Optimising Procurement & Eliminating Material Wastage — ₹54.2 Cr saved on a ₹800 Cr corridor

Project
Mega Infrastructure Corridor
Budget
₹800 Cr
Overlay
Deepsa ERP Connect on SAP
Audited Saving
₹54.2 Cr

Executive summary

Deepsa ERP Connect was deployed as an intelligent orchestration layer over an age-old SAP instance for a ₹800 Cr infrastructure corridor. Native ML models ingested project telemetry, look-ahead construction schedules and regional raw material price-flux patterns — eliminating chronic supply chain leaks and reactive spot purchasing. Audited savings: ₹54.2 Cr, delivered at less than half the implementation cost of conventional SAP modernisation.

Operational challenge

Rural sites and central procurement HQ were disconnected. Manual site-indent entry into legacy SAP created a 7–10 day order processing lag. Engineers over-ordered structural steel, cement and aggregates to avoid stock-outs — driving on-site deterioration and inflated emergency spot-buys at seasonal market rates.

Deepsa AI orchestration

Rather than replacing SAP's robust back-end accounting, the enterprise added Deepsa ERP Connect on top. Site managers post field supply updates via conversational voice notes and mobile pictures. Deepsa's cognitive engine parses the inputs, matches them in real time against BOQ, and executes optimised purchase requisitions inside SAP within minutes instead of days.

Quantitative savings (24-month construction window)

Leakage categoryLegacy ERP costDeepsa AI costCapital preserved
Emergency Material Spot-Purchasing₹115.0 Cr₹82.5 Cr₹32.5 Cr
On-site Expiry, Wastage & Shrinkage₹48.0 Cr₹33.8 Cr₹14.2 Cr
Logistical Demurrage & Double Handling₹21.5 Cr₹14.0 Cr₹7.5 Cr
Total Capital Allocations₹184.5 Cr₹130.3 Cr₹54.2 Cr

Modernisation takeaway

The fastest path to enterprise efficiency is not total ERP replacement — it is an intelligent AI connector. Deepsa AI automated the entire site-indent-to-PO loop, making a legacy SAP back-end perform like a modern, next-gen native system.

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