Kuwait Oil Company signs a KD 5.8 million contract with Systems Automatic to implement its resource planning system
Kuwait Airways signed a contract with Automated Systems Company worth 5.8 million Kuwaiti dinars for a three-year period to implement its enterprise resource planning (ERP) system project.
The company’s board chairman, Abdulmohsen Al-Faqean, stated that the signing of the contract is part of Kuwait Airways’ efforts to continue developing its digital infrastructure and updating its administrative, financial, and operational systems in line with the requirements of modern corporate governance.
Al-Faqean added that the contract represents an important strategic step in the company’s ongoing digital transformation journey, noting that the implementation of the ERP system will contribute to unifying and updating systems within an integrated platform, thereby enhancing operational efficiency and raising the level of integration across its various divisions.
He clarified that the project will help improve the accuracy and speed of data and reports, strengthen the control framework, and provide comprehensive and reliable information to support decision-making. He emphasized that the project’s significance is particularly evident given the nature of the company’s operations as the national carrier of the State of Kuwait, which operates within an integrated, round-the-clock operational environment requiring the highest levels of coordination and efficiency in resource management.
He pointed out that the new system will assist in developing mechanisms for managing resources, costs, procurement, inventory, and human resources, in addition to improving planning processes and optimizing resource utilization, thereby accelerating task completion and boosting productivity and operational efficiency.
Al-Faqean noted that investing in modern digital systems and solutions constitutes one of the core pillars in developing the company’s internal work framework. He affirmed that the project will provide a comprehensive technological foundation that helps standardize procedures and data, enhance integration among departments, and support strategic and operational planning, all of which will positively reflect on the company’s performance and the quality of services provided to its customers.
He stressed that Kuwait Airways continues to implement its development projects and digital transformation initiatives to enhance its readiness to keep pace with the rapid developments in the aviation sector and to strengthen its capacity to manage its operations and resources efficiently and effectively, in alignment with the company’s aspirations to achieve higher levels of excellence and sustainability in performance.
