Dealing with massive coal purchase from washeries, government e-auctions, and imports, the coal trading and import sector functions in a very dynamic and complex context. Manual supervision alone is unable to manage such a board operational scope across several depots and ports. This is the stage when ERP for Coal Trading and Import becomes a game changer.
Lighthouse ERP, one of the most complete and sector-specific ERP solutions for coal trading, provides a full digital transformation, from import logistics and coal procurement to inventory control, port administration, cost tracking, and regulatory compliance. Every procedure and piece of data is centralized by the coal ERP systems, which facilitates real-time visibility, smooth coordination, and efficient commodity risk management particularly when it comes to voltage foreign exchange rates that affect coal imports.
The Lighthouse ERP software for the coal sector was designed to satisfy the demands of coal imports, traders, and coal washeries. It automates processes, minimizes manual delays, and boosts overall operational efficiency. Coal companies all around India rely on Lighthouse ERP modules 38 years of experience to provide scalable, transparent, and successful coal trading ERP solutions that gather trust of industries.
Processing bills manually usually results in missed deadlines, inaccurate financial entries, and payment delays, finance module in ERP makes it easy.
It becomes challenging to monitor financial risk, spending assumptions, and real-time profit margins without an integrated coal import ERP system.
Disjointed tools lead to data silos and make inventory and financial record reconciliation difficult and prone to mistakes.
It takes a lot of time to manually manage several Letters of Credit, and there is a significant risk of missing paperwork and compliance problems.
Many times, coal is not tracked while it is in transportation or at ports, which can result in supply chain blind spots, overstocking, or stock losses.
In the absence of automated ERP workflows, mistakes are common, work is repetitive and departmental turnaround is poor.
By automating difficult billing and payment procedures including agency bills, stevedoring charges, and expense bills, coal trading ERP avoids error and provides timely settlements.
With integrated financial modules, ERP gives coal importers and traders real-time financial control, allowing smart decision-making and cash flow management.
ERP coal trading reduces delays and inconsistencies by organizing the entire inventory and accounting process, including tracking cost, port inventory, and other related entries.
ERP software handles the L.C. lifecycle efficiently from issuance to settlement, assisting companies in maintaining compliance and avoiding expensive financial mistakes.
ERP for coal washeries and depots makes it possible to track and manage coal inventories across ports, stockyards, and transit points while managing supply chain transparency.
ERP improves workflows accuracy across departments, lowers reliance on spreadsheets, and cuts manual errors when it is highly automated.
Handles the complete Purchase Contract to Sales Contract cycle with net rate and reverse calculations, supporting high seas sales, taxation, and real-time LC tracking.
ERP enables vessel-wise costing and port-wise expense allocation, covering stevedoring, demurrage, insurance, freight, and agency bills.
Tracks grade-wise stock at ports, depots, sidings, vessels, and coal washeries; supports godown-wise inventory, blending at plots, and depot management via weighbridge.
Manages rake request, allocation, and expense tracking with automated GRN generation and real-time branch/port transfers.
Covers the full sales cycle from enquiry to sales order and delivery order, supports grade/size-wise dispatch, real-time e-invoicing based on actual QC grade wise lot dispatch.
Includes laytime and demurrage calculations, customs and CFA cost tracking for better shipment cost.
Supports commodity price hedging for imports and offers division-wise, vessel-wise, and branch-wise profitability, cost control, and inter-division transactions.
Covers inventory-to-accounting, bill of entry for customs, LC tracking, real-time expense booking, and taxation ensuring accurate landed cost calculation and compliance.
Includes real-time accounts approval, payment advice, expenditure analysis, and performance tracking helping teams manage sales targets, dispatch efficiency, and division-wise books