Five industries worked hands on, so we arrive knowing where the gaps usually are.
All industries →Request a demoFour ERP platforms in house, and fifteen capability modules. The recommendation is never tied to a licence quota.
All solutions →Request a demoOne team from platform selection through to the reports on your desk.
All services →Request a demoGuides, how-tos, comparisons and a plain-English glossary, written by the consultants who deliver the projects. No form in front of any of it.
Nobody in UAE ERP publishes their tools or their pricing. We do both.
Free tools →Request a demoAn ERP and IT consultancy in Business Bay, Dubai, implementing Oracle, Microsoft, Odoo and SAP across the UAE and GCC.
Consultants in the UAE, technical team in South Asia. Cost stays sharp without cutting corners.
About QZ Infomatics →Request a demoFive industries worked hands on.
We arrive knowing where the gaps usually are.
QZ Infomatics delivers industry-specific ERP software across five sectors in the UAE: contracting and construction, manufacturing, trading and distribution, facility management, and food and beverage. Each configuration is built around the unit of work that business actually runs on, whether that is a project, a batch, a shipment or an asset. We implement Odoo, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle NetSuite and CogniVision AI.
Why the fit matters
Every implementation that goes over budget in this region goes over budget the same way: a generic system is forced, through custom development, to understand a unit of work it was never built to hold.
The five blocks below are the version of that argument for your industry. Each one links to the full page, and to the deeper software pages underneath it.
Industry 01 — where we are strongest
Main contractors, MEP and specialist subcontractors, fit-out, infrastructure, landscaping and steel fabrication. Multiple sites, retention held for years, and margins that do not forgive a surprise in month three.
Odoo under 100 users, Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations when the team already lives in Microsoft 365, Oracle NetSuite once several entities close separately. Compare all four →
Industry 02
Discrete and process manufacturers across the Northern Emirates and Sharjah. Planning built around how your floor actually runs, not around a textbook routing.
Odoo for MRP, works orders and batch costing on a single plant. Dynamics 365 once planning spans sites. NetSuite is usually overkill here.
Industry 03
Importers, wholesalers and multi-warehouse distributors across the UAE and wider GCC, where the whole business is decided by landed cost and the discipline to hold price.
Odoo for a single trading entity. Oracle NetSuite the moment intercompany elimination and one close across countries is the real problem.
Industry 04
FM providers and in-house teams running planned maintenance against SLAs, with technicians who need to close a job from a phone in a basement plant room.
Odoo or Finance & Operations as the financial core, with Zuper FSM doing the field work. The ERP alone is not the answer in this industry.
Industry 05
Central kitchens, food manufacturers and multi-outlet operators, where shelf life, recipe cost and a traceability trail that satisfies an auditor on the first pass are the whole job.
Odoo for shelf life, recipes and outlet costing. NetSuite once production and retail sit in separate legal entities.
Platform fit
We carry four platforms in house, which means we can tell you where each one stops being the right answer. A vendor tied to a single licence cannot publish this table.
| Industry | Odoo | Dynamics 365 | Oracle NetSuite | Specialist we add |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contracting | Best fitUnder 100 users | StrongAlready on Microsoft 365 | RightSeveral entities closing | CogniVision, Zuper |
| Manufacturing | Best fitMRP and batch costing | StrongPlanning across sites | OverkillSingle plant | CogniVision |
| Trading & distribution | Best fitSingle entity, landed cost | StrongMulti-warehouse | Best fitMulti-country groups | ClearTax |
| Facility management | WorksWith CAFM added | WorksFinancial core only | OverkillRarely justified | Zuper FSM |
| Food & beverage | Best fitShelf life and recipes | WorksLarger operations | RightProduction plus retail | Bayzat, ClearTax |
Not sure which row you sit in? The fit finder below asks three questions and gives you a platform, a timeline and a budget band.
Compare all four platforms →Every industry, same rules
Whatever you make, move or maintain, the same regulators apply. None of this is a change request we raise in month three.
Configured from day one, with returns filed out of the ledger.
FTA e-invoicingReady ahead of the mandate, wired into your billing, not bolted on.
WPS payrollSIF generation, gratuity and labour cost allocated to the job.
Corporate taxReporting that reconciles to the accounts without a rebuild.
Multi-entityIntercompany elimination handled once, not every month.
Audit trailMature enough for regulated groups and first-pass audits.
Results by industry
Three industries, three numbers the business felt six months later.
40%
Operational delays cut across global offices in the first quarter after the Dynamics 365 rollout went live.
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Month-end close reduced from three weeks to six days after consolidating three systems into one ERP.
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Job throughput per technician doubled once scheduling and mobile capture replaced WhatsApp and paper.
Read the case studyHow an implementation runs
The same process in every industry. It has not lost a go-live yet.
We sit with finance, operations and the people doing the work. No template questionnaire.
Week 1–2Scope, platform, modules, integrations, timeline and a fixed price. In scope means covered.
Week 2Configuration, data migration and integrations, reviewed by your team every sprint.
Week 3–9Role-based training on your own data, a parallel run, then cutover with consultants on site.
Week 9–12We stay until adoption is real, not until the invoice clears. Then optional AMC support.
