Working capital, downtime, and compliance in one deployment, across a multi-plant specialty chemicals network running lithium, bromine, and catalyst production lines.
Spare parts, criticality, and maintenance planning had been managed independently across roughly 18 sites on a mix of SAP and legacy CMMS platforms, the pattern typical of spare parts management run plant by plant rather than as one network.
Working capital sat locked in duplicated inventory, emergency procurement carried a heavy cost premium, and safety-critical rotating equipment was exposed to stockout risk with no enterprise-wide visibility to catch it. MRO360 was deployed as an intelligence layer above the existing systems, with nothing replaced and no disruption to plant operations.
In a continuous chemical process, a stockout on a certified part is not only a cost event. It is a potential safety, environmental, and regulatory event, carried independently at every plant in the network until now.
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All nine modules were deployed in full, none descoped, spanning visibility, criticality, working capital, and network-wide forecasting and planning.
Finding any part across every plant, and scoring both equipment and parts by real criticality, not spend alone.
Modules 1–3Clearing dead stock and discontinued parts before they become write-offs or unplanned exposure.
Modules 4–5Forecasting demand against the real turnaround calendar, setting living reorder points, and moving surplus inventory between plants before a new purchase order is raised.
Modules 6–9The MRO360 deployment falls within the ranges documented for comparable chemicals and petrochemical customers.
| Area | Outcome |
|---|---|
| Working capital in MRO inventory | $10M to $40M released |
| Emergency procurement | Reduced 40% to 60% |
| Unplanned downtime | 25% to 40% reduction on safety-critical equipment |
| Turnaround parts availability | 99%+ at mobilisation |
| Demand forecast accuracy | Above 95% once tuned to the plant calendar |
Ranges reflect outcomes MRO360 documents for comparable chemicals deployments. The full breakdown, module by module, is in the downloadable case study.
Accountable for network-wide emergency spend, turnaround readiness, and inventory performance across multiple chemical plants.
Responsible for spare parts availability, stocking policy, and certified-substitute compliance across a multi-site SAP environment.
Managing work order backlogs across chemical plants and confirming certified parts availability before every planned turnaround.
Deploying an intelligence layer above existing SAP instances without replacement, migration, or IT disruption.
This case study covered the six operational pressures behind one deployment, all nine Spare Parts Management modules, the Work Order Management rollout, and the complete before-and-after results. If you're weighing where your own plants stand before a decision like this, start with a benchmark.
Oil and Gas organizations face huge unwanted costs in the form of losses, penalties and compensation due to industrial accidents, taking a sizable chunk of their revenues. One of the important reasons for failures and accidents is the breakdown of key industrial infrastructure arising from ineffective management of the material base and inefficiencies in the MRO supply chain that are highly critical for the production and maintenance cycles.
More and more organizations are now looking to establish Master Data Management (MDM) implementations in order to manage their assets through informed decision-making based on reliable data and ensure optimal industrial safety across the enterprise.
About the company:
This US based company is a global leader in providing essential mechanical components for both land and offshore drilling rigs, complete drilling and well servicing rigs, as well as a comprehensive range of tubular inspection, internal coatings, drill string equipment, lifting and handling gear, and downhole drilling tools. It also offers supply chain services through distribution centers strategically located near major drilling and production sites worldwide. With over 800 manufacturing, sales, and service centers globally and annual revenues exceeding $12 billion, the company delivers customer-focused solutions tailored to meet the energy industry’s quality, productivity, and environmental needs.
The company faced significant challenges with their master data.
• Lack of consistency and standards for the master data
• Incorrect, incomplete, unclassified and outdated attribute fields of master
data High volumes of data in multiple languages
• Multiple ERP and other legacy instances across the company
• Poorly structured material descriptions
• Lack of data governance and collaboration across cross-functional divisions and locations
Solution: Material Master Data Harmonization & Ongoing Maintenance
The company implemented Verdantis Material Harmonize to cleanse and enrich its historical material master data. Using AI-powered tools and the Verdantis Content Repository, the solution classified, standardized, and eliminated duplicate materials.
Once the data was harmonized, Verdantis Material Integrity was deployed for ongoing data governance. It ensured continuous data accuracy through real-time validation, AI-driven classification, and duplication prevention, maintaining high data quality across enterprise systems.
Key Actions Taken:
Results Achieved:
By integrating Material Harmonize & Material Integrity, the company achieved a scalable, AI-powered Master Data Management framework, ensuring long-term data consistency, efficiency, and compliance.
