The operator used multiple systems to manage their logistics operations, ranging from spreadsheets to sophisticated transportation management systems.

The client has employees working in various locations like on offshore assets and in high-rise offices. Due to hostile work environment (especially on offshore assets), safety is given top priority.

The company's excessive reliance on legacy tools (MS Excel/e-mails) and mechanisms that were employed to manage its day-today logistics operations started taking a heavy toll on its operational efficiencies.

One of the primary challenges that weighed down our client in terms of reduced operational efficiencies was its excessive reliance on disparate, outmoded and manual systems to accomplish day-to-day logistics management tasks.

SAA had been using a tailor-made legacy system built over time, to host and maintain the Corporate Loyalty Program, just as Voyager used to be before moving to the iFly Loyalty platform. The platform initially served SAA's goals and strategy but over time it became difficult to maintain and also expensive for even the smallest of changes. Shortage in relevant skill-sets became a pain point as well.

China Eastern Airlines (CEA), after its merger with Shanghai Airlines (FM), faced the mammoth task of consolidating the member base of FM under its own flagship loyalty brand – the Eastern Miles. Handling the combined member base through legacy system was expected to fetch less than optimal results.