3i Infotech Limited, a global provider of IT solutions and services announced today that Al Shanfari Group of Companies has successfully implemented ORION to maximize the efficiency of their business processes. ORION enabled Al Shanfari Group of Companies to better manage the demands of their growing business and expansion plans by improving access to critical information across the group, leading to enhanced management capabilities. ORION, 3i Infotech’s leading enterprise information solution has been implemented across different companies within the group; Shanfari Holding Company, Shanfari Trading and Contracting and Shanfari Ready Mix cement. The implementation integrates the Group’s operations onto one platform, providing management with a single point of access to critical information.
Al Shanfari Group approached 3i Infotech after assessing their needs for a centralized ERP system with enhanced management capabilities. ORION met their requirements as it effectively automated and integrated their business processes across the different companies and improve its group-level consolidation. In effect, Al Shanfari Group is able to enjoy on-demand access to information for effective and quicker decision making. Modules that are rolled out in Shanfari include General Ledger, Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Budgeting, and Inventory management, Sales Order Management, Human Resource & Payroll.
“3i Infotech was chosen as the ideal partner capable of providing effective solutions for our business requirements. ORION’s advanced, flexible and scalable functionalities will equip us with the necessary tools to simplify and integrate our business process enabling us to be more responsive to our customers and market dynamics,” said Adil Al
Shanfari, Vice Chairman of Al Shanfari Group. Shanfari’s IT department conducted the business requirements gathering and selection criteria to ensure that the selection process was done professionally.
“We have worked closely with a number of organizations in Oman for a few years now and have gained a good understanding of the nature of their IT demands,” said Kalpesh Desai, Chief Operating Officer, 3i Infotech, Europe, Middle East & Africa. “ORION will support Al Shanfari Group of Companies to integrate and standardize operations across multiple lines of business, consolidated financial statements, reduce inventory costs and improve customer responsiveness capabilities, giving them a competitive edge.”
The first phase of the ERP implementation took place at Shanfari Trading and Contracting. They are major contributors to the development, maintenance and service of Oman’s infrastructure, including large scale road projects throughout remote areas of the Sultanate. The second company to utilize ORION, Shanfari Ready Mix, is one of Oman’s leading concrete suppliers. Finally, Shanfari Group Holding Company will use ORION for its Human Resource Management needs.
ORION is an integrated enterprise information solution designed to meet the requirements of enterprise businesses across a range of verticals including manufacturing, distribution, FMCG, trading, Import/Export, retail and Oil & Gas. The solutions’ flexible and scalable design allows it to cater to changing business requirements and grow with the growth of the business.
3i Infotech remains a strong player in the EMEA region and has experienced a 45% year-on-year growth (year ending March 2006) and 49% revenue growth in the fourth quarter over the previous year. 3i Infotech has also achieved 3rd largest ERP solutions provider in the Middle East region ranking, according to IDC 2005 results.
About 3i Infotech Limited
3i Infotech Limited provides a range of information technology solutions for insurance, banking & finance, e-Governance, manufacturing, retail & distribution. The company is SEI CMM Level 5-compliant for its software business and ISO 9001:2000-certified for its Infrastructure Services and Business Process Outsourcing Operations.
Using its domain knowledge and through continuous investment in technologies, 3i Infotech Limited helps corporations in their businesses through its expertise in enterprise-class software solutions, software services, information security consulting, IT infrastructure and disaster recovery solutions.
*Source: Dataquest – DQ Top 20, July 2005
