Welcome to FCS

We have the scale through a powerful blend of deep industry knowledge, management and technical expertise to respond to your unique challenges and opportunities. We recognize that in today’s complex business world ‘out of the box’ solutions are rarely available. Instead, organizations are looking for consultants with insight and creativity who have the experience and the ability to craft and implement multi-dimensional solutions. Explore our capabilities, offerings, and experience in the industries.

Market consolidation and volatility, competitive pressures, globalization and new technology are all driving structural shifts in the financial services sector. Financial Institutions increasingly compete on a single Global stage and transact Business outside Traditional core Markets. More than ever before, in order to succeed, it is critical for insurers, Banks and Security Firms to adopt strategies that distinguish and enable them to meet customer needs. Technology continues to be a vital element in the competitive landscape of the BFSI vertical industry segment. It is changing the very nature of selling and delivering financial products. The needs of Financial Industries are driving Force in the development of new information-based Technologies and the Revolution is driving the changes at all Levels in the Financial Services Infrastructure. FCS's financial services provide strategic support, project design and rapid delivery to our clients. We are internationally recognized for our work with Financial Institutions, helping them to achieve organic top-line growth through superior insights into customers, products and services. We convert strategy into realistic action plans, working very closely with our clients to implement Practical Solutions keeping in mind the latest technologies for the financial services sector.

Regulatory requirements around Basel II for Banks
Insurance compliance requirements
Sarbanes-Oxley requirements for US Corporations
Reduce development and maintenance costs, manage operational risk, enhancing the total customer experience, analysis of customer profitability and work seamlessly and cost effectively with a wide range of partners and product suppliers
Insurance - Claims, Collections & Disbursements Applications
End-to-end solutions in Deposits, Wholesale Banking, Consumer Credit Core Systems, Cash Management, Payment Platforms, Operational Risk Management, Account Aggregation, Wealth Management, Cards, Cross-Channel Banking and Lending
Operations, Customer Management, Process Management, Claims Automation, IT Architecture, Business Analytics
CRM for Banks, Financial Services and Insurance Industry
Application Management and Development Services
Application Testing Services
Banking – BI and Customer Analytics
Basel – II Implementation Services
Insurance - Development and Implementation of Accounting Engine for Fast Period End Close.
Insurance Data Warehouse & Reporting.
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) services - Tibco, Weblogic. WebMethods.
Porting of existing software to latest technological platforms like J2EE & .Net.

FCS is an end-to-end Enterprise Service Provider with in-depth expertise and wide spectrum of product knowledge that can assist in transforming your institution’s vision into today’s reality. FCS can assist in project strategy and planning consultation, project budgeting, vendor selection, custom development, project implementation and integration, or hosted Services and provides "vision to completion" enterprise services and solutions. FCS also possesses strong skills in infrastructure and application development. We assist clients with maintenance, conversions and upgrades to their technology infrastructure across all major platforms. We have helped our application partners to develop an array of Custom Solutions tailored to the needs of Higher Education Institutions including recruitment, Admissions, Student Records, Academic advising, transcripts, Graduation, Financial Aid, student billing and Alumni Management.

FCS Higher Education Strategic Services
FCS Strategic Services are designed specifically for the pre-implementation/software selection phase to help institutions be informed, prepared and positioned to make the right decisions for their future enterprise initiatives.

Enterprise Security Assessment
FCS offers a full suite of assessments to evaluate the security practices, vulnerabilities, risks, regulatory compliance and overall security strategy of higher education institutions. Our assessments provide a comprehensive, objective review of the presence and effectiveness of technical and programmatic security controls.

Implementation and Integration Services
FCS provides a unique combination of Technical Software knowledge, functional expertise and Project Management experience that helps Customer’s streamline decision-making and reduce implementation time. Our implementation services adhere to a proven methodology that helps to control costs, effectively manage Project schedules and minimize risks.

Organizational Change Management
Change Management encompasses activities that help Institutions to successfully manage the user acceptance of new processes and systems. Ultimately, the ability to realize your vision for a new enterprise system lies in the users who must change the way they work. FCS works with you to develop a change Management strategy and forms a dedicated team of “Change Agents” for successfully implement and achieve acceptances of the changes in organizational policy, Business Processes and Technology.
Our consultants will help to analyse your application portfolio and recommend a comprehensive Plan.

Upgrade and Migration Services
Upgrade and migration services are important and essential steps in expanding the depth and breadth of your system. FCS works with your team to ensure that your upgrade and migration are well planned and seamless, thus maintaining the integrity of your existing data.

