Solving a 15-year old problem for a chemical manufacturing firm with Stackby
Chemtron, a global chemical manufacturer, struggled for 15 years with scattered inventory and manual BOM processes. With Stackby, they restructured their workflows, automated key operations, and improved productivity by 50%.
What did Chemtron achieve with Stackby
+50%
Increase in Productivity
40%
Reduction in SAP Licensing Costs
15
Years of Inefficiencies Fixed
Challenges
Chemtron managed over 5000 products across departments with no structured system in place. Manual BOM tracking, disconnected data, and rising SAP costs slowed teams down and complicated everyday operations.
Solution
Using Stackby, Chemtron built a tailored system to organize their inventory, streamline BOM creation, and simplify collaboration across departments without replacing their existing SAP setup.
Results
It didn’t take long for the results to show. Chemtron finally overcame its long standing bottlenecks, accelerated project workflows, and enabled data visibility across teams boosting productivity by 50% and lowering SAP-related costs by 40%.
Chemtron: A global name in chemical manufacturing
Chemtron is a renowned chemical manufacturing firm that has been struggling with a long-standing challenge of managing its extensive product inventory as well as creating Bill of Materials (BOM). Due to the lack of clear structure and visibility, inefficiencies started creeping into their operations, and impacted their productivity and costs.
But switching to Stackby changed everything. By consolidating their 5000+ product inventory, automating BOM processes, and collaboration across departments, the company increased productivity by over 50% and saved 40% on SAP licensing costs.
The Problem: Legacy systems held back the progress
Managing product inventory in SAP and creating BOMs were becoming a huge challenge for the company. Some specific issues were:
- Data Disorganization: No unified structure for their inventory meant no clarity on which products and specifications were being used in different projects.
- Cumbersome BOM Processes: The team struggled to create, manage, and track BOMs for client projects.
- Limited Collaboration Across Departments: There was not an efficient way for each team to access, or manage inventory data specific to their departments.
- Costly SAP Licenses: Inefficiencies in the way it was using SAP contributed to unwanted expenses that diverted resources from other areas.
These challenges persisted for over 15 years, until the company decided it was time for a change.
Stackby solved our 15-year-old problem of getting visibility and structure to our product inventory and BOM processes. Now our data is more structured across departments with clear KPIs defined across our 100+ clients. Our team is 5x more efficient and productive with Stackby.
Ashish Gupta,
Director, Chemtron
Solution: Custom workflows that fit the way they work
Stackby, a powerful and easy-to-use no-code database tool, solved the firm's operational challenges with custom solutions including:
Unified Product Inventory Management
- Consolidated their 5000+ product inventory across departments, including Engineering, Electronics, and Gas.
- Created a central database with organized data sheets, files, and easy visualization options for clarity and accessibility.
Automated BOM Creation
- Designed a Bill of Materials (BOM) creator for their client project, to track and update in real time.
- Enabled clear visibility into how inventory was being used across various client projects.
Forms Integration and SAP Sync
- Deployed custom input forms for logging new products into the inventory.
- Synced these updates automatically with their SAP platform for seamless workflows.
Collaboration Across Various Departments
- Built department-level views, so only relevant teams could see specific inventory data.
- Facilitated secured and focused collaboration by granting teams access to their respective inventories.
KPI Reporting and Executive Dashboards
- Added KPI reports to monitor client projects.
- Created pivot tables and charts on executive dashboards for actionable insights and data-driven decision-making.
Results: Solving a 15-Year old bottleneck and rebuilding for growth
The implementation of Stackby brought tangible results for the firm, including:
- Solved 15-Year long-standing issue of inventory visibility and BOM management.
- Increased productivity by over 50% by building better workflows and increasing efficiency across teams.
- Reduced Costs by 40% by better utilizing the SAP license and reducing costs and freeing up resources for other departments.
Impact on Operations
By adopting Stackby, Chemtron left behind its old inefficiencies by tackling their long-standing challenges and set the stage for future growth by enabling smarter, data-driven decisions.
Looking ahead, the company will be expanding its use of Stackby to improve on project tracking and implement further automations across departments.
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