FRITZ & MACZIOL GmbH

VAS Template successfully implemented at Lafarge Emirates Cement

FRITZ & MACZIOL expands its VAS position in the Near East

Ulm, 15 April 2013. FRITZ & MACZIOL has now reached another important milestone in the rollout of the logistics system VAS at Lafarge MENA. With the final acceptance in the Lafarge Emirates cement plant, another key project has started operation in the Near East. Overall, seven cement plants belonging to various companies are now working in Saudi Arabia, the Emirates and Syria with the logistics solution from FRITZ & MACZIOL. The launch was realised in the shortest time using a template, which has been specially modified to Lafarge's processes.

The excellent and professional cooperation between Lafarge and the FRITZ & MACZIOL project team made a critical contribution to this fast implementation. "We were able to start the further optimisation process with the demonstrably tested and process-oriented software," the project manager at Lafarge Emirates reported. For Lafarge, therefore, the investments in the development of the VAS Lafarge template, with which it was possible to rollout the solution globally in 22 plants, was worth it. All solutions work integrated into Lafarge's central ERP system from J.D.Edwards/Oracle. Care of the VAS system is ensured by FRITZ & MACZIOL via a corresponding service agreement.

For installations in the Arab world, the VAS user interface has been designed such that the terminals for the drivers and dispatch staff, who speak in Arabic, can also be used from right to left. The hardware also had to be modified to suit the climatic conditions in the Arab world, where temperatures can reach more than 40 degrees Celsius in summer.

About Lafarge Emirates
Lafarge Emirates cement is one of the leading suppliers of cement in the United Arab Emirates. With an integrated cement works and four mixed works, the company provides a broad range of finished products for the booming construction industry in the Arab Emirates. Lafarge is active globally in 64 countries and is one of the world's leading manufacturers of construction materials.

About VAS
VAS – the process-oriented software solution for the basic materials industry – covers the entire process chain from delivery, through planning and loading to departure. VAS as the connector between the ERP systems and the technical systems is the key function and adjusting screw for an efficient process. In addition, VAS supports the reporting and provides real-time information to other systems, such as for production, sales or controlling. All technical third party systems, such as weighing, silo and dispensing technologies are fully integrated into the processes of the VAS logistics system. At present, VAS is used around the world in more than 120 plants in the basic materials industry.


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Background information
The FRITZ & MACZIOL Group, with headquarters in Ulm, owns the companies FRITZ & MACZIOL Software und Computervertrieb GmbH, INFOMA® Software Consulting GmbH, FRITZ & MACZIOL Schweiz AG, NEO Business Partners GmbH, STAS GmbH, STAS Österreich GmbH, FRITZ & MACZIOL Asia Inc. and IT&T AG. With around 1000 employees at present at 22 locations and six service locations around the world, in 2011 the Group had total sales of more than Euro 280 million.

The FRITZ & MACZIOL Group has positioned itself globally in Germany and Switzerland with FRITZ & MACZIOL Asia Inc. and service offices in various countries. Both a specialist and a generalist, the Group acts as a system and consultancy company, providing a holistic portfolio of hardware, software, services and consulting in selected areas. The companies of the FRITZ & MACZIOL Group develop and sell software and system solutions for public clients, medium-sized and large companies. The group of companies if a top partner to IBM, Microsoft and SAP, as well as EMC and Cisco with the highest certifications and provides customers with the full range of relevant IT subjects based on the latest technologies of these global market leaders and additional manufacturers. As part of the Dutch technology group Imtech N.V., the system and consultancy company also uses European synergies within the Imtech ICT Division and as a cooperation partner to other divisions, for example the German Imtech in the area of Data Center.