Healthcare organizations have automated systems that affect the quality of human lives. Technology development, integration and implementation partners who understand your industry and challenges are essential to ensure that Quality never suffers. FCS has worked closely with healthcare providers and payers, distributors, manufacturers, Government entities and non-profit health organizations over the years and we understand the unique challenges and requirements of your business. Reliable information technology expertise from FCS can enhance your role in the healthcare value chain making your organization more effective. FCS is uniquely qualified to build, integrate and support mission-critical business applications. We create solutions that effectively meet the business requirements of organizations in all facets of the healthcare value chain. Our experts provide Application Development and Enterprise Integration, Materials Management, Business Intelligence Solutions, Supply Chain Management, Human Capital Management, Payroll and Benefits, Financial and Accounting Management, Infrastructure and Security. We enable Collaborative Real-time Healthcare Value Chain by integrating processes, people and information across the healthcare value chain. Our Centers of Competencies (CoC) for Collaboration and Engagement, Analytical Services, Business Transformation Services and Regulatory Services provide specific solutions to:

Increase operational efficiency by facilitating seamless flow of information across application and process boundaries
Make information available in real time wherever it is needed and in a convenient format
Providing decision making ability to all stakeholders based on precise information and analytics
Building a collaborative network encompassing internal and external stakeholders

FCS promises to minimize paper-based activities, consolidate member data and streamline enrolment, quoting, renewals, lead Management and underwriting processes. We have an extensive track record of helping companies better leverage their investments in technology and improve their business processes. We have been assisting leaders in healthcare by providing business solutions that seamlessly facilitate the flow of necessary information from one link in the value chain to the next and back again – both internally and externally.

The scenario for manufacturing companies in worldwide is changing at a rapid pace. Companies have to manage demand, product mix and supply chain capability to achieve their business goals of profitability, market share and asset utilization. Manufacturing business units have grown to include new entities such as overseas contract manufacturers, online supplier exchanges and logistics providers; collaboration with and among these entities is an important measure of success for an organization.

Key Focus Areas

Demand Management
Design Collaboration
Defect Management
Shop Floor Management
Real Time Inventory Management
Global Sourcing
Subcontract Management
Global Logistics Management
Enterprise Package Implementation Subcontract Management
Support And Integration
EDI integration
Customized solutions for Engineer-To-Order (ETO) and Manufacture-To-Order (MTO) companies Support And Integration

Competitiveness of manufacturing companies is driven by the ability to quickly launch new products, speed time-to-market and order-to-cash cycles – all while reducing Inventory and Cost. FCS has the domain experience and the technological depth to address a range of challenges that the industry faces. We have helped many leading Global manufacturing companies leverage IT to optimize their production. Our Manufacturing Solutions practice offers deep experience in numerous vertical industry sectors like Automotive, Hi-Tech and Electronics, Consumer Goods, Food & Beverages, Transportation, Paper and Pulp Pharmaceuticals.

Process Manufacturing: Manage supply chains and manufacturing operations with dynamic forecasting and scheduling, formula-based production and yield Management, quality control, inventory Management and complex product costing.

Discrete Manufacturing: Maximize revenue-generating opportunities, improve the accuracy of orders, collaborate with distributors and partners and provide unrivalled customer service. Our discrete manufacturing customers have accurate and reliable sales forecasts, meaningful pipeline reporting, accurate quote and order creation and vital insight into the quality of their products and service delivery.

Retailing, distribution, manufacturing and the supply chain that links them together have seen recent significant change. New sales channels and the continuing drive for globalization have placed increasing pressure on the consumer goods industry. Consequently there has been a continuing drive to re-engineer consumer goods supply chains with the aim of establishing major efficiencies. This investment has affected strategies, structures, operations and systems throughout retailing.

Consumer Product companies need to be able to answer these and many others in order to sustain margins and profitability in today’s highly competitive environment:

What is the ROI on my promotion spend?
What is my Trade Spend % Net sale?
How do I minimize out of stock and optimize inventory?
Am I gaining market share from my competitors?
Which of my product categories have the highest profit margin?

FCS offers Demand Signal Repository solutions, A virtual crystal ball to CP companies to gain 360’ insight into operations and profitability and enables CP companies to:

Measure Trade Promotion Effectiveness
Sales Analysis
Demand driven Supply Chain Optimization
Competitive Analysis
Effective Category Management

Trade Promotion Effectiveness Analysis
In today’s consumer centric world, with the infinite choices available to consumers in terms of price, quality and design, targeting right trade pro-motions to the intended customer sector becomes very important to CP manufacturers. To maximize the Return on Investments, consumer products companies need targeted Business Intelligence that tells them their trade spend, consumption, order and shipment positions. FCS’s Trade Promotion Effectiveness implementation solutions on Oracle Demand Signal Repository provides analytics to help CP companies react to changing demand patterns quickly and sustain their competitiveness and operational efficiencies.

