Starting as a local contractor in northern India, Oriental Structural Engineers (OSE) has been building landmarks across the country for over 40 years. OSE has firmly etched a name for itself as one of India’s foremost EPC and BOT contender in the Roads and Highways sector. Driven by technology and supported by a capable team, OSE’s business has been shaped by innovative thinking, vast competence and its maintenance of transparency in all processes.

In order to sustain growth, the company needed to quickly install an IT system that could provide the same solid foundation as one of its roads or bridges. With SAP and Implementation partner Highbar Technologies, operations at OSE are running faster.

The company’s top objectives for business transformation:

• Standardize processes to control costs
• Improve monitoring and control of inventory, purchases and equipment
• Reduce errors and employee dependence through automation

The resolution:

• Engaged Highbar Technologies for SAP® ERP implementation due to their technical expertise backed by core construction knowledge from the parent company Hindustan Construction Company
• Implemented an SAP-qualified rapid-deployment solution designed specifically for engineering, construction, and operations
• Migration from traditional ERP system to SAP ERP system leading to uniform operations across all functions & projects
• Followed industry templates and best practices
• Went live in three months

The key benefits:

• Inventory reductions and improved oversight
• Automated authorizations for requisitions and purchase orders
• Better equipment performance and utilization
• Waste control through online material reconciliation
• Faster financial closure cycle
• Improvised procure to pay process
• Fast and automated reporting for remote projects
• Efficient project monitoring and cost control

“With SAP we can better monitor operations and control costs. Those savings carry over to our customers, giving us the edge on contract bids and giving them the OSE quality they know and trust.” Subodh K Prasad, CIO, Oriental Structural Engineers Pvt. Ltd. 

Highbar Technologies: Only SAP implementation partner with total focus on infrastructure & real estate industry 

Highbar Technologies, an HCC group company, is positioned to be the most preferred information technology solutions provider for the infrastructure industry. The Company’s portfolio of enterprise business solutions, line of business IT solutions and process consulting is aimed at increasing efficiencies for Roads, Ports, Real-Estate, Airports, Railways, Irrigation & Water supply, as well as urban and industrial infrastructure (telecom, mining), both, in the private and public sector. Infrastructure domain knowledge backed by IT expertise and strategic alliances, are the key differentiators which enable Highbar Technologies to provide end-to-end IT solutions for infrastructure organizations.

With around 90+ customers from India and Middle East within 4.5 years now Highbar has grown its IT capabilities and the expertise in various areas of IT including SAP. Highbar is now preferred SAP GOLD partner. Highbar’s solution portfolio is focused on addressing Infrastructure industry challenges. Current solution portfolio includes enterprise business solutions (with rich experience in ERP, CRM, SRM, DMS, BI/ BO and other packaged software implementation), line of business solutions (GPS based tracking solutions, reinforcement steel optimization etc.) and process consulting. Customers from Infrastructure, Real Estate, RMC, Telecom, PEB (Pre-engineered Buildings), Manufacturing and Retail industries have already availed Highbar Technologies services. Highbar had developed templates for infrastructure, real estate and Ready mix concrete business for ERP as well as analytics solutions that are voted by SAP. More than ten of its implementations have now become global case studies, published on SAP’s website.

To know more about Highbar Technologies 

To get more insights about how IT can create value to infrastructure & real estate industry visit Highbar’s dedicated YouTube channel www.youtube.com\highbartechnologies

For more details you can write to enquiry@highbartechnologies.com;