Ambition
A global industrial engineering organization preparing for a strategic divestment needed to rapidly establish an independent ERP landscape for its cement manufacturing division. The division’s operations were tightly coupled with the parent company’s legacy infrastructure, creating dependencies that posed significant risks to continuity, efficiency, and scalability following separation.
Key challenges included manual order planning, fragmented data across manufacturing, inventory, procurement, and fulfillment, and duplicate master data maintained across regions. The division relied heavily on the parent organization’s Oracle ERP environment, limiting operational autonomy and real‑time visibility at a time when speed, control, and independence were critical.
With fixed divestment timelines, the organization sought a robust, cloud‑based ERP solution that could be implemented rapidly, minimize disruption to global operations, and provide a scalable digital foundation to ensure business continuity and support independent growth post separation.
Action
Wipro implemented Microsoft Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management (D365 SCM) to establish a unified, cloud‑based ERP platform across global manufacturing and operational sites. The program was delivered using Wipro’s Digital Enterprise RapidStart for M&A (DERS) framework, designed to support fast, low‑risk ERP carve‑outs and separation programs.
The solution leveraged D365 SCM’s out‑of‑the‑box capabilities, with customization limited to under 10%, enabling accelerated deployment while maintaining upgrade readiness and standardized processes. Core supply chain functions—including manufacturing, planning, inventory management, and fulfillment—were redesigned to align with the division’s independent operating model.
To ensure uninterrupted operations during transition, Wipro implemented secure, real‑time integration with the organization’s Oracle ERP, enabling continued order execution. An automated master data management pipeline cleansed, harmonized, and migrated critical master and transactional data, including products, bills of materials, vendors, customers, and open orders.
In addition, a lightweight power apps‑based data archive was developed to retain historical data for statutory and compliance requirements, enabling safe decommissioning of legacy systems. A focused change management program supported user readiness through structured training, detailed documentation, and close collaboration between business and IT teams.
Ambitions Realized
The transformation enabled the division to achieve full operational independence within a highly constrained timeframe. A complete, cloud‑based ERP landscape was successfully deployed across global sites in just 6 months, allowing divestment milestones to be met without disrupting manufacturing, supply chain, or customer operations.
Standardized and automated supply chain execution delivered tangible efficiency gains. Excess inventory was reduced by 15–20% across warehouses, supported by improved planning accuracy and enhanced inventory visibility. Fulfilment speed increased by approximately 25%, significantly improving supply responsiveness across key operations.
Consolidation of platforms and decommissioning of legacy systems resulted in a 30% reduction in IT support and maintenance costs, while improving system stability. With a scalable cloud architecture and unified data foundation in place, the organization now benefits from real‑time visibility, improved operational agility, and a future‑ready digital core to sustain independent growth following divestment.
