Consolidation of Data, Drives Business Decisions and Optimization of this Oil and Gas Firm
Client:
The reputed engineering and manufacturing company serving the oil & gas industryChallenge:
- Legacy systems hindering flow of information across the organization.
- Multiple applications disconnected across the Sales Offices and Data Center’s
Solution:
- A DXC implemented SAP solution that was able to streamline operations, controls and MIS
Results:
- Improved automation, integration and control with timely and seamless flow of data across systems
- Reduction in time for financial closures
- Improved customer handling and contract management
In a short span of time the client has emerged as one of the leading manufacturers to produce high quality products and meeting the stringent requirements of Oil & Gas Industry Standards and Customer Specifications. The company undertakes projects from conceptual design through final completion and commissioning.
A dedicated team of highly qualified Engineers, Designers and Technicians form a competent team who are capable of handling technically challenging projects. The company realized the need to implement proven Enterprise Wide Resource Planning software (ERP)
Key Challenges
To provide an integrated solution for all their business scenarios with a number of additional controls and tools and functions which would add great value to the business in the long run. As the group is large and relies entirely on its core IT team for support, the focus was also on effective knowledge transfer to the core team within the implementation life cycle.
Client was looking for unified view of business and there was indeed need for better Management Information system to be in place to have address issues related to controls and flow of information.
Major Challenges
- Availability of clean master data and opening balances
- Keeping up with the deadlines/tight time-frame
- Complex ‘Engineered-to-order’ scenarios
- Integrate the applications across the Sales Offices and Data Center’s to achieve a high level of synchronization in processes and procedures
The Solution
DXC Team worked with the client's core team members to replace the legacy General Microsoft® and Pastel systems and implemented SAP which provided unified view of business with improved MIS Reporting.
The Results
Immediate results noted are as follows:
- Standardization and improvement in processes
- Improved automation, integration and control
- Improved reporting and MIS generation for effective decision making
- Reduction in time for financial closures
- Improved customer handling and contract management
DXC is actively engaged in providing post-implementation support to the client under Managed Services Model. The location coverage included all the Sales Offices and sister companies of the client.