Savannah Cement Kenya has
today launched the implementation of a major ERP System, SAP Business All-in-One powered
by SAP HANA project. Savannah Cement located in Athi-River 30km from
Nairobi City is one of the six cement grinding companies in Kenya with a capacity
of 1.5 million tons a year.
Savannah Cement becomes the first firm in Kenya to implement the ERP system on SAP
HANA and only the second in Africa
after Royal Swazi Sugar Corporation (RSSC), in Swaziland.
SAP Business All-in-One is a
comprehensive, industry-specific ERP System with solutions that help manage
every aspect of a fast-growing midsize business by automating the core
processes like Financials, HR, Sales, Procurement, Customer Relationship
Management (CRM), Supplier Relationship Management (SRM), Business Intelligence
(BI) among many others.
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SAP HANA is SAP's new in-memory computing platform for real-time analytics and applications. It converges
database and application platform capabilities in-memory to transform transactions, analytics, text analysis,
predictive and spatial processing so businesses can operate in real-time.
SAP Business All-in-One powered by SAP
HANA therefore means driving an entire business in real-time for higher
business value and dramatically simplifying IT for a lower cost, optimize business processes and get unprecedented
speed with the midsize business management software.
During the launch, the
company’s MD Ronald Ndegwa said automation will ensure seamless operation
process and data management that will lead to optimal results on production
efficiency while ensuring that the quality is consistent. He stated that the #SAP System is a major investment that
will produce profit margins in the construction arena.
Savannah Cement
has invested $600,000 in this
project that will be implemented by SAP Kenya in partnership with Sperkjet East Africa Ltd (SEAL). “Quality
comes at a cost.” MD Ronald Ndegwa said. Savannah’s value proposition is
driven by a promise of a differentiated and intentional customer experience,
best value in terms of price and consistent quality coupled with a strong
distribution footprint to assure constant availability and the company is
setting the standard to achieve this.
The
eco-friendly and ultra-modern plant has upped the stakes in the way cement is
manufactured in the region and is building perfection against the competition.
Being the youngest entrant into the growing cement manufacturing sector in
Kenya and barely 2 years old , Savannah Cement has acquired a substantial
market share in the country and is already actively expanding its clientele in
Rwanda, Burudi, Tanzania Uganda, DRC and S.Sudan. One of the mega projects Savannah
Cement is currently working on Garden
City construction along Thika Rd.
Other
cement manufacturing companies running on SAP in the region are the Larfage Group
of Cement Companies, Dangote Group which is expected to open a cement factory
in Kenya in the coming days among others.
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John Nderitu is an IT Professional and Certified SAP Technology Consultant at Geda Ltd.
Twitter: @johniewain
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