Oracle Launches Royal Brunei Airlines' Business

Aerospace and Defense Review | Thursday, November 24, 2022

Royal Brunei Airlines implements Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to optimise its finance and HR systems, reducing time spent on business processes by almost 80 per cent.

FREMONT, CA:Royal Brunei Airlines Sdn Bhd has chosen Oracle Fusion Cloud Applications Suite to improve operational efficiencies and streamline its financial and human resources (HR) procedures. Royal Brunei Airlines has automated its procure-to-pay, accounting, employee expenditure reports, financial systems, and people operations with Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP and Oracle Fusion Cloud Human Capital Management (HCM) to save time spent on business procedures.

The national airline of Brunei Darussalam and a state-owned company, Royal Brunei Airlines, was founded in 1974. Royal Brunei Airlines' outdated business systems increased operational costs and provided limited access to financial and talent management data as the company grew. Royal Brunei Airlines decided to manage financial and HR data on a single platform to increase corporate visibility and efficiency and chose Oracle Fusion Applications.

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According to Nurbahriah Eliza Abdullah, the CFO of Royal Brunei Airlines, With Oracle Fusion Applications, we have successfully automated many business processes that align with the digitalisation journey, providing efficiencies in operating processes and reducing errors from the manual way of doing things. Oracle (ORCL: NYSE) has been with them  on every step of the road, providing implementation support that has helped optimise operations and create substantial value quickly.

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To boost productivity, cut expenses, and strengthen controls, Royal Brunei Airlines has been able to automate expense claims and optimise its financial closure process to Oracle Cloud ERP. Royal Brunei Airlines enhanced self-service capabilities, extended employee analytics, and customised employee experiences to Oracle Cloud HCM.

As travel demand recovers from one of its most unpredictable periods in recent memory, it is a crucial time for the airline sector, according to Jay Tuseth, vice president of applications, ASEAN, and general manager of CX APAC, Oracle. Royal Brunei Airlines will have access to an ongoing stream of innovation and sophisticated automation capabilities to Oracle Fusion Applications, enabling it to respond rapidly to changing market conditions, future-proof its operations, and keep up with change.

Over 11,000 organisations use Oracle Cloud ERP and HCM applications to manage their enterprises. Financials, accounting hubs, procurement, project management, enterprise performance management, risk management, subscription management, supply chain management, and manufacturing are just a few of the enterprise finance and operations capabilities offered by Oracle Cloud ERP.

The award-winning employee experience platform, Oracle ME, as well as market-leading solutions for human resources, talent management, workforce management, and payroll, are all provided by Oracle Cloud HCM. The most cutting-edge technologies available in the market are made available to customers through these self-updating platforms, enabling businesses to quickly create, develop, automate, adapt, and take advantage of new business prospects.

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