Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Dragon-i Acquired "SAP Business One Solution" Through ObTech to Improve Management of Restaurants



ObTech Asia Pasific Sn Bhd (ObTech ) has been awarded a RM500,000 contract by Dragon-i Restaurant Sdn Bhd (Dragon-i) to implement the SAP Business One solution in their growing chain of Shanghainese and Hong Kong restaurants.At present to launch the event were Mr Henry Yip Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Dragon-i Restaurant Sdn Bhd, Mr Michael Lim Group Chief Operating Officer,ObTech Asia Pacific ,Mr Tan Hun Yang, SAP Channel Manager SAP Sdn Bhd and Mr Jeffrey Doss, General Manager , ObTech Asia Pacific.The system will be implemented on all ten (10) Dragon-i & Canton-i restaurants in Malaysia by 2009 and upon its completion, Dragon-i will be able to improve their control on purchases and usage of ingredients which in return will control the cost more effectively.It also will enable all the outlets transactions to be connected simultaneously via the Portal .Furthermore the SAP Business One solution provided by ObTech will give Dragon-i management a unified view of operations across sales , finance , purchasing and inventory in all their operational outlets. Inter-company transactions will be captured immediately,document flows will be seamless while payments will be centralized when the solution is fully implemented by end December 2008.The centralized purchasing and payment system will enable management to monitor and purchase orders and costs with just one click,in real time.Speaking to reporters after the signing ceremony at Dragon-i's flagship outlet in Pavilion Kuala Lumpur ,Mr Michael Lim ,Group Chief Operation Officer of ObTech Asia Pasific said, "Having implemented various customized ERP solutions for the manufacturing sector and other SMEs , we have seen how other verticals have benefited from such systems.We are delighted that such a forward-looking F&B is partnering ObTech in taking this bold step in turning towards IT to improve their business and fast track growth". We are confident that SAP Business One will deliver results for Dragon-i and improve business productivity of Dragon-i throughout its entire operations,"Lim added.
Meanwhile ,Mr Henry Yip ,CEO of Dragon-i Restaurant Sdn Bhd. said "Dragon-i aims to be the best restaurant operator on the F&B industry by maintaining the highest quality in food and service with passion ,commitment and creativity.To achieve this , we need a partner who understands us and who is able to provide us with solutions that are scalable and can grow with us as we expand.We wanted a solution that will improve workflow and ease the work of our staff.Of all the four companies who tendered for this ,we found ObTech's proposed solution to suit our fast-paced F&B business the best.ObTech has demonstrated that this software is an overall solution that is easy-to-use ,fast and highly efficient.Dragon-i staffs throughout our chain of 10 restaurants can easily manage the system with minimum training.What this means to our customers is that the ingredients used to prepare the food are fresher while prices are still maintained.I believe this is important to customers today as the price of everything is escalating but we are maintaining our standards and prices.The success of Dragon-i is based on the simple business philosophy of quality and consistency at the right price.He added "With the SAP Business One solution , we are able to keep close record of supplies authentic yet affordable cuisine fron regions of China and intend to keep this promise to our customers. We believe that instead of the easy way out of passing on costs to our customers, increasing our effciency and productivity to new levels is the best way to mitigate the effects of inflation.The SAP Business One solution intergrates seamlessly into existing office systems and can be easily adapted to Microsoft Office products such as Word ,Excel and Outlook lowering total cost of ownership.The solution is powered by the SAP system on the IBM hardware.

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