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Orion Materials Management led a supply chain digitalisation project, standardising global processes, enhancing ERP efficiency, and implementing real-time digital tools.
Services provided included:
Materials Management
Name of Company
Major OperatorSector
Oil and GasLocation
Gulf of MexicoProject Background
A major operator sought to modernise and streamline its supply chain operations through digitalisation. Faced with complex ERP architecture, inconsistent global processes, inefficient resource utilisation, and heavy reliance on manual workflows, they engaged Orion Materials Management (OMM) to lead the transformation
The Brief
The client engaged Orion Materials Management (OMM) to lead a supply chain digitalisation initiative aimed at enhancing efficiency, resource utilisation, and process standardisation across global operations. The key objectives included:
Simplifying ERP processes to reduce complexity and improve user competency.
- Enabling real-time transactional capabilities for warehouse personnel using digital tools.
- Reducing reliance on manual and paper-based processes to improve accuracy and efficiency.
- Standardising global ways of working to ensure consistency across locations.
- Enhancing inventory accuracy by minimising data input errors and fragmented processes.
- Maximising resource utilisation to drive cost savings and operational improvements.
Ultimately, the client sought a seamless digital transformation to improve productivity, reduce costs, and support sustainability goals.
The Solution
Orion Materials Management (OMM) adopted a structured and collaborative approach to the supply chain digitalisation project, working closely with the client’s IT team and ERP system provider to ensure a seamless transformation. Key steps included:
Stakeholder Engagement – Conducted workshops with key stakeholders to understand existing pain points, operational challenges, and user requirements.
- Process Analysis & Optimisation – Mapped out current workflows, identified inefficiencies, and designed streamlined, standardised global processes.
- Technology Integration – Worked with the ERP provider to enhance system functionality, embedding real-time digital tools for warehouse operations.
- User-Centric Design – Ensured the solution was intuitive, reducing complexity and improving adoption rates across varying levels of user competency.
- Sustainability & Compliance – Designed a paperless transaction process, reducing manual inputs, improving accuracy, and supporting environmental goals.
The Outcomes
OMM successfully implemented the solution through a phased rollout, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum adoption:
Standardised global processes, improving efficiency and reducing complexity.
- Deployed full barcode and RFID capabilities, enabling real-time inventory management.
- Enhanced resource utilisation by 30%, generating £2.4M ($3M) in annual savings.
- Improved inventory accuracy by 15%, embedding process controls such as poka-yoke error-proofing.
- Achieved 85% global adoption of the digital solution within a year.
- Enabled 70% of core ERP transactions in Materials Management (MM) and Warehouse (WH) functions to be performed digitally.
- Reduced greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by eliminating paper-based transactions.
By focusing on process efficiency, user adoption, and technology integration, OMM delivered a scalable, sustainable, and high-impact digital solution, transforming the client’s supply chain operations.