The vision of Project Samridhi is to establish a single, intelligent digital core for the entire Deepak Group, delivering real-time insights, standardized processes, and AI-driven decision support.

The key objectives are:

1. Business Process Harmonization – Create uniform, industry-best processes across all entities and plants, ensuring consistency and governance.
2. Digital Core on SAP RISE Private Edition – Deploy SAP S/4HANA RISE Private Cloud Edition to leverage in-memory computing, real-time analytics, and scalability.
3. Integrated Ecosystem – Connect SAP with Ariba, Microsoft CRM, Plant OT Systems, TMS, and the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Data Lake using Informatica pipelines.
4. Enhanced Governance & Security – Embed Segregation of Duties (SoD), audit-ready controls, and ISO 27001-aligned security practices.
5. Empowered Workforce – Enable employees through Fiori-based user interfaces, training academies, and analytics-driven decision dashboards.

By delivering on these pillars, Samridhi positions Deepak Nitrite as a benchmark in digital maturity within the chemical-manufacturing sector.

• SAP S/4HANA RISE (Private Cloud) – Digital core covering Finance, Procurement, Production, Quality, and Sales.
• SAP Cloud ALM – Governance, KPI dashboards, and issue tracking.
• SAP Ariba – E-tendering, supplier qualification, and sourcing automation.
• Microsoft Dynamics CRM – Sales pipeline and customer relationship management.
• Google BigQuery & Tableau – Analytics, dashboards, and predictive insights.
• Informatica IICS – Data integration from SAP to GCP for real-time analytics.
• Google Cloud Platform – Central data lake for AI/ML applications.
• PM4Py & Vertex AI – Process mining, anomaly detection, and predictive analytics.

Project Samridhi – Deepak Nitrite SAP Implementation

Project Samridhi marks Deepak Nitrite Limited’s large-scale digital transformation through SAP S/4HANA RISE Private Cloud. Initiated in May 2024 and successfully live by February 2025, it unified five manufacturing plants—Dahej, Nandesari, Roha, Taloja, and Hyderabad—into one intelligent, data-driven enterprise platform, now being extended to Deepak Clean Tech Limited.

The goal was to build a single digital core connecting finance, manufacturing, supply chain, and governance. The initiative modernized legacy systems and created a foundation for AI-based analytics, real-time visibility, and sustainability compliance.

Main objectives included process standardization, paperless finance and procurement, and AI-enabled forecasting through BigQuery and Tableau. The project aligns with ISO 27001 and Responsible AI principles to ensure secure and ethical digitalization.

The implementation, led by PwC India, followed a hybrid Agile model aligned with SAP Activate and Signavio best practices. Governance was driven through SAP Cloud ALM dashboards and weekly steering reviews involving business, IT, and finance leaders.

The enterprise landscape includes:

• SAP S/4HANA RISE Private Cloud – core ERP modules (FI, CO, MM, SD, PP, QM, PM, EHS)
• SAP Ariba – supplier lifecycle and sourcing
• Microsoft CRM – sales pipeline and customer management
• Informatica ETL – data integration to GCP BigQuery
• Tableau and SAP Analytics Cloud – dashboards and predictive insights
• SAP Cloud ALM and Signavio – governance and process tracking

Finance transformation automated co-product costing, improved stock fulfillment by 50 %, reduced DSO by 25 %, and eliminated manual reconciliation. The Deepak Gateway API platform digitized payments and collections, improving visibility by 70 % and reducing processing time by 25 %.

Manufacturing digitalization automated production reporting and COA generation through LIMS integration, increasing user productivity by 70 % and cutting batch tracking time by 65 %. COA generation fell from 20 minutes to under 1 minute. Coal management became fully automated with real-time boiler efficiency tracking.

In the supply chain, integration of pricing data and TMS routes enabled real-time pricing simulation and EXIM automation. Procurement costs fell 15 %, invoice processing sped up 70 %, and documentation time dropped 60 %. Transportation management delivered 30 % logistics savings and real-time vehicle tracking across sites.

Procurement transformation via Ariba digitized supplier onboarding and tendering, raising operational efficiency by 60 % and negotiation effectiveness by 15 %. Supplier transparency reached 100 %, and sourcing cycles shortened by 16 days.

Maintenance modernization with SAP PM enabled predictive and preventive schedules, improving equipment turnaround by 70 % and doubling visibility into plant reliability metrics.

The integration architecture connects SAP with CRM, Ariba, LIMS, Weighbridge, Gate Entry, and Banking APIs through Informatica ETL and SAP BTP. GCP BigQuery acts as a central data lake for analytics, AI, and process mining, providing a single source of truth for decision-making.

Cybersecurity is embedded by design with Azure AD MFA, CyberArk PAM, Zscaler, and ISO 27001 controls. The Responsible AI framework within the ERP ensures transparency of AI-based insights via similarity-score validation.

Within nine months, DNL achieved a stable go-live across five plants and ten modules, exceeding industry benchmarks for stability and user adoption. Project Samridhi now serves as a replicable digital template for future Deepak Group entities and a foundation for AI-driven, sustainable manufacturing.