Descon Engineering Partners with SAS to Level Up Data Analytics
SAS platform allows Descon to further improve the solution in response to evolving business dynamics
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SAS, the leader in analytics, has announced a new partnership with the multinational engineering company Descon Engineering Limited. Descon has chosen SAS as its trusted partner to develop an innovative and highly customized solution that enables qualified analysis and decision-making based on reliable data.
Recognized globally for its quality, safety and on-time delivery of projects and products, Descon provides comprehensive solutions ranging from project conception to the establishment of fully operational facilities in industries such as oil and gas, petrochemicals, and power, among others. In accordance with worldwide standards and regulatory requirements, the company has implemented sustainability related frameworks, such as Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Lessons Learnt, and Health Safety Environment (HSE). For Descon to evaluate the effectiveness of these frameworks and to continue progress towards its sustainability and operational goals, accurate and transparent reporting was essential.
Since multiple business management and monitoring activities were mostly carried out using semi-automated spreadsheets that required a significant amount of manual effort, human mistakes and delayed reporting were unavoidable. However, opting for off-the-shelf solutions presents major challenges for organizations like Descon, which have developed their business processes over several decades of operation. Through the implementation of SAS Governance and Compliance Manager, we were able to create a tailored solution that precisely met Descon's unique needs. This allowed us to make qualified analysis and decisions based on , reliable data.” Tahir Mehmood Head of Data Intelligence Descon
About Descon
Descon Engineering Limited is a multinational engineering company (established in 1977) renowned globally for its quality, safety and on-time delivery of projects and products. Descon provides comprehensive solutions that span from project conceptualization to the establishment of fully operational facilities in sectors such as Oil & Gas, Petrochemicals and Power etc. This entails a multifaceted approach that encompasses various design stages, the meticulous finalization of material and equipment specifications (including substantial components like turbines, switchgears, skids, and LPG bullets), manufacturing endeavors (including the production of boilers, vessels, large storage tanks, and heat exchangers), on-site installations, construction management, meticulous commissioning activities, and after-sales services for the completed projects.
Background
Descon has implemented sustainability related frameworks in line with global standards and regulatory requirements. Enterprise Risk Management (ERM), Lessons Learnt, and Health Safety Environment (HSE) play crucial roles in the company’s sustainability journey. But without accurate and transparent reporting, it can be difficult to evaluate the effectiveness of these frameworks and ensure that Descon remains on track to meet its sustainability and Operational goals.
The Challenge
To report and monitor data related to vital functions of Company operations, semi-automated spreadsheets were used requiring significant amount of manual efforts This resultedin human mistakes and subsequent problems such as delayed reporting for stakeholders or decreased control efficacy. Due to unavailability of central repository of important data related to Risks, Lessons Learnt, HSE and Actions management, the Company was too constrained to perform detailed analysis for qualified decision making. To deal with these issues, the company needed a new approach. Descon considered several options, including in-house development, ERP customization, and off-the-shelf software. However, opting for off-the-shelf solutions poses major challenges for organizations like Descon, which have developed their business procedures over decades of operation. Unfortunately, these solutions rarely cover the whole range of problems, even when they do a good job of addressing a specific issue. Therefore, Descon had to explore options that offer foundational tools, empowering them to create tailored solutions that are closely aligned with their unique needs.
The SAS Advantage
As organizations strive to digitally transform with agility and speed while maintaining regulatory compliance, analytically driven decision making is becoming a critical differentiator. SAS brings the best-in-class analytics and AI to nearly every industry, building solutions that help meet specific organizational needs, no matter the business size. With industry experts on every team, SAS understands unique industry challenges and can help accelerate time to decisions. Organizations all over the world rely on SAS to fuel growth and drive sustainability.
The Solution
(body - paragraph)The cutting-edge platform enabled Descon to create a highly customized solution meeting their business requirements. This involved definition of various business specific workflows, on page calculations, notifications, reports and dashboards. SAS GCM enabled them to define relationships between various functions (modules) in SAS GCM to provide a 360 degree enterprise view. While the majority of problems were resolved during the initial phase of the solution's deployment, the flexibility of the SAS platform allows Descon to further improve the solution in response to evolving business dynamics.
Benefits
1. With SAS Governance and Compliance Manager, Descon developed a reliable and user-friendly solution that senior executives can trust for shaping opinions and decision making. Instead of worrying about data consolidation, managers and analysts can immediately identify areas for improvement by rapidly analyzing the available data. The workflows configured in the system bring the key stakeholders into the game.
2. Having the capacity to track the history of records assists in understanding the sequence of events. By building relationships between the configured functions through related objects, Descon has successfully connected the dots.
3. SAS has enabled Descon become curiosity-driven, leading to better insights, decisions, and growth. Conversations are now far more productive, helping the organization achieve a positive cultural shift.
Since this project was highly innovative, numerous difficulties and challenges were faced in each phase. The extensive efforts put by Descon team, specially by Project Manager and Project Sponsors, played instrumental role in successful implementation of this project. TRA (local SAS partner) took this challenge of working with Descon and demonstrated extraordinary efforts required to complete this project. From banking, where decisioning is used to provide more personalized customer experiences or to prevent fraud, to manufacturing, where AI-driven organizations make confident decisions on quality or supply chain optimization, SAS is effectively helping businesses across all industries make transparent and explainable decisions to build trust for the long term and outpace tomorrow.
