Gurugram. 15 June 2023. India’s leading stainless steel manufacturer Jindal Stainless Limited (JSL) has inked a deal with Dassault Systèmes to strengthen its production planning, scheduling, and execution processes. Having recently merged and doubled its capacity to 2.9 million tonnes per annum (MTPA), this will enable JSL to seamlessly manage end-to-end production and operational functions between Hisar (Haryana) and Jajpur (Odisha). By adopting an integrated and fully automated approach to operations management, JSL intends to achieve sharper resource utilization, faster capacity balancing, live data synthesis, and accurate predictions, while maintaining high-quality standards.
“This is another bold step towards creatively demolishing legacy systems and adopting new-age models of digitization and automation,” said Managing Director, Mr Abhyuday Jindal, about this project. “A few years ago, we were the first organization in the Indian stainless steel industry to front-end the entire customer journey with us. Now, we are working towards 360-degree integration of different operational technologies with real-time dashboards to enable faster decision-making. This aligns with our vision to diversify, expand, and drive long-term growth and innovation in stainless steel. The DELMIA Quintiq and Apriso Deployment is a key enabler for us in this journey.”
“Dassault Systèmes’ solutions support the sustainable production of steel by innovative customers like Jindal Stainless Limited,” said Corinne Bulota, Vice President, Infrastructure, Energy and Materials Industry, Dassault Systèmes. “By using our industry solution experiences and DELMIA Quintiq and Apriso applications, JSL benefits from a single source of truth that brings real-time visibility, simulation and optimization capabilities. The virtual twin experience of JSL’s production systems helps JSL improve operational efficiency and product quality significantly, and facilitates data-driven, fast decisions for the decarbonization of steelmaking.”
JSL will deploy Dassault Systemes’ “Operations Planning and Scheduling Excellence” industry solution experience based on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, which leverages DELMIA applications, to meet customer targets and deliver reliable performance. Through this implementation, JSL intends to optimize its processes and realize significant benefits like reducing lead time by 10-15% and reducing work-in-progress inventory by 8-10%.
By optimizing its processes and better meeting customer demand, JSL aims to not only strengthen its position in core sectors like automotive and infrastructure while expanding in the new spheres of lifestyle and aerospace, and defence but also do so sustainably. This partnership will further reduce product diversions and quality rejections, thereby minimizing carbon footprint. These efforts will not only benefit the environment but also help JSL reduce costs and improve efficiency.
