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Drake & Scull International Signs ORACLE™ as a Strategic Technology Partner
Published Jul 8, 2012
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Drake & Scull International PJSC (DSI), a regional market leader in integrated design, engineering and construction disciplines of Civil Contracting, Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), Water and Power, Rail and Oil Gas signed today an agreement with Oracle to implement their Oracle JD Edwards Enterprise Application Modules for their operations in the Middle East.
DSI will look to pioneer technology by implementing an integrated ERP to cater to the construction industry by seeking business value from next generation IT applications.
Oracle is one of the top four ERP solutions Provider in the Gartner Magic Quadrant of Integrated Systems. The increase in project risk and complexity together with the growth of long-term contracts and opportunities in post construction services create both challenges and opportunities for the Engineering, Procurement and Contracting industry. To meet all of these business challenges, and more, Oracle delivers a powerful combination of technology and comprehensive, business applications including key functionality built specifically for this Industry.
DSI’s new IT environment will cover integrated Enterprise Applications for Financials, Supply Chain, Project Management, Human Capital Management, Business Intelligence and Enterprise Performance Management, which aims to boost productivity, achieve efficiency and reduce costs through intelligent business processes.
DSI will leverage these state-of-the-art technologies to transform operational efficiency; the main focus of the offerings is to improve key operations from initial project identification through contract closeout. The solution will integrate information across departments to write proposals, enable project collaboration, choose the best subcontractors and suppliers, control project execution, improve consistency in forecasts, and streamline payment collection.
Implementations of these web enhanced systems are scheduled to be deployed on private cloud Architecture for agile availability with importance being given to business continuity and disaster recovery.
On this occasion Khaldoun Tabari, CEO of DSI said, “DSI is leading the adoption of modern technology in the industry which regionally still lags behind global standards. It is our mission to leverage this integrated ERP solution to streamline the business management processes and indeed reduce costs and finally pass these benefits to our clients. Our vision is to empower every aspect of our business with cutting edge technologies; and through this transaction with Oracle JD Edwards Enterprise, this is now a reality. We expect the integration of the system to start immediately across all our areas of operations in region. Our staff will undergo extensive training tailored to the requirements of all cross functional departments and our existing IT infrastructure will be upgraded to enable a smooth implementation of the system which due to be completed by next year. ”
About Drake & Scull International PJSC
Drake & Scull International PJSC (DSI) is a regional market leader delivering world class quality projects via end to end solutions that provide integrated design, engineering and construction disciplines of Mechanical Electrical and Plumbing (MEP), Civil Contracting, and Water & Power Infrastructure, through People, Innovation, and Passion.
DSI established its first office in Abu Dhabi in 1966, and has since expanded operations to encompass offices in Dubai, Egypt, Kuwait, Libya, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Qatar, Jordan and Thailand, as well as managing projects in Europe and other parts of North Africa
DSI ‘s main business streams include Drake & Scull International, which serves as the MEP arm, Drake & Scull Construction (DSC), which is the General Civil Contracting unit and Drake and Scull Water & Power (DSWP), which focuses on the Water & Power and Infrastructure sector.
In 2008, DSI offered 55% of its shares to the public and the IPO was oversubscribed 101 times. Ernst & Young ranked the IPO among the top 20 global IPOs in 2008.
DSI has since then used the funds to integrate, establish and acquire businesses that compliment its corporate strategy of expansion into new markets, via organic and inorganic growth.
The fully Integrated Management Systems, certified to ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001:2005 and OSHAS 18001:2007 standards are compliant with leading building, health and safety regulations, as well as sound environmental and energy management procedures.
DSI is leaders through experience, and has established a regional leadership position over 44 years of successfully completing the most complex projects on time, within budgets and matching set quality parameters.
DSI has completed many prestigious projects in the region for over four decades, and have helped shape the region’s skyline from within.
About Oracle
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