Abar Hail Water Company

Middle East

How Abar Hail Water Company digitalised distribution with ERPNext

About

Abar Hail Water Company

Abar Hail Water Company is a leading beverage manufacturer based in Saudi Arabia, specialising in the production and distribution of high-quality bottled water.

Apps implemented

ERPNext

Frappe HR

Industry

Manufacturing

modules implemented

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Why ERPNext over SAP B1 / Oracle

100% FOSS

Customizable

Future-ready

Challenges

Before migrating to ERPNext, Abar Hail faced several operational bottlenecks:

Logistics Complexity: Managing a large fleet of delivery vehicles and real-time stock tracking across various distribution hubs was increasingly difficult using legacy systems.
Regulatory Compliance: Meeting the stringent Phase 2 (Integration Phase) requirements of ZATCA (Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority) for e-invoicing.
Data Silos: Production data, sales orders, and financial reporting were not seamlessly integrated, leading to delayed decision-making.

Benefits

Flexibility: The ability to customise the Frappe Framework to meet specific water industry distribution needs.
ZATCA Readiness: Proven capability to handle Saudi Arabian fiscal requirements and QR code integration.
Cost-Effectiveness: Providing a Tier-1 ERP experience without the prohibitive licensing costs of other global competitors.

Impact

Successful on-time ERPNext go-live

Increased sales order to cash

Increased inventory turnover

100% Compliance: Fully automated and compliant e-invoicing with ZATCA.
Improved Efficiency: Reduced manual data entry in the sales cycle by 40%, allowing the team to focus on customer service.
Real-time Visibility: Management now has an instant view of daily production yields and sales performance through customised Frappe dashboards.

Transitioning our entire operations to ERPNext was a strategic move to future-proof Abar Hail’s growth. As a high-volume production and distribution business, we required a system that could keep pace with our logistics while ensuring absolute compliance with Saudi Arabia’s ZATCA Phase 2 regulations. ERPNext has provided us with a 'single source of truth.' We now have real-time visibility into our manufacturing costs, inventory levels across all regions, and a seamless e-invoicing workflow that has significantly reduced our administrative overhead. The flexibility of the Frappe Framework allowed us to tailor the system to our unique distribution model rather than forcing our business to fit into a rigid software box. It has been a cornerstone in our journey toward digital transformation.

Kumar Anand

Chief Financial Officer

Implemented by

Paavan Infotech

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