CASE STUDY
Oracle has announced that Qatar Airways has implemented Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Performance Management ( EPM ) as the airline transitions through the pandemic and embarks on a major global expansion . With Oracle Cloud EPM , Qatar Airways financial teams have gained the transparency and flexibility needed for more accurate planning , budgeting and forecasting . The improved processes are helping the airline increase agility , improve insights and enhance business decisionmaking across the organisation .
As one of the world ’ s fastest-growing airlines Qatar Airways serves over 140 destinations , operating a fleet
EPM PLATFROM KEY BENEFITS of more than 200 aircraft from its global hub at Hamad International Airport in Doha and employs more than 40,000 people .
With the airline having embarked on a major global expansion in the last decade , its existing systems and manual processes could not scale to keep pace with the company ’ s growth . The airline needed to automate and streamline its financial and planning processes to more effectively control and manage resources and investments , improve reporting capabilities and align the organisation behind its ambitious expansion plans .
Given that the commercial aviation sector is recovering from the business and travel disruptions cause by the pandemic in the second half of 2021 , Qatar Airways is quickly returning to its pre-pandemic network of 180 destinations and resuming its expansion programme .
• Unified , single point of access across Cloud EPM and Cloud ERP processes
• Simplify signing into multiple Cloud EPM and ERP processes with just one login
• Consistent reporting and metadata management across Cloud EPM and ERP
• Integrated corporate reporting between EPM and ERP Cloud simplifies internal and external reporting
• Unified user experience across business processes
• Speed up user acceptance and adoption with common elements across business processes , such as forms , charts , preferences and settings , and more
• Work across cloud and on-premises applications with a single interface
• The Smart View interface enables you to work with cloud and on-premises applications easily and seamlessly
“ While the pandemic had a significant impact on the aviation sector , the ability of Qatar Airways to remain resilient and reliable for its customers , and respond quickly to these unforeseen challenges , has been critical to maintaining our business competitiveness . The foundation we have built with Oracle Cloud EPM for our financial processes has enabled us to adapt quickly , especially as we plan for the transition out of the pandemic and the resumption of our growth plans . We have been able to model scenarios to increase efficiency , reduce risk and provide our leaders with the correct information to allow them to make informed decisions ,” said Daniel Ho , Chief Financial Officer , Qatar Airways .
EPM platform
Oracle Cloud Enterprise Performance Management ( EPM ) Platform is a framework of the technical and functional components shared among Cloud EPM processes . It enables enterprises to have a more unified user experience and simplified
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