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on the innovation of the current information system, a call for tenders was advertised at the end of 2003
for the supply of a mining industry information system.
The winning bid was placed by SAP ČR, spol. s r.o., and a contract was signed on 25 March 2004.
The following modules were implemented in 2004: financial accounting, tangible and intangible assets,
treasury, controlling, sales, supply and warehouses, document management, and workflow.
These modules were put into live operation on 1 January 2005. On this date, the part of the sales
module intended for the support of non-coal sales was put into operation. Coal sales are currently being
temporarily managed in the form of cooperation between the existing S1 information system and
the implemented modules of the SAP system. Coal sales will be transferred to the SAP system during
2005.
Advantages of the New System
Thanks to the perfectly designed client-server architecture, compared with the current system it is
possible to reduce the number of servers and situate them all in a single locality. This makes system
administration much simpler and centralized. In order to safeguard maximum security and reliability,
part of the centre is physically separate from the IT centre. Other advantages are the carefully formulated
controlling tools and support of European Union legislation in accounting and logistics.
Plans and Objectives
The repairs and maintenance module will be ready by 1 June 2005, and the human resources (HR)
module will be put into operation on 1 January 2006. The company is also considering whether
to use modules for investment management, which would meet all requirements related to the planning
of investment acquisition resources, the management of capital construction and evaluations thereof,
and a strategic controlling module, making it possible to monitor company performance and manage
shareholder relations.