Manufacturing Transformation Requires Operational Clarity Before System Configuration

Terracez works with manufacturing and industrial organisations across Saudi Arabia and the GCC to align executive leadership, define the production operating model, and deliver Dynamics 365 programmes that improve operational performance — not just system coverage.

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The Manufacturing Challenge

Manufacturing organisations in Saudi Arabia and the GCC are under increasing pressure to modernise. Vision 2030's industrial diversification agenda, growing competition, and the need for supply chain resilience are driving investment in ERP and operational technology. The investment is real. The outcomes are inconsistent. Manufacturing ERP programmes fail for reasons that have nothing to do with the software. Production planning ownership is unclear. The relationship between procurement, inventory, and production scheduling is poorly governed. Master data — bills of materials, routings, item masters — is incomplete or inaccurate. The operating model for how manufacturing decisions are made was never redesigned before the system was configured. The result is a system that automates existing inefficiency rather than enabling a better operating model.

A manufacturing system reflects the operating model you give it. If the operating model is unclear, the system will make that confusion faster and more visible.

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What Transformation Looks Like in Manufacturing

The business challenges Terracez addresses:

Production planning inefficiency

No integrated view of demand, capacity, and material availability

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Inventory accuracy

Stock records that do not reflect physical reality, causing production delays

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Procurement and supply chain fragmentation

Purchasing decisions disconnected from production requirements

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Quality management

No structured quality governance across production and supplier inputs

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Cost visibility

Production cost tracked manually, with no real-time view of cost per unit or batch

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Maintenance and asset downtime

Reactive maintenance with no predictive capability or structured asset history

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Executive operational reporting

Leadership receives operational data too late to act on it

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How Terracez Works With Oil & Gas and Utilities Organisations

Terracez applies the Transformation Intelligence Framework™ with specific attention to the asset governance, operational readiness, and safety compliance requirements of the energy sector.

Before Implementation Begins

Executive alignment is confirmed across operations, finance, maintenance, and HSE leadership
The asset operating model is defined: maintenance strategy, work order governance, and asset hierarchy
Procurement governance is assessed: multi-site purchasing controls, vendor management, and compliance requirements
Data quality across asset registers, maintenance history, and procurement records is evaluated
HSE and regulatory compliance requirements are mapped for Saudi Arabia and UAE operations
Integration requirements between field operations, maintenance, finance, and project management are identified

During Implementation

Asset hierarchies, maintenance strategies, and procurement governance structures are configured before any other module work begins.
Field operations configuration reflects how technicians and engineers actually work — including offline capability for remote sites.
Customisation is minimised to protect upgrade paths and reduce operational risk.

After Go-Live

Terracez monitors asset performance KPIs, field adoption, maintenance compliance, and procurement governance through the Alignyx platform.
The objective is measurable improvement in asset uptime, procurement control, and operational visibility — not simply a completed implementation.

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Dynamics 365 Applications for Manufacturing

Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management

Production planning, inventory, procurement, quality, and warehouse management

Dynamics 365 Finance

Manufacturing cost accounting, multi-entity reporting, ZATCA compliance

Dynamics 365 Field Service

Asset and maintenance management, preventive maintenance scheduling

Power BI

Production performance dashboards, OEE reporting, procurement analytics

Power Platform

Quality inspection digitisation, maintenance workflows, floor-level mobile applications

Azure AI Foundry

Predictive maintenance, demand forecasting, and production anomaly detection

Why Manufacturing Organisations Choose Terracez

Sector understanding

Advisory experience with industrial manufacturing, petrochemical, and light manufacturing organisations across Saudi Arabia and the GCC

Operating model focus

Production planning and supply chain operating model design before any configuration begins

Microsoft Solutions Partner

Certified delivery capability across Dynamics 365 Supply Chain, Finance, and Field Service

Alignyx platform

Continuous monitoring of operational readiness, adoption, and production KPI performance

Vision 2030 alignment

Advisory aligned to Saudi industrial transformation priorities, IKTVA requirements, and National Industrial Development objectives

What Our Clients Say

Trusted by brands across industries

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"Terracez helped us to achieve the business critical requirement of upgrading AX 2012 to D365 within our timelines. It was important for us to completely upgrade in 2 months which they achieved well before, where other MS partners told was not possible to do."

Kareem Jamal, GEMS

Business Application Head

"Terracez team is a great consultancy, which follows an agile approach to solve any kind of business issues. We are adding a lot of automation with their experienced and highly-skilled team in the manufacturing domain."

Zubair N. Kozhissery, Arnon KSA

Information Technology Head

"We wanted a partner to support in transitioning SATS’ processes to comply with the new regulation quickly. Terracez understood our business and helped us in enabling the process efficiency without compromising on compliance."

Mohammed Shareef, SATS

Finance Controller

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