Maldives turns to Sri Lanka for best solutions

•  Bileeta implements ERP solutions for Kooddoos

Hot on the heels of numerous local successes, Bileeta Ltd. secured a prominent regional account – the implementation of an ERP solution for Kooddoo Fisheries Maldives Ltd. (KFML), a newly-incorporated company with the main operation base in the former Kooddoo Fisheries Complex. This company has become the main player in the skipjack tuna operations of the country.

Kooddoo Fisheries Maldives Deputy Managing Director Ahmed Shareef, Bileeta CEO Sanji De Silva and Bileeta COO Sanka Weerasinghe

“This is a huge business win for us as well a great achievement for a Sri Lankan company,” said Sanji de Silva, CEO of Bileeta. “We bid for this international tender and were selected from amongst many regional players, thereby proving our capabilities of turning out world class ERP solutions for clients of medium to enterprise scale.”

He added that Bileeta was selected because of the unparalleled features of the solution on offer including solid data security systems, decision support systems and the team of application consultants who impressed the Kooddoo decision makers with their knowledge and efficiency.

“Because this ERP solution is designed  and developed by us, we could also offer Kooddoo with custom features to closely meet  their requirements to overcome the pain points that they were currently facing,” said Sanka Weerasinghe, COO of Bileeta.

The Kooddoo Processing Centre has a land based freezing capacity of 450 MT/day with 2000 MT storage capacity together with a fleet of mother and collector vessels. Furthermore, an alongside berth can accommodate a large number of vessels making KFML the undisputed leading force in the collection and processing of skipjack tuna countrywide. The company is also engaged in the operation and management of ice plants located across the Maldives Islands along with a water bottling operation based in the processing centre.

“We selected Bileeta because of their capability of customising an ERP solution that fits our requirement,” asserted Ismail Fuazy, Manager Accounts.

“We have experience with three leading ERPs within our group. We were impressed with the comprehensive set of features in Bileeta ERP, which was built with the latest technologies,” said Ahmed Shareef, Deputy Managing Director of Kooddoo Fisheries Maldives Ltd.

Bileeta specialises in developing ERP solutions for medium to large organisations. Its flagship product, Bileeta ERP v6.0, is capable of delivering a wide range of functionalities to meet the localised requirements of companies at a significant cost advantage to traditional vendors. The company maintains this advantage through flexible licensing models, knowledge of local business processes, and lower cost of support.

“We are able to read the customer requirements and offer them business benefits that will work to their best advantage,” added de Silva. “We are gaining a significant market share locally, which constitutes a number of big businesses in Sri Lanka.”

In the short span of two-and-a-half years of launching the product, Bileeta has gained recognition by winning the National Best Quality Software Awards in 2011 in the e-Logistics and Supply chain category, and was also selected by ICTA to showcase Bileeta ERP at the Cebit exhibition held in Sydney, Australia.

The Bileeta team is headed by its CEO and founder Sanji de Silva, who is experienced in IT solution design and development in Sri Lanka and the US. The chief architect and co-founder is Sanka Weerasinghe, who has over 12 years of experience in product development and architecting ERP solutions.