The furniture industry in Saudi Arabia is growing rapidly due to increased construction and demand for residential property. To remain competitive, furniture companies need to adopt new technologies and focus on customer service. Implementing an ERP system like SAP, with the help of an experienced partner like Abacus Consulting, can help furniture companies achieve integrated processes, faster decision-making, improved collaboration, and real-time access to business information. This allows companies to better manage inventory, fulfill customer orders, and increase customer loyalty. Al Kaffary Group is an example of a furniture company that runs SAP successfully.

1. HOW FURNITURE
INDUSTRY CAN
COMPETE MORE
EFFECTIVELY
Aug 17, 2016
saima.sharif@abacus-global.com
@AbacusArabia

2. Saudi Arabia Furniture
Market

3. The shopping habits of Saudi consumers has always been a source of fascination for the world. It
hasn’t changed significantly over the past few years but it’s great resemblance with those in
Western countries is no secret either.
Construction is considered 2nd largest business segment in Kingdom, thus bringing along faster
growth to furniture market as well. Foreign investments, increased demand for residential
property & government projects to develop socio-economic infrastructure contributed to the
boost of furniture industry. It is anticipated that demand of furniture industry in Kingdom will
grow at a CAGR of around 9% during 2017-2020.

4. What do they
need?

5. Being the leading business segment, furniture industry in Saudi Arabia needs to re-tool & re-skill
and get commit to new techniques & technology to drive higher customer engagement & growth
opportunities.
To serve customers betters and evolve the way furniture industry operates, an aggressive growth
strategy is needed. In addition to new technology, the furniture companies owners should
reconsider usage of their established system to gain maximum benefits and embrace customer-
first approach.
An Enterprise solution, SAP is the answer. AbacusConsulting is the way.

6. Why SAP?

7. SAP, an ERP solution provides a platform to companies achieve integrated business process, faster
decision making, traceability and protection of organizational data.
The right partner is the key for success therefore, AbacusConsulting has been chosen by well-
reputed furniture companies around the world as an implementation partner as they believe in
customer-first approach.
Once you enter SAP, you select innovation for your business and added benefits can be achieved
with Gold partner, AbacusConsulting.

8. How do we
do it?

9. With SAP, furniture companies can achieve improved collaboration, accurate reporting, better
control over information and real-time access to business information. If a company currently has
manual process, then the adjustment to a completely integrated and automated system can be
challenging but a right SAP partner can make it easy and rewarding at the end.
SAP enables companies to manage management stock and make deliveries timely so customers
can get the product they want, when they want and how they want it, thus leads to increased
customer loyalty.
Automated item codes, handling of customer orders, pre-delivery inspection, loading sheet,
delivery and invoicing through to procurement and stock, all with the same workforce a company
currently has, thus positive results can be attained immediately.

10. Al Kaffary
Group runs
SAP

11. Contact
Office # 507, 5th Floor,
AKARIA Building # 3,
Main Olayya Road, Riyadh, 12244.
Al Waseel # 12244-2455.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Tel: +966 5424 96078
saima.sharif@abacus-global.com