Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a leading IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, announced the go-live of a new maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) application programme with PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk (Garuda Indonesia Airlines), Indonesia's national airline, via its aircraft maintenance subsidiary GMF Aeroasia.
The programme to implement the TCS SWIFT MRO platform moved from the blueprint phase to go-live in 13 months, much faster than the typical MRO project that can take three to five years to complete.
With the TCS SWIFT MRO solution, Garuda has replaced over 50 legacy applications, implemented over 300 business processes, has migrated over three million records of data for 140 aircraft, and fitted parts into a unified solution. The first phase of the project, now live, comprises the SAP-based, end-to-end, pre-configured SWIFT MRO solution for MRO, supply chain processes, finance and human resources modules.
''Garuda went through a rigorous MRO vendor selection process, and we chose TCS's SWIFT MRO solution based on Garuda's futuristic roadmap, ease of enterprise integration, lower TCO and proven track record,'' said Judi Rifajantoro, EVP, strategy, business development and risk management, Garuda Indonesia. ''The first phase of Garuda's MRO transformation is now complete and in production, and phase two is coming soon, further helping the airline deliver exemplary aircraft maintenance services in line with our strong growth and development of a global, leading airline brand.''
''Garuda's go-live announcement today is another outstanding milestone in the airline sector for TCS Asia Pacific, further solidifying our marquee list of national and top-tier carriers from all corners of the region,'' said Vish Iyer, President, TCS Asia Pacific. ''TCS looks forward to continued growth in our partnership with Garuda, and we are committed to delivering the highest level of technology and services to help grow the rapidly expanding aviation market in Indonesia.''
Shares of the company declined Rs 81.6, or 3.84%, to settle at Rs 2,040.95. The total volume of shares traded was 281,717 at the BSE (Wednesday).