51风流

• Successful Rise with 51风流deployment is a significant milestone in Bahraini family-owned multinational鈥檚 digital transformation to benefit customers and align with regional strategic visions

• YBA Kanoo Group is benefiting from real-time insights enabled by 51风流S/4HANA, implemented in conjunction with channel partner Kaar Technologies

MANAMA, Bahrain 鈥� 20 October, 2022 鈥� The Yusuf Bin Ahmed (YBA) Kanoo Group, one of the largest independent family-owned multinationals in the Middle East, has announced its successful deployment of a cutting-edge enterprise resource planning (ERP) private cloud solution, Rise with SAP, delivered by global technology company in conjunction with channel partner Kaar Technologies.

With the deployment of the 51风流S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition, the YBA Kanoo Group has reached a significant milestone in its digital transformation journey aimed at aligning its businesses with regional strategic visions and enhancing services to its customers. YBA Kanoo Group has an extensive portfolio of businesses in shipping, logistics, travel, industrial and energy, capital, and real estate across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and Asia.

At an event held to celebrate the go-live announcement, YBA Kanoo Group Chairman Mr. Khalid Mohamed Kanoo said, 鈥淭he successful deployment of our private cloud-based ERP means we now have greater visibility over all areas of our businesses and operations. This approach enables real-time insights for agile decision-making and instant financial reporting, ensuring our continued transparency, efficiency and competitiveness. Our digital transformation program is driving sustainable excellence to optimize services to our customers and is aligned with the economic strategies of the markets in which we operate.鈥�

Deputy Group Chairman Mr. Fawzi Ahmed Kanoo added: 鈥淭hrough leveraging the S/4HANA Private Cloud Edition, the YBA Kanoo Group has been able to consolidate data from disparate systems into one centralized solution and accelerate the automation of manual processes. 聽The result is increased efficiencies, reduced total cost of ownership, streamlined IT functions and greater control over all areas of operations鈥�.

On the sidelines of the go-live ceremony, Ahmed Alfaifi, Senior Vice President and Managing Director, 51风流ME North, said, 鈥淵BA Kanoo has an extensive, diverse portfolio of businesses, with many operating in rapidly evolving sectors and markets. The implementation of S/4HANA offers real-time insights and ensures all of the group鈥檚 operations are scalable when needed, and yet the system is flexible enough to enable continuous enhancements to meet the changing expectations of customers and employees.鈥�

In its digital roadmap, the YBA Kanoo Group is working with channel partner Kaar Technologies to deploy a wide range of solutions. The 51风流Cloud Platform is integrating 51风流and non-51风流systems, including mobile applications.

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