Signal Alliance, systems integration, Information and Communications Technology company, has entered into partnership with SAP, a player in enterprise business solutions, to offer business planning and execution solutions-supporting business strategy, process design and integration, and budget implementation in government.
This partnership was consummated at a public sector forum by Signal Alliance in conjunction with SAP in Abuja to introduce the enterprise asset management software to the Nigerian market, a statement from Signal Alliance on Friday indicated.
EAM is a solution from SAP that ensures operational efficiencies, improves asset usage, reduces costs, and better manages capital expenditures throughout the asset lifecycle.
This, the firm said, would help address the infrastructural gap in public sector by providing a solution for managing public physical assets ranging from dams, power grids, airports, to vehicles, and building facilities.
The Managing Director, Signal Alliance, Mr. Collins Onuegbu, described the concept of asset management as the ideal solution to help businesses and government institutions manage and maximise assets.
"A look at the current findings of the Senate Committee on Public Accounts recently showed how national resources were mismanaged through multiple allocations to various government agencies, and projects by past governments which makes the introduction of a robust EAM system like the one being introduced by SAP and Signal Alliance as both timely and of utmost importance," he said.
Commenting on the partnership, Head, Line of Business for SAP West Africa, Mr. Oluseyi Akinyoyenu, identified Signal Alliance as a reliable and competent partner in Nigeria that would always help to deliver solutions to customers in all sectors.
Describing EAM as a key driver for the Nigerian economy, he said the unique solution from SAP covered in details all assets owned by private and public enterprise irrespective of size.
Akinyoyenu also listed some of the benefits of SAP's EAM solution to include: Faster, more accurate asset reporting and analytics — for savvier decision making, heightened visibility into asset performance, risk and capital expenditures, improved asset utilisation with centralised monitoring and control, and superior asset performance, efficiency, and reliability with minimised disruptions.
Differentiating between EAM solution and the enterprise resource planning systems, a mutual partner of SAP and Signal Alliance, Mahindra Satyam, represented by its Regional Head, Alliance & Presales SAP Practice MEA, Mr. Ramesh Ram, stated, "While ERP helps enterprises to plan towards the deployment of resources, EAM helps them to manage the assets acquired through the implementation of budgets."
