Gulf Cement Company implemented SAP ERP to gain real-time visibility into material and spare parts inventory. This allowed them to reduce the cycle time to generate reports on production and material consumption by 95% and 99.5% respectively. The implementation was completed within 7 months and budget by partner Fujitsu. The new system provided real-time information on stock availability, receipts, and sales to improve material management and reporting.

1. SAP Business Transformation Study | Mill Products | Gulf Cement Company
Partner
Gulf Cement Company: Applying Best
Practices in Production Planning with
SAP® ERP
Gulf Cement Company, a manufacturer of cement and clinker,
dramatically improved visibility into material and spare parts
thanks to the SAP® ERP application. By introducing best practices
in production planning, the company reduced cycle time to
generate reports on production and material consumption.
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2. SAP Business Transformation Study | Mill Products | Gulf Cement Company
Top Benefits Achieved
Executive overview
“Our new SAP software helped us gain real-time visibility on stock
positions as well as significantly improving material management and
reporting. It also helped us in generating production reports on time.”
Ranjit Simon John, SAP Applications IT Officer, Gulf Cement Company
95%
Faster stock-data retrieval
99.5%
Faster spare-part data
retrieval
<75%
Faster report generation
Business Transformation
The company’s top objectives:
•• Real-time visibility on stock positions (raw materials, semifinished, and
finished) at any time across different departments
•• Improved visibility on spare parts for maintenance shutdowns
•• Improved material management and reporting (production numbers,
material consumption numbers, and so forth)
The resolution:
•• Implemented SAP® ERP application, production planning functionality
•• Assigned Fujitsu to conduct implementation
•• Completed implementation in 7 months, within budget
The key benefits:
•• Real-time information of material stock availability, material receipts, and
material sales
•• Real-time information on spare-parts availability
•• Reduced time to generate reports on production and consumption
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Company
Gulf Cement Company
Headquarters
Ras-Al-Khaimah,
United Arab Emirates
Industry
Mill products – cement
manufacturing
Products and Services
Cement and clinker
Employees
600
Web Site
www.gulfcement.ae
Implementation Partner
Fujitsu
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