Mobile-first permit-to-work platform digitizing plant maintenance approvals

Company overview

The cement industry is a core part of the construction sector, enabling infrastructure and development.

Cement manufacturing is a capital-intensive, continuous-process industry. Plant uptime, equipment integrity, and worker safety drive performance — and permit-to-work governance is central to all three.

Plant maintenance digitization
Mobile-first PTW execution
Real-time SAP integration
Industry
Cement
Total employees
5K+
Engagement area
Modern Workplace
Focus
Approval management

Core business challenges

  • Limited traceability of equipment conditions
  • Maintenance audit trails fragmented across shifts
  • AA and PA users unable to act from work location
  • High admin overhead per permit
  • Audit and compliance effort growing year over year

Technical challenges

  • SAP-only desktop access blocking plant-floor adoption
  • No REST integration layer to expose PTW to mobile
  • Complex SAP BAPI parameters not mobile-consumable
  • Role-based access not natively mobile-enabled
Teams impacted
Plant maintenance
AA authorities
PA users
Safety team
Plant ops

Solution

Mobile PTW execution

React Native app letting authorized AA and PA users execute permit-to-work operations directly from the plant floor with real-time SAP sync.

OData REST integration layer

Custom service layer connecting the mobile app to SAP with two-way data validation, BAPI parameter handling, and transactional integrity.

Role-based governance

User and role management ensuring every permit action is authorised, traceable, and audit-ready by plant, area, and authority type.

Outcomes

90%
Faster maintenance activity
90%+
Less manual work
100%
End to end process mapping
Seamless integration with SAP
90%
Faster maintenance activity
90%+
Less manual work
100%
End to end process mapping
Seamless integration with SAP

Bottom - line impact

Plant operations digitised end-to-end – paper reduced, desktop dependency removed, equipment maintenance planning sharpened, and employee productivity raised across maintenance cycles.

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Testimonial

Digitizing the permit-to-work process has significantly improved plant efficiency, reduced manual effort, and ensured better compliance and traceability across operations.

CIO,
Birla Corporation Limited

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