Executive Summary
Global Steel Company provides end-to-end building solutions — PEBs specialising in railway girders, heavy industry, infrastructure, high-rise buildings, warehouses and industrial sheds. Before SAP Business One, finance and operations ran on several disconnected systems, and machine planning lived in Microsoft Excel.
With SAP Business One implemented by TEKROI, Global Steel now runs on one central database across the business — eliminating data redundancy and inefficient duplicate systems — with real-time order and inventory tracking, in-built machine planning and customisable dashboards. The user-friendly software allowed managers and staff to get up and running fast from day one.
The Challenge: Steel Manufacturing on Disconnected Systems
- Several systems across finance and operations were not integrated.
- Disjointed supply chain management systems made inventory tracking slow and complex.
- Accurate data on product costings, order tracking and ageing customer accounts was difficult to get.
- Manual machine planning processes using Microsoft Excel were not scalable or efficient.
Why SAP Business One and TEKROI
- SAP Business One offered an end-to-end business management solution covering finance, inventory, stock control, sales, reporting and forecasting — within budget.
- Global Steel partnered with TEKROI for its specialisation in helping businesses grow through successful SAP Business One implementations.
The Solution: SAP Business One for Steel Manufacturing
- Integration of financials with material resource planning has improved purchasing planning, inventory management, procurement and production planning.
- Real-time order and inventory tracking has reduced lost sales caused by unnecessary stock-outs.
- In-built machine planning maximises machine-availability monitoring and production allocation to accelerate order fulfilment.
- Customisable real-time dashboards and trend-analysis tools enable fast, informed decisions and increase overall operational efficiency and profitability.
Results
- One central database across the business eliminates data redundancy and inefficient duplicate systems.
- Scalable from day one — the user-friendly software allowed managers and staff to get up and running fast.
