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Metals & Mining

 

Demand shrinkage due to global recession and tighter credit controls have hit the top-line and bottom-line of metals and mining companies across the globe. During these tough times cost containment through workforce reduction, process optimization, and higher productivity is the order of discussion across board room tables. But the question is “HOW”.

 

TCS’ domain expertise and innovative solutions for the metals and mining industry help you improve your efficiencies across your value chain to achieve long-term and sustainable results. TCS partners with you in your drive to accomplish successful business results and smoothly sail through the economic crisis.

Client Challenges   

  • Integration and consolidation challenges due to mergers and acquisitions
  • Lowering operational costs through process re-engineering and utilizing asset optimally
  • Creating better visibility within supply and demand chains to improve the response to varying market dynamics
  • Fulfilling complex regulatory reporting requirements across environment, safety and health areas

What TCS Provides

We  offer you with a host of solutions  based on our core strengths of the Global Network Delivery Model (GNDM™) and Full Service Play. The TCS Co-Innovation Network (COIN™) in collaboration with the Tata Research Development and Design Centre (TRDDC) provides you with many differentiating solutions for the Metals & Mining Industry.

Some of our key offerings include the following:

Business Value

We draw on our experience of working with giant metal majors and diversified mining companies to provide you with the best in class solutions to optimize processes, reduce costs and attain high productivity levels. We help you achieve the following and much more:

  • Perfectly align your business with IT
  • Streamline business processes incorporating industry best practices
  • Improve operational efficiencies and optimize capital expenditure
  • Enhance visibility of supply chain and render greater control of operations

Learn more on how TCS has added value to its customers

Analyst Speak

"Operating a mine has specific needs and business processes that are unique to that industry.  Adoption of a general-purpose solution for enterprise resource planning and management can be expensive and risky.  TCS has built a mining solution on Oracle eBS that has been successfully implemented.  It combines the robustness of a proven ERP application with specific functions, software modules, and application configuration to meet the needs of mine operators."

Dick Hill and Ralph Rio, ARC Advisory Group

Alliances

  • Enterprise solution: SAP, SAP Business Objects, Oracle, Oracle PeopleSoft, Oracle
  • Siebel, Informatica, i2, Ariba, Clarify
  • Enterprise Asset Management: Oniqua, Meridium
  • Industry specific: Dynamine, Crystal

Segments

Case Studies

TCS integrates different applications across geographies to give Alcoa the Competitive Edge

Learn how TCS partnered with Alcoa to provide the key to success with highly efficient and tightly integrated systems and rapid product innovation across its operations.

Video Testimonials

TCS delivers Global Application and Infrastructure Support for Alcoa

Learn more about the dramatic improvements in cost and service that resulted from outsourcing Alcoa’s global application and infrastructure support to TCS

Brochures

Solutions for Metals and Mining Industry

Learn more about TCS’ Solutions for the Metals and Mining Industry and how TCS helps customers achieve business benefits by using adaptive IT strategies.

White Papers

“Greening for Future” - The TCS Approach for the Metals and Mining Industry

Learn more about TCS’ “Greening for Future,” a comprehensive solution that caters to specific needs of the Metals and Mining industry.