ICL Group Streamlines Maintenance Operations and Reduces Costs with Jiga
ICL Group Ltd., a global leader in manufacturing fertilizers, metals, and specialty chemicals, faced challenges in sourcing custom parts for their maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO) needs. The company required a more efficient and cost-effective solution to manage the purchasing of these critical components across its various facilities and departments.
The Challenge
ICL Group’s previous sourcing process for custom parts was manual and time-consuming, leading to long lead times and significant costs. With numerous parts needed for maintenance purposes, the inefficiency in the procurement process was affecting the company’s operational performance and costing millions of dollars.
Shai Afriat
External Inspection Engineer
The company required a solution that could handle complex, custom part orders, provide transparency, and support its existing processes while integrating seamlessly with multiple facilities.
The Solution
ICL Group turned to Jiga to automate their sourcing and purchasing operations. By leveraging Jiga’s Contracts feature, ICL created a digital library of their required parts, allowing them to quickly order batches as needed. This streamlined approach improved efficiency and reduced the time spent managing orders.
Jiga’s platform also offered support for ICL’s existing processes, easily working with multiple facilities and departments within the company. In addition, Jiga was able to source large parts made from exotic materials, offering competitive pricing that set it apart from other suppliers.
With Jiga, we were able to automate our sourcing and purchase order process across different departments and suppliers.
The Results
Significant Cost Savings of 50%
ICL Group achieved a 45% reduction in hard costs by using Jiga’s platform, directly benefiting the company's profitability.
Shortened PO Cycle Times by 80%
With Jiga, ICL was able to reduce their purchase order cycle times by 80%, accelerating their MRO operations and minimizing downtime.
Improved Lead Times
by 30%
Jiga’s efficient sourcing process improved lead times by over 30%, ensuring that critical parts arrived on time and reducing costly delays.
Flexible Ordering with a Digital Library
The Contracts feature allowed ICL to maintain a digital library of custom parts, making it simple to order batches as needed and ensuring they always had access to essential components.
Jiga made a big difference for ICL Group by significantly reducing the manufacturing cycles, costs, and lead times.
