Aitken Spence plantERM powers Elpitiya Plantations

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A high-performance Enterprise Resource Manager (ERM) for the plantations sector developed by Aitken Spence Technologies called plantERM has been successfully implemented at Elpitiya Plantations PLC, covering its head office, and over a dozen tea, rubber and palm oil estates and factories. The plantERM technology is designed, developed and implemented by Aitken Spence Technologies to suit the requirements and standard practices of the strategically important industry.

“The enterprise resources management (ERM) solution by Aitken Spence Technologies is the first truly web-based and centralised system in Sri Lanka with both operational and financial modules integrated to cater to multi-location, multi-crop requirements with seamless integration for consolidation. We are thrilled that plantERM has been received exceptionally well by our client, Elpitiya Plantations. This has resulted in wider interest in our product from the plantations industry in Sri Lanka,” said Aitken Spence Technologies and Aitken Spence Group Director Dinesh Mendis. The development process of plantERM engaged industry experts and consultants with considerable experience in research and development. Developed through open source technologies, plantERM seamlessly integrates operational and finance modules to work as one single solution. plantERM is a web-based solution that requires minimum bandwidth for data communication and posses a secure administration module to control access and monitor activities. “We are delighted to have partnered with Aitken Spence Technologies to introduce an ERM solution to Elpitiya Plantations. We see plantERM as a powerful tool that gives us timely and accurate visibility of the health of our business. Given the scope and engagement, we are pleased with the relative low cost of ownership and the time frame of deployment,” said Elpitiya Plantations PLC Director Tony Gunawardena. Aitken Spence Technologies operates three lines of businesses in Enterprise Content Management; Enterprise Resource Planning, both based on core-Oracle Applications and Technologies; Application Development based on Open Source/Java technologies; and Oracle University based Education and Training Services. These lines are supplemented by managed services, support services and customer care offerings.