PuriChem Integrated Systems – Digital Transformation for Water Treatment Services
About the Client
PuriChem is an Alexandria-based engineering firm specializing in industrial and drinking water treatment systems, offering solutions like RO plants, chemical dosing skids, and wastewater recycling systems for clients including General Motors, MARS, Cargill, ABB, and PepsiCo
Industry: Water Treatment Engineering & Chemicals
Location: Egypt
Business Challenges
Prior to GBH’s engagement, Dynamic faced several operational constraints
- Project-based operations with complex cost structures for systems like RO plants and dosing skids
- Fragmented workflows across engineering, procurement, finance, and project delivery
- Lack of real-time visibility into project costs and profitability
- Manual inventory tracking for chemicals and spare parts
- Disconnected documentation processes for project specs, client approvals, and warranties.
✅ GBH’s ERP Transformation – Summary by Phase
🔍Phase 1: Discovery & Workflow Analysis
- Stakeholder sessions across engineering, procurement, finance, and projects
- Mapped design-to-delivery workflows: estimate → procurement → installation → handover → billing
- Identified gaps in project cost control, document handling, and inventory flow
⚙️Phase 2: ERP Design & Deployment
- Implemented Odoo Enterprise (Egypt Localization) with modules specific to industrial project workflows
- Configured project-level cost accounting (materials, labor, sub-contracting, overhead)
- Integrated ETA tax compliance for e-invoicing, VAT, and withholding tax
- Standardized BOMs for chemical packages and equipment
- Set up document control (drawings, client approvals, QA/QC checklists)
🧪Phase 3: Testing & Validation
- Conducted UAT on sample projects including GM RO plant, MARS water treatment upgrades, and ABB dosing skid workflows
- Verified costing, invoicing workflows, and BOM‑based procurement flows
- Confirmed accuracy of ETA transactions and accounting mapping
📚Phase 4: Training & Go-Live
Support
- Delivered role-specific training for engineers, accountants, procurement, and project managers
- Activated real-time workflows: RFQ → Purchase → Project BOM → Installation → Invoice
- Enabled automatic project documentation linking and client portal delivery
🛠️ Phase 5: Post-Launch Enhancement & Optimization
- Rolled out dashboards for project margin, material utilization, and inventory tracking
- Added vendor rating and BOM change log
- Ongoing ETA compliance updates and workflow tuning
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🧩 ERP Implementation Scope (Proposed)
ERP Platform: Odoo Enterprise (Egypt Localization)
Modules Implemented
- BOQ-based budgeting, labor tracking, margin analysis per system/project
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BOM issuance, chemical stock tracking, RFQ → PO flows
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Estimate generation, contract approvals, client invoicing workflows.
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VAT, WHT, ETA e-invoicing, cost center accounting
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Time tracking for site and office staff, contract types, payroll integration
- Centralized specs, installation reports, QA/QC logs, client deliverables.
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Project KPIs, profitability, material usage, vendor performance, financials.
📈 Business Impacts & Achievements
Unified project and financial management from design through billing
Improved accuracy in cost tracking and financial reconciliation
Centralized inventory and procurement tied to specific client projects
Paperless documentation and controlled change management
Enhanced governance and reporting for industrial installations and chemical systems
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