Cement and building-materials producers run energy-heavy plants and high-volume dispatch on thin margins. We connect the quarry, the kiln, the silos and the weighbridge on SAP, so uptime, cost and dispatch speed are managed from one set of data.
Quarry to dispatch
one connected flow on SAP
Weighbridge linked
trucks weighed, loaded and invoiced without re-keying
Cost by plant and grade
energy and fuel visible by plant, line and product
One partner
SAP, integration and INK apps under one team
Your plant, quarry to dispatch
Choose any point in the plant to see the problems we solve, the SAP solutions we use and the INK services behind them. Add the ones that matter to your plan.
Quarry & crusher
The problem
- Quarry fleet and crusher breakdowns stop the feed
- Limestone and additive stock not visible
What we deliver
- Maintenance plans for quarry fleet and crushers
- Raw material receipts and stockpile tracking
- Spare parts planned before they are needed
- S/4HANA Plant Maintenance
- S/4HANA Inventory Management
INK services: Manufacturing & Asset Management
Kiln & production
The problem
- Production and lab results recorded on paper
- Cement grades checked too late in the process
What we deliver
- Process orders for clinker and cement grades
- Lab samples and quality results linked to production
- Batch and grade traceability to the customer
- S/4HANA Production Planning for process industries
- S/4HANA Quality Management
INK services: Manufacturing & Asset Management
Plan & stock
The problem
- Seasonal demand swings hard to plan for
- Clinker and cement stock across plants not visible
What we deliver
- One plan for demand, clinker and cement production across plants
- Silo and depot stock visible in SAP
- Capacity-aware production scheduling
- SAP IBP
- S/4HANA PP/DS
INK services: Supply Chain Planning & Logistics
Weighbridge & dispatch
The problem
- Trucks queue at the gate and the weighbridge
- Weights and invoices keyed in twice
What we deliver
- Order-to-dispatch in one flow, from order to gate pass
- Weighbridge integration with SAP
- Transport planning and e-invoices raised at dispatch
- S/4HANA Sales and Distribution
- SAP TM
- SAP Integration Suite
INK services: Supply Chain Planning & Logistics · Integration & APIs · Local Tax & e-Invoicing
Maintain
The problem
- Kiln, mill and crusher stops cost a full day of output
- Maintenance history kept in notebooks
What we deliver
- Preventive and condition-based maintenance for kilns, mills and crushers
- Shutdown planning with work orders and spare parts
- Mobile maintenance for technicians
- S/4HANA Plant Maintenance
- SAP Asset Performance Management
- SAP Service and Asset Manager
INK services: Manufacturing & Asset Management
Energy, cost & CO₂
The problem
- Energy and fuel cost known only at month-end
- CO₂ reporting built from spreadsheets
What we deliver
- Energy and fuel cost tracked by plant, line and product
- Product costing by plant and grade
- Energy, fuel and CO₂ reporting by plant
- S/4HANA Finance and Controlling
- SAP Sustainability Footprint Management
INK services: Finance & Cost Control · Sustainability & ESG Reporting
Plant workforce
The problem
- Shift rosters for plants and quarries built by hand
- Contractors at site hard to track
What we deliver
- Shift rostering on SAP BTP
- Contractor and vendor workforce governance
- Time and attendance linked to payroll
- INK Shift Rostering app
- INK Contingent Workforce app
- SAP SuccessFactors
INK services: Shift Rostering app · Contingent Workforce app · Payroll & Time
Automate
The problem
- Plant and finance teams spend hours on routine checks
- Approvals wait in inboxes
What we deliver
- A roadmap to automate plant and finance processes one level at a time
- AI agents for routine tasks, with approvals and an audit trail
- SAP Business AI
- SAP Joule
- INK AI Agents for SAP
INK services: Autonomous Enterprise Roadmap · AI Agents for SAP
Services for Cement & Building Materials
Manufacturing & Asset Management
Maintenance for kilns, crushers and quarry equipment.
Learn more →Supply Chain Planning & Logistics
Order-to-dispatch and transport planning, with weighbridge integration.
Learn more →Sustainability & ESG Reporting
Energy, fuel and CO₂ reporting by plant.
Learn more →Autonomous Enterprise Roadmap
Automate plant and finance processes one level at a time.
Learn more →Finance & Cost Control
Energy and fuel cost tracking by plant, line and product.
Learn more →INK apps for Cement & Building Materials
Shift Rostering & Workforce Optimization
40% less planning effort
See the app →Contingent Workforce Ecosystem
End-to-end vendor governance
See the app →Also available for every industry: GROW with SAP · RISE with SAP · ECC to S/4HANA migration · Finance · SuccessFactors & HCM · Payroll · Health Check 360° · iCare AMS · Change & Adoption · Local tax & e-invoicing · Talent Solutions
Before and after
Plants today
- Kiln and crusher stops fixed after they happen
- Trucks queue while weights are keyed in
- Energy cost known at month-end
- CO₂ reports built by hand
Plants with INK and SAP
- Planned maintenance and shutdowns
- Weighbridge linked to SAP, from order to gate pass
- Energy and fuel cost by plant, line and product
- Energy and CO₂ reporting from SAP data
Talk to an expert about cement and building materials
Tell us how your plants run from quarry to dispatch. We’ll show where SAP saves the most time and cost first.
Frequently asked questions
Can you connect our weighbridge to SAP?
Yes. We integrate weighbridge systems with SAP, so weights flow into the delivery and invoice without re-keying.
How do you handle kiln and crusher maintenance?
With preventive and condition-based maintenance in S/4HANA Plant Maintenance, shutdown planning, spare parts and mobile work orders for technicians.
Can we see energy and fuel cost by plant and product?
Yes. We set up cost tracking by plant, line and product in SAP, and energy, fuel and CO₂ reporting by plant.
Do you support e-invoicing at dispatch?
Yes. E-invoices can be raised as part of dispatch, for example for India GST and ZATCA in Saudi Arabia.