SAP to boost UAE's manufacturing sector

Hira Industries, a supplier of products to the construction sector, is deploying technology solutions from SAP to help drive the UAE's manufacturing industry. Dubai's manufacturing sector accelerated 8.1 per cent in 2013, outpacing a 4.6 per cent expansion in the overall economy, according to data from the Dubai Statistics Center.

Dubai currently accounts for around 20 per cent of the UAE's gross domestic product, according to the World Bank. The UAE's industrial sector expected to make up 25 per cent of the country's gross domestic product by 2025, according to the UAE Ministry of Economy.

Hira Industries will implement a range of solutions running on the SAP Hana platform, including enterprise resource planning and manufacturing software solutions, as it looks to continue its expansion across the region.

Established in 1980 in Sharjah, Hira Industries is one of the leading manufacturers in the UAE for products related to the construction sector, including HVAC, MEP, civil construction, infrastructure, aluminium, glass, marine, commercial, residential and industrial projects.

Hira has a manufacturing base of 1.2 million sq ft in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE and Pune, India. The company now employs more than 700 people across offices in the GCC, India, Australia, Sri Lanka, and Nigeria.

Prakash Sarvaiya, general manger, said: ”By deploying best-in-class technology from SAP we will be able to optimize performance and deliver greater customer satisfaction. Using SAP solutions will also allow us to attract and retain the most talented employees.

"Hana’s real-time capabilities will allow us to deliver responsive manufacturing processes, execution and management capabilities." SAP Hana is an innovative in-memory data management platform that analyzes data from multiple sources to ask and receive interactive real-time responses.

Tayfun Topkoc, managing director, SAP UAE, said that  ”Hira Industries will improve its manufacturing processes, optimize business levels and build stronger relationships with customers by utilising the power of the platform and SAP technology.

Source : tradearabia.com