Helium Consulting
The Process Industries- mainly consisting of Energy, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals- have very unique supply chains and even more unique software solutions that address these challenges. In spite of being one of the most early adopters of Operations Research techniques such as LP/NLP and Sophisticated Heuristics techniques, the proliferation of technologies into all possible areas of the supply chain – both Horizontal as well as Vertical has been a challenge. As more and more parts of these supply chains get automated and adopt software that make enormous amounts of data available, it is imperative that competitive advantage is found through application of the Supply Chain software and solutions in the most innovative way rather than confining them in a small group of trained professionals. Helium Consulting is creating a unique offering blending Optimization, Software and deep Industry knowledge in the Process Industry. This is bringing direct benefits to Companies that Helium works with, in terms of taking advantage of Supply Chain Optimization Software Technology in getting competitive advantage.
Helium Consulting has registered growth every year since its inception and has recorded 83 percent year on year CAGR in the last 4 years in spite of operating in a niche market in tough economic circumstances. Says Indranath, the Founder & CEO of Helium “We are ensuring that companies can see and realize the benefits of their Supply Chain software investments through a structured program and get incremental benefits rather than through big-bang SCM implementations. And that’s where our customers see value in our offering”.
Many times the excitement of using cutting edge initial benefits of applying SCM techniques have over-shadowed the benefits that can come through simple process automation and use of the software results by multiple stakeholders in the company to leverage this investment. As a result, the sales model of Helium Consulting is very focused on value rather than length and cost of the projects. Says Christopher, VP Sales and Business Development at Helium “Our agenda is not to sell to the customer but to deliver value to them through better leveraging of their Supply Chain Technology investment”. The sales model has yielded results in every facet of the business- be it Consulting, Software Services or Managed Services for the various target markets- Refining, Chemicals, Pharma or other process segments.
As more and more customers focus on getting value from the software technology investment they have made rather than acquire new software in this domain, Helium’s offerings are becoming even more relevant to both the CIO as well as the Heads of Supply Chains and Manufacturing Setups. Jijnasa, VP of Services and Consulting says “We wish to ensure that every supply chain metric of the Customer in the supply chain- be it Procurement, Production and Distribution Planning and Scheduling are improved through our services and they find innovative ways of competitive advantage with us. Software is important but how you apply it is what will be valuable to the customers and that’s what we are bringing to the table”.
Helium Consulting is creating a unique offering blending Optimization, Software and deep Industry knowledge in the Process Industry
As more and more customers focus on getting value from the software technology investment they have made rather than acquire new software in this domain, Helium’s offerings are becoming even more relevant to both the CIO as well as the Heads of Supply Chains and Manufacturing Setups. Jijnasa, VP of Services and Consulting says “We wish to ensure that every supply chain metric of the Customer in the supply chain- be it Procurement, Production and Distribution Planning and Scheduling are improved through our services and they find innovative ways of competitive advantage with us. Software is important but how you apply it is what will be valuable to the customers and that’s what we are bringing to the table”.
