919 ABAP Customizations and User Exits  607 Custom Reports Used  327 Custom Transactions Used

Hosted by Phase 2 – European Implementation, Jan 3, 2005  Replace Current European BPCS System with SAP  Centralized Instance in North America  Global Reporting from BW 3.2  Interface to Current Hyperion and Scala Systems

Hosted by The implementation will happen in… Sweden United Kingdom Netherlands Spain Italy Switzerland France Germany Belgium Austria Finland Norway Denmark Portugal

Hosted by Future Direction  2005 – Continue Implementations in Latin America Region  Continue Implementations in Asia Pacific Region  2006 – Complete and have One Global Instance