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across multiple different systems. To provide month-end closing
or any similar reports, employees had to gather information from
each area and consolidate and validate the data manually.
With the old system why was RCC at a disadvantage for
operating finance, payroll and inventory across multiple
different systems?
Since RCC’s systems were not integrated, providing month-
end closing or any similar reports required employees to
gather information from each area and consolidate and
validate the data manually which was time consuming.
“Handled and delivered
by SAB Holding’s
technology subsidiary,
‘SAB Innovation’, the IBM
Cloud environment was
implemented and ready
for use within seven days
with zero downtime.”
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Why did SAB Holding choose ERP applications from SAP?
To quickly solve this challenge and enable integrated
operations, SAB Holding launched Enterprise Resource
Planning (ERP) applications from SAP (S/4HANA®) to
support finance, supply chain management, HR and payroll,
project system and enterprise content management,
delivered via the IBM Cloud. Handled and delivered by SAB
Holding’s technology subsidiary, ‘SAB Innovation’, the IBM
Cloud environment was implemented and ready for use
within seven days with zero downtime.
What was the role of SAB Innovation in implementing
the new system?
SAB Innovation, an IBM Business Partner, reselling IBM
solutions across Saudi Arabia, implemented the IBM Cloud
environment which the ERP applications are hosted and
running on.
Why did SAB Holding choose IBM Cloud to host its
critical applications?
We felt that IBM Cloud’s SAP-certified infrastructure will provide
SAB Holding with the agility and speed the company needs
to keep pace with business demands, while helping accelerate
its business processes and fully leveraging its business data for
better decision-making.
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