SAP has been encouraging local businesses to undergo transformation to become “intelligent enterprises” to boost their efficiency and productivity as we live in the 4th Industrial Revolution (4IR).
Sarawak Energy joins some of the leading Malaysian international brands that are transitioning for the 4IR.
At the Intelligent Enterprise Conference, Zaliha Mohd-Ali, Sarawak’s Energy’s senior manager, explained:
“Sarawak Energy’s core business activities revolve around the generation, transmission, distribution and retail of electricity. We generate power by capitalising on Sarawak’s abundant indigenous resources – hydro, coal and gas – and supply electricity to our customers throughout Sarawak and beyond through an extensive network.”
During the conference, Mohd-Ali also talked about SAP’s role in digitalising the company’s operations.
“Technology is integral toward our vision of ‘transforming Sarawak Energy into a digital utility powerhouse’, and one of our core foundations is based on SAP.”
She also cited the “Sarawak Energy People System”, the company’s integrated human resources management system, as an example of their efforts to improve employee productivity. This included consolidating different tools into one system to help employees save time and resources. The employees were also given access to performance tools on their mobile devices, including the ability to apply for leaves.
The energy company also adopted SAP Concur to get better visibility of its travel and expense spend. The spend management solution also gave employees user-friendly experiences.
SAP Leonardo Vehicle Insights digital innovation system also helped Sarawak Energy in reducing accidents and increasing safety awareness of its drivers. The IoT (internet-of-things) technology has provided real-time monitoring of vehicles.
Currently, Sarawak Energy is also studying SAP S/4 HANA as part of its efforts towards digital transformation.
SAP Asia Pacific and Japan’s Chief Operating Officer, Rachel Barger, also talked about SAP’s ability to help enterprises in making them ‘future ready.’
She said:
“SAP S/4 HANA helps to reduce obstacles associated with legacy enterprise resource planning applications.”
At present, SAP’s has more than 437,000 customers across 180 countries worldwide including Forbes Global 2000 companies and 100 of the most valued brands.
