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CW Group CW Group SLV Cement Helps CW Group Coal Week Improve the Jaypee Coal Week Rewa Cement Plant Coal Week Contributed by the Cachapuz Bilanciai Group and String Automation

The Problem Group’s main cement production unit. Resource Planning program were also The flow of materials into and out of any The plant has a production capacity of 3.0 fully customized. All required process cement plant can often be chaotic. Even mtpy. Because of its importance for the operators use SLV Cement software front the most well-orchestrated transportation company, this plant was the first selected ends, which were tailored to ensure that plans are open to the risk of human error to implement the SLV Cement system. the software modules are simple and well- and require numerous man hours to run focalized on the business processes. smoothly. For years, the transportation logistics aspect of plant management The Solution Using the SLV Cement system, the truck has been ready for an improvement in Cachapuz customized the SLV Cement driver performs the loading/unloading In early 2011 the Cachapuz Bilanciai Group and its Indian partner, String technology that would allow it run more solution to meet the needs of the Jaypee process in self-service mode, interacting Automation, completed the implementation of their SLV Cement solution safely and efficiently. Cachapuz helped the Rewa plant, providing the necessary tools with the system components. First, he Jaypee Group bring these improvements and equipment for complete automation identifies himself in the parking kiosk, at Jaypee Rewa unit, the flagship cement plant of the Jaypee Group. to the Rewa unit through the SLV Cement of its functional areas, such as dispatching, which validates the permission to load/ The project, which improves inbound and outbound dispatching and system. weighing, parking, entry/exit gates and unload from SAP, and waits for the logistics processes, has been a success for all participating companies raw materials unloading. The tools for system or the operators to call him. Located in the state of , process management, business analysis When called, he drives to one of the entry the Jaypee Rewa plant is the Jaypee and integration with the SAP Enterprise weighbridges, identifies himself, and Jaypee Rewa Plant