Post go-liveFree tool
Three questions, no sales call. You get a platform recommendation, a realistic timeline and an indicative budget band for a business your size.
Question 1 of 3
Question 2 of 3
Question 3 of 3
Your recommendation
Open the full fit finder or leave your email here. We email a two-page summary with the module list, the assumptions behind the estimate and two comparable projects we have delivered. No follow-up sequence.
In their words
We do not list an industry we have not worked in. Pick one and hear from the business running on it.
“They didn't just implement a tool. They changed how our global offices communicate. The Dynamics integration reduced our operational delays by 40% in the first quarter alone.”
“Upgrading to Odoo 17 felt like a big step forward, and it truly was. QZ's ability to replicate and enhance key features like inventory adjustment tracking ensured a smooth transition without sacrificing control. We now have a system that's not only future ready but tailored to how we operate.”
“We needed a unified system that could serve all our teams across every location. The QZ Infomatics team was available around the clock, providing end-to-end support in vendor management, consultancy, project management, and quality assurance ensuring timely delivery and exceptional quality throughout the project.”
“Zuper AI helps our crews cut the busywork and keep the day moving. We love Zuper!”
“CogniVision's CogniSense transformed our maintenance. Continuous monitoring and analysis avert failures, aiding proactive measures. This prevents breakdowns, cuts downtime, and optimizes schedules. Leveraging CogniSense ensures smooth operations, extends asset life, and transforms our facility management.”
“Tracking attendance across multiple countries was a major challenge for us. Bayzat's attendance management software simplified the entire process—automating check-ins, streamlining approvals, and ensuring compliance with each country's labor policies. It's truly transformed the way our Menarini MEA team manages employee attendance.”
“Clear Tax has made core GST returns simple and easy for us instead of taking 7 to 8 days to do reconciliations, now it's just a matter of hours. The people there assist us at any given points in time.”
Guides
GuidesA complete guide to ERP for construction companies in the UAE — what it does across the project lifecycle, UAE compliance, module order and how to choose one.
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Case StudiesTafani cut order-to-ship from 48 to 12 hours with real-time inventory tracking. See how we did it.
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Case StudiesHow Bla Bla Beach Club Resort moved from Odoo 14 to Odoo 17 with every custom module intact. Read more.
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Case StudiesHow Al Kabeer unified 17 locations on Oracle NetSuite ERP. See the rollout, results and timeline. Talk to us.
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GuidesWhat a variation order is, how FIDIC Clause 13 and the UAE Civil Code treat them, how variations are valued, and why so many end up built but never billed.
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GuidesHow to move a priced BOQ from CCS Candy into an ERP as the project cost structure — mapping, validation, and what breaks at the estimating-to-execution handover.
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GuidesHow Primavera P6 and an ERP work together — linking schedule activities to cost codes, XER exchange, earned value, and what to integrate and what to leave alone.
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GuidesEarned value management explained — planned value, earned value and actual cost, the variance and index formulas, forecasting, and how to apply EVM in construction.
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GuidesA work breakdown structure divides a project into deliverables and work packages. The 100% rule, levels, control accounts, and how a WBS drives cost control.
Read the articleIndustry questions
The best construction ERP is the one that handles BOQ-linked budgets, subcontractor certification, retention, variations and progressive billing without custom development. Odoo suits contractors under 100 users, Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations suits mid-sized contractors already on Microsoft 365, and Oracle NetSuite suits groups consolidating several entities. Because we implement all of them, the recommendation follows your requirements rather than a licence quota. See the full construction ERP page.
Generic ERP tracks a company. Industry ERP tracks the unit of work your business actually runs on: a project for contractors, a batch for manufacturers and food producers, a shipment for distributors, an asset for facilities teams. A generic system can be forced to do these with custom development, which is where most UAE implementations go over budget and become expensive to upgrade.
Yes. Batch and lot control, expiry and shelf life, recipe costing and full forward and backward traceability are configured as standard, not added afterwards. The test we set is that you can produce a complete recall trail without leaving the system. Food & beverage ERP.
Intercompany elimination and consolidation are handled once in the system rather than rebuilt every month end. This is where Oracle NetSuite earns its cost, and where Odoo starts to strain. We scope entity structure in discovery because it changes the platform recommendation more than headcount does. Multi-entity groups.
Usually not, and we will say so. The financial core sits in Odoo or Finance & Operations, but scheduling, dispatch, mobile job cards and SLA tracking belong in a field service platform. We implement Zuper FSM alongside the ERP and integrate the two so job cost flows back to the ledger. Facility management software.
A focused single-entity implementation runs 8 to 12 weeks in any of these five industries. Two or three integrations pushes it to 12 to 20 weeks. Multi-entity or multi-country rollouts run 20 to 32 weeks. The timeline is published in the proposal and we hold to it. How we implement.
Sometimes. These five are where we have delivered repeatedly and can price with confidence. If your business is close to one of them we will say which and why. If it is not, we will tell you that too rather than learn on your budget. Talk to a consultant.
Talk to a consultant
Book a free 30 minute call with QZ Infomatics in Dubai. You will leave it with a platform recommendation, the reasoning behind it, a realistic timeline and an indicative budget band — before you commit to anything.
