Segezha Group replaces SAP solution with own MRO system

2024: Moving from SAP Work Manager to a proprietary solution

Russian timber industry the holding Segezha Group replaced mobile solution SAP Work Manager with its own development. According TAdviser to representatives of the Segezha Group on June 11, 2024, the pilot operation of the application for optimizing business processes maintenance and repair of equipment () MR created by the IT holding team was completed. As a result of the project, the application was implemented at six Segezha Group industrial sites.

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Segezha Group

Even a year before the termination of support Russia cloudy for solutions SAP , the holding monitored the products on the market that are similar in functionality to those included in. register of domestic software In terms of their content and implementation dates, the existing offers did not meet the requirements of customers. As a result, it was decided to develop the system by the internal IT team.

According to representatives of the Segezha Group, its own product, which replaced the solution of the German vendor, surpasses it in functionality and ergonomics. In addition to fixing downtime, defects and inspections of equipment, such a popular function as registration of equipment repair operations has been added.

The Mobile Maintenance and Repair solution passed pilot production in the spring of 2024. At the first stage, the module was "piloted" at the Segezha Pulp and Paper Mill and the Vyatka Plywood Plant. After its effective verification, the experience was cascaded to other technically prepared enterprises of the Group - the Galich Plywood Plant, Segezhskaya Packaging LLC and its branches in Salsk and Lobna.

"The project was implemented in a short time - less than six months have passed from the start of work to launch into pilot operation. Based on the combination of factors (price, timing, complexity of architecture), we have made our own unique digital solution with the potential to scale into related business processes, including inventory, production accounting and quality control. Having its own expertise in this direction also increases the safety of our production processes, "said Igor Kozlov, vice president for IT and process automation at Segezha Group.

The Segezha MR system collects and processes data on the technical condition of the equipment, records the performance of scheduled maintenance and repair works, including unscheduled troubleshooting. Among the features of the system, the holding noted: the minimum requirements for organizing a workplace for repair personnel, increasing the speed of communication from creating a bypass/repair task to registering results in the system. Tasks can be monitored online.

According to users, the system works stably even without an Internet connection, automatically updates directories and maintenance catalogs (electronic system for operational management and control of maintenance and repair of equipment). The module helps to monitor the status and maintain the target status of the equipment in real time, perform maintenance in a timely manner until faults or breakdowns occur. MRO also makes it possible to read RFID tags for confirmation of repair or inspection.

"The developed architecture is the most optimal for our IT environment, and the system itself makes it possible to reduce repair costs and reduce losses from equipment downtime. Additional capex on IT infrastructure was not required, on the contrary, the company saved more than 14 million rubles on consulting services. The implemented solution in terms of functionality is not inferior to the replaced one, and on some points it even exceeds it, "Igor Kozlov emphasized.