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CW Group Er. Bikramjit Singh, Director of String New Orders About Cachapuz Bilanciai Automation, Cachapuz’s exclusive partner Based on the success of this first CW Group in India, has also expressed satisfaction implementation, Cachapuz Bilanciai and Cachapuz is a Portuguese company that CW Group with the SLV Cement arrangement and String Automation received new orders is a part of the Bilanciai Group, one of the biggest industrial weighing groups with expects that it will be highly successful to implement SLV Cement in two more representation in more than 30 countries in the future. Er. Singh has recognized Jaypee Group plants: Chunar cement plant, worldwide. Cachapuz develops and Coal Week a tendency towards innovation and located in Mirzapur, and implements automated solutions in a wide Coal Week technology among Indian industrialists, Baga cement plant, located in Himachal range of business areas, including cement plants and quarries. Cachapuz Bilanciai Coal Week stating that such technology “amounts Pradesh. Additionally, Cachapuz/ Group’s exclusive partner for the Indian to enhanced efficiency, better safety and String were also awarded new orders to market is String Automation. For more health care for their workers.” String implement an SLV Cement Bags Counting information visit www.slvcement.com. Automation is capitalizing on this trend Module in Rewa and Chunar plants, with by partnering with Cachapuz Bilanciai a total of 22 bag loading lines. These new About SLV Cement Officers from Cachapuz Bilanciai Group, String Automation and Jaiprakash Associates Group to bring their SLV Cement product orders reflect the satisfaction of Jaypee to the local market and customize it to local Group in SLV Cement and represent the SLV Cement is an innovative solution for needs and culture. Er. Singh reports that consolidation of the Cachapuz/String cement plants that provides the complete automation of the main functional areas the system registers the truck’s weight JIL-Information Technology, an IT arm of minimized while also eliminating chaos the response has been “overwhelming” strategy for the Indian market. BMWeek CemWeeksuchCW as Group parkingCoal management, Week self-service BMWeek CemWeek CW Group Coal Week after checking with positioning sensors the Jaypee Group. through disciplined movement of trucks and that many more companies will be BMWeek CemWeekweighing,CW Group dispatching,Coal Week entrance, bulk loading, that the truck is in the correct position inside the Plant area.” adopting the SLV Cement system in the bagged cement loading and counting, raw on the weighbridge. When a traffic light Satisfaction and Recognition near future. materials unloading, exit, fleet tracking and management, ERP integration and business informs him to proceed, he goes to the The success of the SLV Cement “The Jaypee Rewa plant was the first analysis. indicated loading/unloading area, where implementation in the Jaypee Rewa Indian Cement plant to receive the he performs the operation assisted by SLV plant was possible with the hard work, prestigious award of BSC Five Star as Cement unloading kiosks (in the case of commitment and team spirit of all the well as Sword of Honour from British about Jaypee raw materials unloading processes). Then teams of Cachapuz Bilanciai Group, Safety Council, United Kingdom after he goes to the exit weighbridge, identifies String Automation and Jaypee SAP/IT successful implementation of SLV Cement Jaiprakash Associates is a 25,000 crore well-diversified industrial conglomerate himself in the kiosk, and the system and Maintenance teams. On April 4, 2011, Software. After analyzing satisfactory with a significant presence in , registers the second weight and prints the almost three months after the successful performance of the SLV Cement software construction, and other industries. It is the necessary documentation. All information launch of SLV Cement in India, officers implementation, the Jaypee Group placed third largest cement producer in the country, is automatically synchronized with SAP to from Cachapuz Bilanciai Group and an order with Cachapuz Solutions, specializing in a particular blend of Portland Pozzolana Cement under the brand name ensure that the data is consolidated in the String Automation visited the Jaypee Portugal, to roll out the solution across Jaypee Cement (PPC). Its cement division two systems. To conclude the process, the Rewa plant and met Mr. Sunny Gaur, other cement plants in the Jaypee Group.” currently operates modern cement plants driver goes to the dispatch zone to collect Hon’ble Managing Director of Jaiprakash with an aggregate capacity of 22.80 mtpy. the legal documents, which are prepared Associates Limited (Jaypee Group), Mr. The company is in the midst of capacity Key Advantages of SLV Cement expansion of its cement business throughout in SAP using the data registered by SLV C. S. Jain, Senior President (Commercial) the country and is slated to have a capacity Cement. of the Jaypee Rewa plant, as well as for Jaypee Rewa project of 35.90 mtpy by FY12E with captive thermal other personnel from several plants of Truck driver interacting with an SLV Cement self-service kiosk in the weighbridge power plants totaling 672 MW. The installed SLV Cement solution the same group. During the meeting the ■■ Automated raw materials reception comprised an SLV Cement framework parties discussed the implementation and cement dispatching processes with SAP-ERP integration; a parking zone of SLV Cement in the Rewa plant. The ■■ Well-oriented and business-focal- About CemWeek & ICCM with two large information panels that are Jaypee Group provided very positive and ized software front ends fully visible at 150 meters, one SLV Cement motivating feedback. According to Mr. ■■ Self-service operations 24/7 The leading CemWeek India Cement & Construction Materials CemWeek offers comprehensive cement industry coverage as well ■ Increased organization of truck parking kiosk and one digital signage Sunny Gaur, “The SLV Cement solution is ■ (ICCM) magazine emphasizes the business issues facing India's as technical and market analysis available through online, print movement industry executives, including strategy, competitive intelligence, magazine and e-magazine formats tailored to: information unit; seven weighbridges efficient, is running very well and we are ■ Reduced turnaround time to com- ■ sales and marketing, trading, and technology – all with the goal of ■■ Cement manufacturers with SLV Cement check-in/checkout self- very happy with it.” plete the loading/unloading opera- providing timely, reliable and actionable information that will help ■■ Equipment vendors service kiosks (with color touch screen, tions industry leaders address issues of the highest concern. ■■ Cement traders & shippers RFID card/tag reader, collectors and Mr. C. S. Jain, Senior President ■ Improved safety and security at the ■ ■■ Investment professionals thermal kiosk printer), 14 positioning (Commercial) of the Jaypee Rewa plant, plant As a leading global cement sector resource, CemWeek is operated sensors and traffic lights; and three raw has been highly satisfied with the SLV ■■ Integrated with SAP ERP by the CW Group and offers one of the most comprehensive global More information can be found at www.cemweek.com/india. materials unloading zones with SLV Cement launch. According to Mr. Jain, ■■ Reduction of manpower and human and specialized industry coverage, including the CemWeek.com Additionally, the CW Group maintains one of the broadest cement Cement raw materials kiosks (with RFID the processes through SLV Cement “take errors platform, daily e-mail newsletters, market data services, executive- sector research report offerings in the industry and offers ■ Remote support to the system card readers and embedded traffic lights). 30 seconds, save 15 minutes at respective ■ oriented global CemWeek Magazine and, most recently, the India customized market, forecasting, business and competitive research The necessary SAP interface functions weighbridges, reduce the manual Cement & Construction Materials magazine. services. Visit www.cwgrp.com/research to find out more. were developed by SAP Consultants of interventions, chances of errors drastically

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