Client Name: Vicat Group – Bharathi Cement
Industry: Cement
Vicat Group is a France based cement company est. in 1853. Company has 4 business divisions and operates in 11 countries. In Indian market, it operates as Bharat Cement brand. With two manufacturing facilities, brand Bharathi is operating with a total capacity of 7.75 Million Tons per annum & a new bulk terminal with a capacity of 12000 Tons storage capacity.
Project Location: Kalamboli, Navi Mumbai
Implementation Time: 3 months
Challenges
- 1-100% automated bulk terminal
- 2-Target a total dispatch of 200+ trucks per day from highly space constrained plant
- 3-Eliminate manual intervention at all stages including invoicing & waybills to create a zero-touch
- process
- 4-Enable 24×7 operations, remote access and strong BCP with cloud infrastructure
- 5-Ensure 100% visibility on deliveries & digitize POD process for faster payment cycles
Solutions
1- The company sensed the need and decided to bring in automation in fleet management at the plant level.
2-Autoplant worked closely with Vicat Group – Bharathi Cement from plant design stages to ensure the right process, infrastructure and implemented IOT enabled logistics solution to improve operation’s efficiency, accuracy, and security.
3-Integrated workflows with ERP & Govt. waybill system, automatically synchronizes all information to ensure that data is accurate
4-Logistics manager simply prioritizes loads in his smartphone & Autoplant System takes care of the rest
5-100% accurate loading with bulk loading automation & smart bag loading
6-No queuing & waiting for invoices & waybills
7-Congestion-free plant with industry’s best TAT
8-Enhanced customer satisfaction levels with faster deliveries
9-100% POD, real time visibility, faster deliveries, improved OTD compliance & faster payment cycle times
10-Improved driver & transporter attractiveness due to quick loading & faster payments
11-Total 5 – 6 resources running entire operations including 3 security personnel
Result
1-With the implementation of Autoplant Solution, Vicat Group achieved multifold benefits:
- 2-Zero dependency on manpower for ERP entries
- Accurate visibility & improved efficiency across processes
