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Purchasing & Order Management implementation. Descon has become The in-house projects include a
Modules has been successfully pioneer of the first successful upgrade in contemporary attendance system at all
implemented all over thereby completely Pakistan. Currently, R12 Inventory, DCBA locations with one central
integrating Finance, Supply Chain and Purchasing & Order Management database server. The attendance system is
Marketing Department activities. Modules implementation is under based on Non Contact Bar Code
progress at Descon Power Solution. Readers and Biometric machines have
IT team also upgraded Oracle EBS Oracle Process Manufacturing (OPM) been recently installed at all offices
Release 11 to Oracle EBS Release 12 as it module Implementation in Descon except for Karachi. Virtualization has
was prerequisite to map current business Chemicals, NIMIR and Descon Oxychem been implemented to save hardware cost
process & requirements for OPM is underway. of Data Center with disaster recovery
that will lead toward minimum downtime
The Des Icon
Descon has initiated the "Des Icon Employee of the Quarter Award". Line
managers will submit nominations based on an individual team member's
exceptional performance. Final selection would be made
by an Executive Committee from among these
nominations & the Des Icon Merit Certificate would be
awarded to the candidate with the most exceptional
achievement. Along with Merit Certificate and a token
prize, the winners will have their pictures displayed along
the entrance corridor in the main building for the entire
year.
Finance Department identified Nadeem Ashraf, In-charge
Accounts Payable, as their Des Icon for the last quarter
Oct-Dec 2008. For the first quarter of 09 Adnan Khalid,
Unit Incharge at Works, was awarded the Des Icon Merit
Certificate for his outstanding contribution in
modification of PVA-402 secondary condenser return
line due to which product yield has been increased, and
chances of product contamination have been reduced
considerably.
of production environment. Disaster
Recovery Management is in place all over.
Keep up the good work, team!
FUN and Games
A Family Fun Day for staff and their
families was organized in April to enjoy
last days of spring. Employees had a good
time playing sports, boating and chilling
out with colleagues.
Descon Chemicals also participated in
the Corporate Paint Ball Competition
under the pseudonym "Descon Dare
Devils" at the DAWN Lifestyles Expo at
Fortress Stadium, in February.
Descon played against Nippon Paints.
The Lucky Draw
As per custom, Umrah balloting is performed every year among employees. During the
Long service award distribution ceremony at the head office, there was also a lucky draw in
which the lucky contestant, Miss Nazia Mughal, from Supply Chain, won an Umrah Ticket.
The Management extends its heartiest congratulations to her for the opportunity
bestowed upon her by Almighty Allah.
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