ABDUL Latif Jameel Motors has been recognized by SAP, the market leader in enterprise application software, in the 2018 SAP Quality Awards for the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). ‘JSAP’ - Abdul Latif Jameel Motors’ Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) business transformation initiative to introduce the integrated SAP platform across the business, was selected as a Gold winner under the Business Transformation category.

The SAP Quality Awards celebrate and recognize their clients for exceptionally high quality implementation of the platform drawing on SAP principles to effectively plan, execute and manage the process, achieving rapid fast, low-cost business process integration and deliver tangible benefits to the organization.

On accepting the award, Faisal Abdalla, Vice President of Abdul Latif Jameel Motors, said: “We’re delighted that the SAP judges recognized all the work that made the JSAP project so unique and historic for Abdul Latif Jameel. JSAP is a new central nervous system of the company, connecting the entire business and is based on our long-held commitment to the principle of “Guest First”.”

Khaled Alsaleh, Managing Director of SAP Saudi Arabia, added: “Abdul Latif Jameel Motors, through the JSAP project, is a Middle East and North Africa leader in digital transformation, and should be immensely proud of their implementation of the SAP systems across the business, in a project that matches the highest standards set out in SAP’s ten quality principles. This Quality Award is testament to the hard work and tenacity of the Abdul Latif Jameel Motors team. The JSAP project winning Gold on a MENA level and also getting a chance to run for the regional version of the awards, clearly demonstrates how Saudi companies can compete against the top organizations in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.” — SG