Case Study: Shree Cement achieves 69x faster procure-to-pay and minimal planned downtime with Oracle Database 12c and Oracle E-Business Suite

Shree Cement Accelerates Procure-to-Pay Cycle by 69x, Reduces Significant Planned Downtime, and Ensures Continuous Manufacturing Operations

Shree Cement Ltd. is a leading Indian cement and power producer operating 10 manufacturing plants and selling 25.6 million metric tons of cement annually while generating 612 MW of green power. Rapid year‑over‑year growth exposed limits in its legacy ERP—slow performance under higher transaction volumes, monthly shutdowns for patching that disrupted manufacturing and dispatch, and a lack of real‑time visibility and cloud readiness.

Shree upgraded to Oracle Database 12c and Oracle E‑Business Suite 12.2.4, adding online patching, high‑availability architecture, mobile integration, and automated purchasing and finance workflows. The upgrade cut planned downtime from hours to under 10 minutes, accelerated the procure‑to‑pay cycle by 69x, reduced truck weighing time by up to 70%, sped report generation by 40%, improved inventory planning and asset utilization, and enabled seamless future cloud migration.

Shree Cement

Manoranjan Kumar

CIO