Testing Services for Manufacturing Industry

Manufacturing companies’ approach to software testing has changed over past few years. There has been a substantial increase in the importance of Quality & Performance of the IT systems. CIOs increasingly want to leverage testing for:

• Consistency of quality and reliability across a diverse set of applications
• Reduction in release cycles resulting in a quicker time to market
• Lower TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
• End to End process flow validation from a business user’s perspective

Testing services at MindTree has 2200+ test practitioners offering complete depth and breadth of independent testing services. MindTree has provided expert testing services for global giants for whom we have tested several complex systems, such as order planning, inventory management, order management, sales support, claims handling, and transport management.

Testing Services

Following are our key service offerings for the Manufacturing Industry.

• Test consulting
• Test lifecycle services for application portfolio development/maintenance initiatives
• Specialized testing services, such as SOA testing, performance testing, globalization testing and regulatory / compliance testing for SOX, HIPPA, GxP, HL7, DICOM, 21 CFR Part 11
• End to end testing for transformational initiatives through Testing Center of Excellence (TCoE) and testing as managed service models   
• Packaged application testing services (SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft)

Manufacturing Domain Expertise

For increased focus, Manufacturing Testing Practice has been setup to cater to customers in this segment.  We have built testing expertise in areas, such as:

• Quality and performance validation of  applications focused on Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• Validation of applications in the Trade Promotion Management domain
• Validating complex Inventory Management, Order Management
• Testing of ERP Packages
• Testing of Master Data Management systems

This has been possible mainly due to our strong focus in manufacturing domain, understanding of manufacturing business processes, and deep expertise in testing.

Case Studies:

• Tested Web, legacy, DW/BI, and ERP applications for 6+ years for one of the world’s largest automobile manufacturer
• Setup a Test Center of Excellence for the Trade Promotions Application testing interfacing with ERP systems, such as SAP, BPCS, and MFG Pro for one of the world’s largest consumer goods manufacturer
• Executed End-to-End testing of a complex Master Data Management implementation for the Customer Connect business unit of a global manufacturer of food and beverages