East – West Seed Vietnam Company Ltd. invests in ERP

Hochiminh City, New World Hotel, April 14th, 2008 East – West Seed Vietnam signed an ERP installation contract with FPT Information System (FPT – IS) with a view to improving its information system for better management purposes, and to further its high-quality provision capabilities.

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ERP is a complete ORACLE solution package serving the information and management needs of enterprises in areas such as finance, accounting, production, purchases and sales, inventory… ERP helps to improve East – West Seed Vietnam management and business processes in line with international standards. It also helps to reduce costs, raise productivity of seed production and distribution processes. The model is expected to be implemented in East – West Seed Vietnam offices and factories for the duration of one year.

Concerning the company’s investment in ERP, Ms. Nguyen Thi Binh, General Director of East – West Seed Vietnam says the goal of the investment is to raise the overall management capacities of managers as well as to improve the quality of products. East – West aims after the implementation of the project will be:

- Overall management of the organization’s production and business processes.

- Provide access to overall management skills for managers through the most modern information system available.

- Bring the domestic seed production industry up to international standings.

ERP will raise company’s productivity by providing speedier information updates and decision-making processes.

As for FPT-IS, Mr. Trần Trọng Nghĩa, Director of FPT-IS ERP revealed that this is the first instance of ERP implementation for the seed industry. Both FPT-IS and Oracle are committed to the successful implementation of the project for East – West Seed Vietnam as well as for the seed industry.

Information about the partners

1. East – West Seed Vietnam Company Ltd.

Established in 1997, East – West Seed Vietnam Company Ltd. is a joint-venture between New East – West Seed Commercial and Production Ltd. Company and East-West Seed BV . Since its inception, the company’s processes from operation, management, to goals setting, production, market development, have all been made by Vietnamese. With passion and hard-work, the company has proven that Vietnamese can not only catch up with the world, but also become one of the leading companies worldwide.

East – West Seed Vietnam aims to be farmers’ trusted friend through R&D, production and sales of high-quality vegetable seeds, suited to Vietnam climate. Our R&D Center includes cross-breeding facilities, sample testing center, modern Plant Disease laboratories for the development of quality new breeds. The company currently has provided farmers nationwide with 25 high-quality, high-yield vegetable breeds.

The company’s development goal over the past 10 years has been the research and crossbreeding of new plant types suited to the environment of Vietnam with attention paid to the needs of the end-users and market demands. The special attention paid to farmers (providing high-quality seeds, farming instructions and techniques suited to the local conditions) has given much credibility to the company.

2. FPT Information System:

A member of FPT Corporation, FPT Information System is the top total solution provider of information systems in the region. FPT Information System holds leading position in areas such as: software solutions, ERP services, network and server systems, data and information security systems, data centre, Disaster Recovery solutions, smart building solutions, services and maintenance…

FPT Information System currently is the only company in Indochina to have the most prestige technology partnerships: Gold Partner of Cisco, Microsoft, CheckPoint, and Oracle’s Certified Advantage Partner. As a strategic partner of SAP in Vietnam , FPT IS has successfully provided ERP services for over 40 big enterprises such as Vinamilk, DKSH… both in the private and public sectors.

For additional information, please contact:

East – West Seed Vietnam Company Ltd.
Mr. Nguyễn Hoàng Lân
Address: Hamlet 2, Xuân Thới Thượng Commune, Hóc Môn Dist., Hochiminh City , Vietnam
Phone: (08) 84-8-7945 459 .
Fax: (08) 84-8- 7945 478

FPT Information System
Ms. Lưu Thị Hương Trà
Address: 32A Trương Định Str., 3rd Dist., Hochiminh City
Tel.: 08-9302959 (ext 124)
Fax : 08-9302969
Mobile : 0918.293892
E-mail: [email protected]
Website : www.fis.com.vn