Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday said the introduction of System Application Products (SAP) to RMG and other industries will enable companies to be more competitive in the global market by reducing their costs, increasing their profitability and addressing workers safety. The minister came up with the remarks at a seminar organised by Bangladesh German Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BGCCI) and SAP Bangladesh in a city hotel yesterday. BGCCI along with its Gold partner SS Solutions organised the programme titled “SAP RMG, Textile and Pharma Meet” to launch the special solution package and SAP Education Academy in Bangladesh. The seminar focused on how businesses can integrate and automate manufacturing, supply chain, sales and financial process with an integrated solution specifically designed for RMG, Textiles and Life Science industries at an affordable price with SAP. Bangladesh Football Federation President and Chairman of SS Solutions Kazi Salahuddin, Managing Director Sarazeen Kazi, Exporters Association of Bangladesh (EAB) President Abdus Salam Murshedy and stakeholder Tabith Mohammed Awal were present at the programme. In his address, Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed said: “I am pleased to know that SAP is launching a special package for Bangladesh Garments and Textiles.” He added that SAP solutions for garments and textiles will enable companies to be more competitive in the world market by decreasing their costs and thereby increasing their profitability. “As 97% of the life science companies in the Forbes Global 2,000 are SAP customers, I am pleased to know that SAP is conducting a special workshop for the pharma industry, which, in order to be compliant with FDA and other regulations for export, requires a global solution with compliant processes,” said Thomas Prinz, German Ambassador to Bangladesh. Mentioning Bangladesh’s position among the dynamic emerging markets, he stressed the importance of using technology for bigger achievements in all those sectors. Prinz also praised the time-appropriate initiative of SAP for the RMG, textiles and Pharmaceutical industries of Bangladesh.
