1. Microsoft Dynamics 365 – Purchasing & Supply Process at AltaSteel
Presented by: Cheryl Laird, Strategic Procurement Manager
Leanne Waye, Supply Chain Specialist, Inventory & Planning
Yi He, Strategic Supply Chain Lead
Date: February, 20, 2018

2. Who We Are
AltaSteel is an Edmonton based, Canadian manufacturer of prime quality steel products from recycled scrap steel generated within the Alberta community.
AltaSteel is a producer of rolled steel long products for the mining, construction, automotive and engineering industries.
The company operates steelmaking, hot rolling and heat treatment facilities and has an installed production capacity in excess of 330,000 tons/year.
We supply western Canadian businesses and export to the USA and Mexico.
As raw material, we use in excess of 300,000 net tons/year of scrap steel arising from Edmonton and greater Alberta, thereby contributing to the recycling of waste in our community
We have been operating since 1955, and currently have 360 employees.
Part of a global network of companies under Moly-Cop, headquartered in Sydney Australia with sites in Australia, Indonesia, Chile, Peru, Mexico, USA, and Canada.

3. Dynamics 365 Profile
AltaSteel is implementing Dynamics 365 in two phases.
Phase 1: finance, purchasing, supply chain and maintenance
Phase 2: customer, sales order processing and inventory
AltaSteel went live with Phase 1 in October, 2017
Phase 2 is tentatively schedule for a November/December 2018 implementation.

4. Supply Chain-Inventory Services
Stocked items range from high value plant components to fast moving consumables
Active Item Codes
16,800
Active Inventory SKUs
10,000
Inventory Value
$17,500,00 0
Stocked Items
Inventory Managed
60%
IHM 5%
Repairable Spares
35%

5. Supply Chain-Procurement
Purchase Order per Year
Purchase Order lines per year
15,000
Inventory Purchases:
8000
Non Stock Purchases:
4500
Services Purchases
2500
Requisition Queue
Replenishment
WOs
Direct Requisitions
Old system
D365
Planned Orders
Queue 1
WO & Direct Requisitions
Purchase Requisitions
Queue 2

6. Ongoing Challenges
More transactional steps needed to complete operations.
Reduction of Consolidation capabilities.
Pricing intelligence updates are manual (trade agreements).
Gaps in process such as Landed Cost demand increased number of customizations in the system.
Designed for use within a barcoded warehouse which AltaSteel does not have

7. Lessons Learned
Communication is key to all elements of project streams
Continuity of service with Consultants is critical to project
Subject Matter Experts are required from project concept
End to End Business testing is a requirement
Silo testing causes longer term problems
Well documented processes and training documents are critical to success
User interaction increased exponentially in terms of people to support

8. Summary We are only 4 months into the new system.
Our focus is on bringing efficiency to system and processes.
Many workarounds in place across the solution.
Business requires additional resourcing to support changes to work processes.
Visibility of transactions limited due to lack of reporting capabilities.
Microsoft Support and continued consultancy is a must have.