Case: K Steel Group's digital transformation journey

Customer background

K Steel Group is a large steel manufacturing enterprise with over 20 years of production and operation history. However, its original ERP and manufacturing systems have severely aged, facing high maintenance costs, closed technical architecture, data silos, and outdated IT infrastructure, which seriously restrict the digital upgrading and intelligent development of enterprises.

Core Challenge

• Old system: With over 20 years of ERP and production systems, maintenance costs are high and the technical architecture is locked.
• Data island: Processes, data, and applications cannot communicate with each other, making it difficult to support intelligent decision-making.
• Technological lag: unable to adapt to new technological demands such as cloud computing, big data, AI, IoT, etc.
• Weak network foundation: Insufficient wired/wireless network coverage and outdated communication facilities in the park.
• Operation and maintenance dilemma: The high fees charged by the original service provider and the loss of technical talents have led to a knowledge gap.

Solution

We have tailored the "ERP+MES+AI" full stack digital upgrade solution for K Steel Group, covering the entire process management from orders to production and inventory, and introducing AI driven predictive analysis:

1. New generation ERP system:

   • Integrate finance, supply chain, and production modules to break down data silos.
   • Support cloud deployment, elastic scaling, and reduce operation and maintenance costs.

2. Intelligent MES system:

   • Realize digital control of the entire production process and improve manufacturing efficiency.
   • Seamless integration with ERP, real-time synchronization of order, process, and equipment data.

3. AI prediction engine:

   • Based on historical data and market trends, intelligently predict order demand and inventory levels.
   • Reduce inventory backlog and optimize resource allocation.

4. Infrastructure upgrade:

   • Improve the network coverage of the park and deploy an Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) platform.
   • Reserved interfaces for future 5G, edge computing and other technologies.

Realize value

✅ Cost reduction and efficiency improvement: Operation and maintenance costs are reduced by 40%, and production scheduling efficiency is increased by 30%.
✅ Data driven: Full process data connectivity, supporting real-time analysis and decision-making.
✅ Technological foresight: Open architecture supports cloud AI、IoT， Empower future upgrades.
✅ Risk controllable: Smooth migration ensures business continuity, knowledge transfer avoids talent dependence.