Midland Steel Manufacturing
Manufacturer drives growth with digital review
Midland Steel is a market-leading reinforcing steel supplier in Ireland and the UK. They offer a diverse range of prefabricated rebar solutions. We completed a company-wide digital review looking at processes and technologies used across the business and delivered a comprehensive roadmap and action plan for implementation.
Approach
We reviewed processes and systems across the business (Production, Finance, R&D and IT). We met with key individuals, evaluated technologies and reviewed documentation.
Objectives
- Assess existing systems and processes
- Identify opportunities to go paperless and automate workflows to improve efficiency
- Recommend cost-effective technical solutions that scale with the business
- Evaluate the level of digital literacy within the company and assess future upskilling and training needs
- Identify key technology hires to support implementation
Achievements
- Provided a roadmap with actionable recommendations, priorities, costings and owners to support digitalisation
- Recommended a Data Hub project to consolidate data from different systems, delivering greater insight into the business
- Identified high-value, quick-win projects including business reporting and automating work instructions
- Built a skills map and identified areas of improvement
- Delivered a plan to achieve longer-term near-real-time data analytics and increased process automation
- Identified support and funding mechanisms for implementation
Key results
- Reviewed of company-wide processes and systems
- Delivered digital roadmap and action plan for implementation
- Identified funding and support mechanisms for next steps