Petrokimia Gresik Honoured As Prime BUMN Subsidiary in Digital Evolution

Petrokimia Gresik, a leading Agro-industrial Solutions company under the Pupuk Indonesia, has been honored with the "First Best Digital Transformation Company" award at the 13th Anugerah BUMN 2024. Additionally, Dwi Satriyo Annurogo, the CEO of Petrokimia Gresik, was recognized as the Best CEO in Developing Smart Precision Farming Projects. The awards were ceremoniously received by Dwi Satriyo in Jakarta on Wednesday, March 13, 2024.

Dwi Satriyo emphasized Petrokimia Gresik's ongoing digital transformation strategy aimed at enhancing decision-making capabilities across all business aspects through precise real-time data analysis, ultimately leading to cost efficiency. He stressed the importance for all Petrokimia Gresik employees to optimize digitalization efforts, ensuring the company's growth amidst increasingly fierce competition. Consequently, as technology becomes an integral part of the corporate culture, its implementation continues to evolve across all Petrokimia Gresik business facets.

Digitalization initiatives at Petrokimia Gresik span from planning and procurement to production, distribution, and sales, fostering the creation of competitive, high-quality products. The company's digital transformation not only benefits its operations but also promotes farmer welfare and agricultural advancement nationwide by boosting crop productivity.

In planning, digitalization efforts have significantly increased the accuracy of raw material procurement planning through the Smart & Intelligent Procurement System (SIPS) application. Moreover, the Internal Supply Chain Excellence (ISCE) program integrates the company's entire digital supply chain system, utilizing various applications to reduce internal supply chain costs by 37% and decrease waiting truck times and the risk of fertilizer damage during delivery.

Furthermore, Petrokimia Gresik's digital transformation extends to its Human Resources (HR) sector, with initiatives such as the Digital Learning Center (DLC), a comprehensive learning application integrated across four platforms. The DLC incorporates Enterprise University for digital learning experiences, Virtual Reality for interactive training, Augmented Reality for safety induction, and 360 Plant Tour.

Moreover, Petrokimia Gresik is preparing digitalization programs to advance precision farming, leveraging drone technology equipped with the Internet of Things (IoT) for fertilization and pesticide application and soil nutrient testing. The Smart Precision Farming program, which has garnered attention from various ministries, aims to revolutionize agriculture in Indonesia.

Dwi Satriyo concluded by highlighting the significance of digitalization in addressing Indonesia's agricultural challenges, emphasizing the potential of Smart Precision Farming to enhance farming efficiency, increase farmer income, and attract the younger generation to agriculture.