Norkis invests in software solutions

To keep its business abreast with the strong competition, the Norkis Group of Companies has invested into software solutions acquisition to sustain and improve competencies.

The transportation and retail financing giant has recently acquired several SAP solutions, including mySAP Business Suite and SAP for Auto, to maximize potential benefits in the transportation industry and reach world-class functionality station.

"The acquisition of mySAP ERP is one of the steps Norkis is taking to constantly upgrade our competencies in the areas of service, distribution and retail financing to ensure the leadership of Norkis in the industry," said Dr. Norberto B. Quisumbing, Jr., Norkis founder and chairman

The SAP implementation for Norkis also rounded up named partners to ensure its successful completion: Alliance Software Incorporated (ASI) for mobile solutions and software, IBM for database server technology, Kaisa Consulting for business solutions development and consulting, and SSI for platform consolidation.

With multiple businesses covering vehicle assembly, distribution, retail financing and realty, Norkis needed a 360-degree view of its business to continue its growth across the country and deliver the best service to its customers, dealers and partners.

"By investing in SAP, we are bringing greater efficiencies to our operations and enabling us to focus on innovating our products and services. Moreover, it demonstrates our strong commitment to help Filipinos fulfill their dream of acquiring an affordable, reliable and fuel efficient vehicle of their own," Quisumbing added.

The mySAP Business Suite, of which mySAP ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) is the core platform, is a comprehensive family of business applications that allow companies to manage their entire value chain.

With SAP Netweaver as its foundation, application integration and an open platform is already built-in, thereby giving Norkis end-to-end process management and low total cost of ownership across the entire IT landscape.

SAP Philippines country manager Krishnendu Datta said the mySAP Business Suite and SAP® for Auto solution paves the way for Norkis to trail the blaze once more in the local automotive industry.

The adoption of these solutions to Norkis is seen to increase business profitability while lowering dealer operating costs through the automation of business critical processes. With full visibility, Norkis can quickly translate customer signals into operational response, both internally and with key partners.

The solution also allows Norkis to analyze information recorded in day-to-day operations, plus structured and unstructured information from across the enterprise, in an executive dashboard. With real-time access to accurate information regarding up-to-date financial and operation performance indicators, Norkis will now have the ability to respond faster to business and market changes, make key decisions in a timelier manner and gain competitive advantage.

Norkis Group of companies operates more than 300 retail financing branches of their own and more than 2,000 authorized display centers in all the major cities and municipalities of the country.