As a step towards catalysing new opportunities for the future of sustainable energy, Singapore LNG Corporation (SLNG) leverages the latest cutting-edge solutions such as SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition in its business operations. The SAP cloud ERP offering allows the company to increase productivity through the integrated platform’s enhanced automation and embedded analytics.
The German enterprise software giant’s third-quarter financial results showed that an increasing number of customers globally acknowledge its technologies and services as critical in achieving digital transformation during these challenging times. SAP’s current cloud backlog grew significantly in Q3 across its cloud portfolio, particularly with SAP S/4HANA Cloud. The solution represents the company’s cloud offering for core enterprise resource planning (ERP) processes such as supply chain management, financial management, engineering, and manufacturing, as well as associated data analytics, development, and integration capabilities.
Recently, SAP has announced that SLNG, a Singaporean developer and operator of liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, has been added to its roster of clients that have adopted SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition. According to SLNG, the implementation will support the streamlining of its business operations as part of its goal to meet and exceed its Energy Security mandate, promote the growth of Singapore’s LNG sector, and develop newer and more sustainable energy sources.
Furthermore, SLNG continuously explores innovation in its industry considering its objective to promote Singapore’s development as an LNG hub and the expansion of the LNG ecosystem. In May, the company unveiled a project in collaboration with Surbana Jurong, the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore, and the National University of Singapore (NUS) intending to produce a Proof of Value (POV) for a green modular data centre system that has a potential to save 0.2 megawatts of power and demonstrate the value of industrial symbiosis.
SLNG Adopts SAP Cloud ERP Solution for Digital Transformation
Committed to transitioning towards becoming an intelligent enterprise with sustainable operations, SLNG tapped SAP to modernise its data that was once stored in disparate systems for finance, HR, procurement, and maintenance. Selecting SAP S/4HANA Cloud, Private Edition as its integrated platform to link all data at the source, the company hopes to utilise the SAP cloud ERP solution to address data discrepancies.
Since 2012, SLNG has used SAP Finance for financial administration and reporting. Aside from this solution, the company also tackles employee experience management using Qualtrics, digitises procurement with SAP Ariba, manages asset reliability using SAP Intelligent Asset Management, and runs core HR processes and employee claims with SAP Concur.
Eileen Chua, Managing Director at SAP Singapore, believes a strong digital core is needed to adapt to today’s digital economy in the “never normal.” Commenting on SAP’s expanded partnership with SLNG, she stated:
“With SAP S/4HANA Cloud, the objective is for SLNG to simplify operational processes, reduce downtime with predictive technology, and transition employees to high-value work. SLNG is now empowered with the latest leading business processes and practices from SAP to become an intelligent enterprise and aid in cementing Singapore’s role as a regional LNG hub, as Southeast Asia nations move from coal to cleaner energy sources.”
Moreover, SLNG Director of the Information Technology Group Chong Nai Min said that SAP S/4HANA Cloud allows the organisation to have an integrated platform that provides a single source of truth for more accurate and effective data analysis. He added:
“The integrated platform also enables greater productivity through enhanced automation and embedded analytics, scalability to support future business growth, as well as reliability by reducing data discrepancies across multiple systems.”
In addition, SAP Intelligent Robotic Process Automation (SAP Intelligent RPA) is leveraged by the company to automate administrative functions and operations, allowing staff to focus on more strategic work while saving time. SLNG developed bots to automate the payment process for non-PO payments that had previously been manually entered.
“The real-time insights that we gain allow us to be more agile and competitive as we respond to market demands and new opportunities in LNG and beyond,” Chong Nai Min concluded.
