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Case Study

A Global Oil & Gas Production Technology Company Modernizes ERP for Operational Agility

A strategic Oracle ERP transformation streamlines legal entities, strengthens traceability, and creates a scalable platform for growth
Challenge

AsΒ this Global Oil & Gas production technologyΒ companyΒ hasΒ expanded, operational complexityΒ has grown.Β ItΒ faced a fragmented legal entity structureΒ withΒ outdated holding companiesΒ offeringΒ no tax benefits, and excess operating, holding, andΒ dormant entities that increased cost and administrative burden.Β 

 

AΒ key business unit was running on a legacy Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, which limited scalability and integration,Β while manufacturing and repair workflows lacked serial and lot traceability. Complex third-party applications alsoΒ neededΒ seamless integration with core systems.Β These issues posed a significant risk to tax compliance, operational efficiency, and scalability.Β 

Solution

Hitachi Digital Services partnered with the company on a strategic Oracle ERP transformation project focused on consolidation, modernization, and integration. The program redesigned and reconfigured Oracle ERP without requiringΒ a fullΒ reimplementation, helping the client simplify its legal entity structure while preserving operational continuity.Β 

 

The solution also rolled out Oracle Cloud ERP toΒ the key business unitΒ and enabled serial and lot genealogy tracking through Oracle Mobile Supply Chain Applications.Β Hitachi Digital ServicesΒ implemented Oracle Depot Repair for traceable repair management and used Oracle Integration Cloud to connect Arena Product Lifecycle Management and other third-party systems.

 

The programΒ coveredΒ Inventory, Procurement, Order Management, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Payables, Receivables, Cash Management, and Intercompany transactions.Β Β 

Result

The transformation gave the client a cleaner operating structure and a stronger ERP foundation. ByΒ consolidatingΒ entities, modernizing key business unit systems, and connecting core and third-party applications,Β 

 

Hitachi Digital ServicesΒ helped improve scalability, traceability, and operational agility.Β 

  • Merged multiple legal entities into a streamlined structure.Β 
  • Reduced administrative burden and improved tax reporting efficiency.Β 
  • EnabledΒ traceability across manufacturing and repair processes.Β 
  • Rolled out Oracle ERP to theΒ keyΒ business unit.Β 
  • Delivered a scalable ERP foundation to support growth.Β 
  • Integrated business units and third-party systems.Β 
Key benefits include:

Streamlined structure

Reduced administrative burden

Scalable ERP foundation for growth