ORION ERP Trading & Distribution Suite enables Gulf-based steel trading company streamline inventory and reduce manpower costs The customer The client, AGE Group, is a leading GCC steel import, stockist, trade and distribution company founded in 1974 with its operations in Dubai (UAE) and Damam and Riyadh (KSA). The client offers a wide-range of affordable steel products to serve the regional construction, infrastructure, water & power and oil & gas industries. With strategic warehouse and factory locations, stockist operations and structured trade finance capabilities, the client provides its customers with a consistent and secure supply of a variety of grades and sizes of structural steel. Industry Steel trading and distribution Number of employees* 200+ Locations* UAE and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Customer since 2011 Challenges The client was using a legacy ERP system for several years. This system did not offer enterprise-wide control to the ERP users and its operations were limited. There were limitations on the user controls too (the users could easily delete important data from the software). This was leading to data security issues. Due to the overall inefficiency of the system the client decided to deploy a new ERP system that provided adequate user control while keeping all the data secure. Source: The data is updated for 2017* ®
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ORION ERP Trading & Distribution Suite enables Gulf-based steel trading company streamline inventory and reduce manpower costs
The customerThe client, AGE Group, is a leading GCC steel import, stockist, trade and distribution company founded in 1974 with its operations in Dubai (UAE) and Damam and Riyadh (KSA). The client offers a wide-range of affordable steel products to serve the regional construction, infrastructure, water & power and oil & gas industries.
With strategic warehouse and factory locations, stockist operations
and structured trade finance capabilities, the client provides its
customers with a consistent and secure supply of a variety of grades
and sizes of structural steel.
Industry
Steel trading and distribution
Number of employees*200+
Locations*UAE and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Customer since2011
ChallengesThe client was using a legacy ERP system for several years. This system did not offer enterprise-wide control to the ERP users and its operations were limited. There were limitations on the user controls too (the users could easily delete important data from the software). This was leading to data security issues.
Due to the overall inefficiency of the system the client decided to deploy a new ERP system that provided adequate user control while keeping all the data secure.
Source: The data is updated for 2017*
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SolutionThe client evaluated several ERP vendors and then chose ORION Enterprise Trading & Distribution Suite owing to a great product demo and 3i Infotech’s impeccable reputation in the Gulf region.
ORION Enterprise Trading & Distribution Suite was chosen since trading and distribution was the client’s primary business. The solution could cater to the procurement, sales, and inventory management requirements of the client. Additionally, the client also wanted to easily monitor the accounts of the organisation across all three locations. It took a little over six months for the entire implementation process.
The solution comprised the following modules:• Inventory Management• Financial Management• Payroll Management• Sales Management• Purchase Management
BenefitsThe client achieved the following business benefits:• Improved user control• Accurate levels of inventory always• Automation of processes, thereby reducing manpower cost• Reduced instances of employee overtime• Data security
We are satisfied with the performance of the ORION ERP solution. We have seen a significant reduction in operational overheads and overtime costs.
