Introduction
Manufacturing operations rely heavily on efficient IT support across infrastructure, applications, and core services. Rising ticket volumes, poor classification, and lack of structured service management create inefficiencies, slow resolution, and increased operational costs. This case study highlights how a cement producer transformed its IT operations by combining self-service enablement with automation and process standardization. By improving service catalogue design, governance, and automation readiness, the organization enhanced efficiency, reduced operational load, and improved service delivery.
Customer
A cement manufacturing enterprise managing large-scale IT infrastructure, applications, and support services across plant operations.
Business Objective
- Reduce rising IT ticket volumes and operational load
- Improve service efficiency through self-service and automation
- Standardize ITSM processes and governance
- Enhance response and resolution times
- Enable scalable and cost-efficient IT operations
Scope of Services
- Ticket baseline and trend analysis across incidents and service requests
- ITSM process alignment (incident vs service request classification)
- Service catalogue design and digitization
- Business priority and IT severity standardization
- Automation opportunity identification across IT domains
- Integration of incident classification, governance, and workflows
Key Insights from Analysis
- 36,107 total tickets analyzed
- 31,255 incidents vs 4,852 service requests (heavy incident skew)
- 2025 ticket volume already reached 75% of 2024 within 5 months
- Incidents surged to 80% of previous year volume
- IT core support demand increased by 10% YoY
Detailed Findings
- Process Issues (47%) → Lack of structured classification and ITSM governance
- Security Issues (18%) → Need for compliance, SOX alignment, and governance
- Hardware Issues (10%) → Gaps in lifecycle and service catalogue alignment
- Software Issues (8%) → Need for digitalization and automation
- Network Issues (7%) → Performance and monitoring gaps
Benefits
- Improved ticket handling through structured ITSM processes
- Reduced manual intervention via self-service enablement
- Better SLA adherence through prioritization and governance
- Improved visibility into IT operations and performance
- Enhanced scalability of IT support operations
Impact
- 20%–24% automation potential identified
- 40% automation opportunity in security-related issues
- Clear segregation of incidents vs service requests
- Reduced dependency on manual support processes
- Improved efficiency across IT infrastructure and applications