Demand driven Supply Chain Optimization
To lower out-of-stock situations and consequently lost sales in a Vendor Managed Inventory situation, it becomes imperative for Consumer Product companies to arrive at optimized fill rates and improve forecast accuracies. FCS’s services on Demand Signal Repository provide analytics that facilitate decision making on optimum inventory levels and help manage VMI/CMI with mass merchandisers.

Sales and Competitive Analysis
CP companies need access to sales volumes and patterns by retailers and product categories in order to plan supply chain operations. To improve market-share and build customer loyalty, it is essential to understand how products compare with competitor products. FCS services for Demand Signal Repository, enables actionable intelligence on how products are performing compared to competitor products and enables CP companies to perform product mix and placement analysis.

Effective Category Management
Consumer Product companies need to understand if retailers carry the right share of assortment for their products? Consumer Product companies serving as Category Captains need to understand performance of the category as a whole. FCS services implements DSR category management analytics and provides category performance comparison to enable CP Companies decide promotional and trade spend strategies by category.

FCS delivers Retail innovation through simplicity. The retail sector continues to undergo enormous change, creating many challenges and opportunities. Cost cutting and a cautious approach to growth, price wars and the instability created by industry consolidation will create uncertainty before a new growth phase is achieved. To succeed, retailers must be agile, in order to cater to the needs of culturally and demographically diverse populations while creating a differentiated value proposition. FCS helps clients to manage the challenge of improved customer service, channel complexity and introducing new technology, while reducing Costs and Prices. Some areas where we provide specific domain based solutions that bring business benefit are in:

Collaborative Commerce
GDS
Supply Chain
Category Management
Point of Sales
Warehouse Management Systems
Business Analytics & Data Warehousing
Application Development and Maintenance
Process Improvement
Master Data Management
Analytical CRM And Customer Loyalty Solutions
Procurement Analytics

Our Retail Practice has extensive experience in servicing the IT needs of all major Retail Format types including grocery chains, discount stores, department stores, specialty Retailers and Internet/Catalogue Stores. We are also expertise in Warehouse Management Solutions which help Retailers to improve their operational efficiencies and automate their processes. Our proven capabilities in mainframe, Client/Server and Web technologies as well as leading packages in the ERP/SCM/CRM/BI space, have delivered tremendous cost savings and time-to-market benefits to Leading Retailers.

At FCS, our Global Energy and utilities consulting practice is actively engaged with energy and Financial Institutions Worldwide. We apply this Global perspective to develop new approaches in emerging problems that take clients beyond their current thinking. We design and implement innovative solutions to achieve lasting change. FCS’s energy and utilities consultants work with International Energy Companies, major lending Institutions, energy distributions and consumers and Government to help them evaluate change and capitalize on opportunities. Through our deep understanding of information Management Services, appreciation of the business drivers of the industry, commitment to innovation and the Global delivery model, FCS offers services and solutions to the Energy & utility industry beyond the generic staff-augmentation services. This industry continues to be affected by higher energy prices, a continued focus on deregulation, and the economic impact of unsuccessful business alliances and mergers. Industry leaders are leveraging the use of IT to innovate and improve performance.

This is generating numerous initiatives focused on reducing data latency and creating a more responsive, reliable, integrated business and technology environment. Harnessing information efficiently is critical to every utility enterprise. Creating a sustainable competitive edge in the global markets require information to be used in a strategic way to support business objectives. FCS leverages our functional expertise to deliver efficient Energy and Utilities solutions.

FCS's expertise provides our clients the benefit of unparalleled assistance from insight through to implementation, across the energy value chain and in all commodities in the following areas:

Metering/profiling of customer base
Strategic pricing analysis & profitability analysis
Customer relationship management & call center support
Billing & Settlement ; Billing & electronic bill presentment & payment
Credit analysis & accounts receivable
Remittance processing
Financial reporting & collection programs
Forecasting, scheduling and settlement
Asset information capture, storage, ownership, analysis, reporting
Scheduling work requests more efficiently, track equipment and materials
Forecast usage of resources and provide financial reporting
Automate business processes to initiate, track, design, estimate, schedule, construct and close work requests
Business intelligence
Regulatory reporting & risk data analysis support
Enterprise Services: Finance/accounting, Procurement, Human resources, Management information systems
Due diligence
Global market restructuring
Utility performance
Risk management and energy trading
Legacy/best-of-breed product implementation, support & maintenance

Our results-oriented approach is founded on our unique commitment to innovation, responsiveness and delivery.