IFS, a global enterprise applications company, has announced that Seychelles Petroleum has chosen the IFS Applications 9 Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) suite as its business management platform. The oil company will be replacing its systems with IFS financials, maintenance, supply chain management, quality management, CRM, HR and payroll, and BI modules. 
IFS Applications hopes to give Seychelles Petroleum (SEYPEC), “an integrated solution that automates its business processes – from start to finish.” According to IFS, SEYPEC “will benefit from better visibility into its business operations, automation of manual processes (such as reporting and sales volume calculations), and the ability to mobilise key business processes.”
Paul Mondon, Chief Financial Officer, Seychelles Petroleum, said “To perform at optimal levels, we need a world-class enterprise applications suite that can help us streamline our operations and integrate our processes. Following an in depth analysis and evaluation of solutions being offered by seven top ranked single ERP vendors and in consultation with IT experts from BDO IT Consulting (Mauritius), IFS was selected. It has the industry specific solutions and expertise for our industry that can help us attain our ambitions.”
Gawie van Der Merwe, Managing Director, IFS Africa, added, “IFS Applications is the enterprise suite of choice for the oil and gas industry because we are committed to helping the industry realise all of the advantages of the latest technologies such as enterprise mobility. We look forward to working with Seychelles Petroleum to help it put in place a solution that will help it drive innovation, enhance efficiency and improve agility.”
