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    Steel Manufacturing · Microsoft D365 Business Central

    Driving Profitability & Quality Excellence in Steel Manufacturing

    Transforming a large-scale steel enterprise with real-time P&L visibility and integrated quality control.

    20%
    Profitability Visibility
    15–18%
    Cost Variance Reduced
    2x
    Faster Reporting
    100%
    Heat-wise Traceability
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    Client Snapshot

    Industry
    Steel Manufacturing
    Location
    North India
    Capacity
    300,000 MT annually
    Operations
    Melting · Rolling · Heat Treatment

    Multi-stage Production

    Integrated flow from raw material to finished product across melting, rolling, and heat treatment.

    High-volume Operations

    300,000 MT annual capacity requiring real-time oversight and automated tracking at every stage.

    Quality-Critical Industry

    Every heat batch tracked and certified — compliance and traceability are non-negotiable.

    Key Challenges

    Critical pain points that were limiting growth and profitability.

    No real-time P&L visibility across products

    Cost vs actual variance unclear across operations

    Margin leakage across products and customer segments

    Disconnected QC and lab data from production

    No heat-wise traceability across production stages

    Excel-dependent reporting causing decision delays

    Integrated ERP with P&L & Quality Intelligence

    Built on Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central + Custom ISV Modules

    Raw Material
    Melting
    Rolling
    QC Lab
    Dispatch
    Finance (P&L)
    Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central + Custom ISV Modules

    Core Capabilities Delivered

    HIGHLIGHT

    P&L Intelligence

    • Product-wise profitability
    • Heat-wise cost tracking
    • Customer margin analysis
    • Real-time P&L dashboards

    Cost Control

    • Standard vs actual costing
    • Power, fuel & RM tracking
    • Variance alerts
    • Cost leakage prevention

    Quality Control (QC)

    • Heat-wise inspection
    • Lab integration
    • Quality traceability
    • Compliance tracking

    Heat-wise Traceability

    • End-to-end batch tracking
    • Stage-wise records
    • Material genealogy
    • Dispatch linkage

    Analytics & Reporting

    • Automated dashboards
    • Management reports
    • Exception alerts
    • Drill-down analysis
    Business Impact

    Transformation Impact

    20%

    Increase in Profit Visibility

    18%

    Reduction in Cost Variance

    2X

    Faster Financial Reporting

    100%

    Quality Traceability Achieved

    Before vs After

    Before
    • No P&L visibility
    • Excel-based costing
    • Disconnected QC
    • Delayed decisions
    • Margin leakage
    After
    • Real-time profitability
    • Automated cost tracking
    • Integrated quality system
    • Instant dashboards
    • Controlled profitability

    Enabling Smarter Business Decisions

    Real-time data intelligence transforms how leadership responds to market shifts, cost pressures, and quality issues — turning days of analysis into instant action.

    Real-time pricing decisions based on actual cost data

    Instant identification of loss-making orders

    Faster response to raw material price changes

    Data-driven production planning and scheduling

    We now have complete control over cost, quality, and profitability. Decisions that earlier took days are now made instantly.
    Owner
    Steel Manufacturing Enterprise, North India

    Business Impact Summary

    Full Profitability Control

    Real-time view of margins across products and customers

    Integrated Quality & Production

    Seamless QC linked directly to every heat batch

    Faster Decision-Making

    Instant dashboards replace days-long reporting cycles

    Reduced Financial Leakage

    Cost variance and margin leakage identified and eliminated

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