Mannai worked closely with partners to accelerate QNCC’s transition to the cloud
Qatar National Cement Company (QNCC), a key player behind the nation’s construction industry boom, has signed a partnership agreement with global technology company SAP and implementation partner Mannai ICT that will enable it to leverage the benefits of cloud computing, with data securely hosted on Google Cloud.
The implementation will include S/4HANA, an enterprise resource planning (ERP) solution that enables 360-degree visibility and control over all operations, and SAP Success Factors, which delivers innovative employee-management solutions.
The partnership will see QNCC automate and streamline business processes, while increasing the agility of its operations and enhancing the services it delivers to its customers and employees. The transformation will also optimize QNCC’s business value through RISE with SAP on Google Cloud and SAP Business Technology Platform (SAP BTP), according to a press communique.
Digital Transformation
“In undertaking this end-to-end digital transformation, our aim is to modernize and streamline our systems, increase efficiencies, and enhance the services we deliver to our customers and employees,” remarked Engineer Essa Mohammed Ali A M Kaldari, CEO, QNCC.
“Through this digital transformation, QNCC is aligning itself with Qatar’s 2030 National Vision and supporting its sustainability plans. It is also ensuring its future success by increasing its visibility over all operations, enabling it to react in an agile way to changes in the market and expected rise in demand for its products,” commented Alaa Jaber, Managing Director, SAP Qatar and Fast Growth Markets.
Greenfield approach
In implementing the SAP solutions, Mannai ICT, a division of Mannai Corporation, will take a greenfield approach to streamline and optimize QNCC’s digital landscape. “Mannai Corporation is ideally placed to implement this project. We believe that the customized solution we have created will greatly enhance QNCC’s operations and ensure sustainable success,” affirmed Khalid Al Mannai, CEO, Mannai Corporation.
“Google Cloud provides innovative tailormade solutions to customers across all sectors that accelerate their digital transformation, while empowering them to become more sustainable,” noted Ghassan Kosta, Qatar General Manager, Google Cloud.
Google Cloud and SAP are committed through the RISE with SAP program to maximize the potential of customers migrating to the cloud, where they can run SAP on a fast, secure and reliable cloud, achieving a compelling return on investment, the press statement concluded.
