KUALA LUMPUR: UEM Edgenta Bhd has kicked start a project with Kaodim Sdn Bhd to provide IT solutions to the former’s vendors.
UEM Edgenta said under the collaboration, Kaodim would provide an enterprise platform solution for its vendor procurement and delivery of services, the first-of-its-kind in the asset management and infrastructure solutions space.
“This solution allows UEM Edgenta to elevate its vendor management via technology, which promotes better transparency and openness, as well as reduces process time,” the company said in a statement today.
“It is made possible by features of the enterprise platform such as an on-demand vendor management and rating system which evaluates vendors on attributes such as quality, pricing and safety, as well as real-time visualisation and analytics. In turn, all these would enable UEM Edgenta to enhance its service delivery to its clients,” it added..
UEM Edgenta managing director and chief executive officer Datuk Azmir Merican said the partnership was in line with its vision to be a technology company and enhance services.
Azmir said the enterprise platform formed an integral component of its vendor or contractor strategy, as it enables agility and scalability for the company to roll-out services to more clients rapidly.
The enterprise platform will be supported by quality assurance on services performed by vendors procured off the enterprise platform, as well as continued solutioning for clients by UEM Edgenta’s personnel.
Kaodim managing director Jeffri Cheong said the partnership had helped expand the company’s offering into the business-to-business space.
“We have found that many tools we use internally to reliably deliver home-services can also benefit companies like UEM Edgenta, who need to manage a wide array of work orders and service providers.
“Through our configurable admin infrastructure, we will support UEM Edgenta in optimising quality standards, response times and cost,” he added.
UEM Edgenta manages more than 300 hospitals and healthcare facilities in Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan and India, as well as more than 300 commercial and industrial buildings in Malaysia.
In the infrastructure space, the company manages and maintains over 3,100 kilometres of roads and expressways across Malaysia and Indonesia.
Source : https://www.nst.com.my/business/2020/04/586045/uem-edgenta-kaodim-pact-offer-it-solutions-vendors