INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Software for Business
Quarry Mining selects Epicor
ERP for operational optimisation
and data transparency
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Plant manufacturing
leader faces digital
challenges head-on,
building a 360-degree
view of business processes
and mapping out bold
ambitions for efficiency
enhancement by
implementing Epicor ERP
solution across six facilities.
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uarry Mining, a UAE plant
manufacturing leader based in Ras Al
Khaimah, has selected Epicor ERP, to
optimise production processes and promote
data transparency across business functions.
Epicor Middle East partner, Knowledge Web
Consultancy will work with key Quarry Mining
stakeholders to support the company on its
implementation journey.
Quarry Mining provides engineering, design
and fabrication services for the building
of industrial structures – such as mineral-
processing plants, seaport bulk-handling
systems, and environmental technologies –
in its native UAE and across the wider Middle
East and North Africa (MENA) regions.
The firm also has experience in the
integration of de-dusting filter systems
and is a pioneer in the supply of downhill
conveyor systems with power generation. All
the company’s steel work is done in the UAE,
supported by its workforce.
Optimisation of processes is a key component
of Quarry Mining’s pledge of excellence and
senior management decided that Digital
Transformation was a vital step in reimagining
the business for the Industry 4.0 era.
Quarry Mining’s legacy ERP system was
hosted on premises and carried with it a
series of challenges that proved difficult
to resolve. After failure to implement a
production module, which was vital to the
company’s digitalisation vision, Quarry
Mining sought out alternatives that would be
easier to implement and use, while providing
a better fit for its growth ambitions.
“Our legacy ERP solution didn’t give us the
option of recording costs of materials. As a
consequence, we were unable to determine
what exact production costs were being
incurred and could not therefore accurately
estimate the costs of new projects with
our existing system,” said Hani Swaleh,
IT Officer, Quarry Mining LLC. “We also
experienced many inventory errors in our
legacy ERP system.
Andy Coussins, senior vice president and
head of sales, international, Epicor
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“We were struck by the reporting and
enterprise search features, as well as the
security measures, which were far better
than those of other vendors,” said Swaleh.
“In addition, the flexible user-licensing model
from Epicor was another deciding factor for
us, as it provides the ability to accommodate
users based on business needs.”
Working closely with Knowledge Web
Consultancy, Quarry Mining will implement
several key Epicor ERP modules across six
facilities. Once deployment is complete,
the management team plans to migrate all
Quarry Mining’s production processes, such
as fabrication and assembly, into Epicor ERP.
“With Epicor ERP, we will be able to achieve
total transparency on the data transferred
between each department and process,”
Swaleh said. “More importantly, we will be
able to get production costs and estimations
for upcoming projects as well as ensure
design integration with CADLink, which will
have a direct impact on our strategy and
ability to plan for future business expansion.”
Andy Coussins, Senior Vice President and
Head of Sales, international, Epicor, said:
“Epicor ERP is designed for ease of use,
business growth and optimisation, to
slot in perfectly to a company’s specific
operational environment. We have
every confidence that Quarry Mining will
soon reap these benefits and stand out
among industry rivals as a benchmark for
efficiency,” concluded Coussins. n
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