Süd-Chemie India Private Limited (SCIL), a JV with USD 6 billion global giant Clariant, implements SAP ERP solution, resulting in the sunset of its disparate legacy systems and giving visibility into and control of an annual sales turnover of USD 110 Million.

Client Background

Süd-Chemie India Private Limited (SCIL) is a 50% joint venture with the global giant Clariant, Switzerland. A pioneer in the field of speciality chemical and catalysts, SCIL caters to the needs of international catalyst markets. Founded in 1969, it is headquartered in New Delhi, India and has two manufacturing units. 

Industry Landscape

Catalyst industry continues to grow substantially, albeit in volatile and competitve market conditions. Highly competitive pricing, entry of new players, and regional regulatory pressures, among others, keep the organizations in this industry on their toes. In order to have an edge over competitors, companies invest in technology and bring in enterprise-wide IT resilience.

The Opportunity 

SCIL had indigenous and disparate systems at its headquarters and two manufacturing plants. It wanted to weed out these legacy systems and have a centralized and seamlessly integrated ERP system.

SCIL wanted the ERP to provide these capabilities: 

Solution

The client embarked on an IT transformation journey with Wipro. Wipro leveraged an extensive Centre of Excellence for the design and implementation of SAP ERP solution at SCIL. The project was delivered in a record time of 6 months. 

Implementation highlights

• Established centralized ERP system for all business functions like procurement, sales, production, quality and finance
• As a first-of-its-kind, developed Duty Drawback Scheme (Central Board of Excise and Customs) and Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) on the SAP ERP system
• Enabled a relatively quicker consolidation process with SAP
• Automated issuance of Quality Certificate
• Automated PR creation through Material Requirement Planning
• Integrated production planning, product costing and controlling module
  

Business Impact 

The client streamlined and automated its business processes through the implementation of the SAP ERP solution.

• Visibility into and control of an annual sales turnover of USD 110 Million
• Standardized processes across all functions due to mapping and adoption of best practices
• Faster period-end activities – decrease from around 3 weeks to less than a week
• Real-time availability of Quality data from Quality tools through Interface Mechanism
• Ready reckoner for Duty Drawback and MEIS schemes on the ERP system

“We are extremely pleased with Wipro’s work ethics, flexibility in absorbing changes, and the overall approach shown throughout the project and the post go-live period.”

 - Ghana Shyam Nair EVP - Kochi (EU), Süd-Chemie India Private Limited

“We are highly impressed with the customer-focused approach from Wipro as part of the SAP implementation and support project at Süd-Chemie. As our strategic partner, Wipro deployed a team of dedicated, skilled and professional SAP consultants who helped in automating and streamlining our business as per industry-best practices. The Wipro team was flexible and ensured that the project went live as per the scheduled plan.”

 - Rajesh M.P. Senior Manager - IT, Süd-Chemie India Private Limited