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BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT
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Modernizing business process:
C&T develops integrated solution for property management
The real estate sector in Hong Kong, especially property selling and leasing, has witnessed rapid growth in recent years. In order for industry practitioners to stand out in the competitive property market, an integrated solution that can transform their way of managing property and asset portfolios with high operational efficiency is essential.
C&T Solutions has developed a web-based Property Management System (PMS) with streamlined handling of property management processes, from marketing, selling and leasing to maintenance, reporting, etc. The PMS features functions and workflows tailor-made for the operations of property management:
Property database: Designed with an “inventory control” concept for locating availability of properties easily
Property search e-portal: Provide an online information portal for potential buyers and tenants to easily search for and compare suitable properties for buying and leasing
Resident profiles: Centralize buyers’ and tenants’ information including the contact, insurance, spouse, etc.
Service tracking: Track records of maintenance, repair and other property services with service appointment scheduling
With extensive experience and knowledge of applying information technology, the C&T Solutions team has demonstrated its commitment to providing quality solution services for real estate customers and continuous improvement to adhere to global standard and regulation compliance.
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Strategic partnership:
Leading HR provider adopts Platinum HRM for payroll outsourcing
Platinum HRM of C&T signed long-term partnership with Shanghai Foreign Service (Group) Co., Ltd. (FSG) to provide FSG’s customers with quality payroll outsourcing through the industry-leading human resources management system of Platinum. This partnership leverages the good branding and reputation of Platinum in China’s HR market and the strong client base of FSG’s HR services across the country.
Founded in 1984, FSG is a leading domestic HR outsourcing expert that provides HR management value consultation and full implementation for corporate customers from anywhere in the world. With an extensive nationwide network of 125 branches and over 400 service points, FSG currently provides efficient, professional services for two million employees of over 30,000 enterprises.
This strategic movement for long-term partnership is the recognition of trust built on the many customer success stories that FSG created alongside Platinum’s comprehensive core HRM functions and solid payroll module. Under the agreement, Platinum will serve as a master-data and payroll platform with employee self-service (ESS) modules to facilitate FSG’s quality, efficient management of payroll outsourcing services delivered to a wide variety of clients, including leading multinational companies, state-owned enterprises and private businesses, particularly those in high-tech industries.
By synergizing the effects of Platinum’s robust HRM system and FSG’s professional HR services, this partnership enables both industry leaders to extend customer reach and accelerate business growth in the scope of payroll outsourcing, which has emerged as an answer for businesses, from SMEs to large corporations, to practice flexible and simplified HR management.
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Holistic mobile POS:
Uplifting in-store experience with ChainStorePlus ERM
A mobile POS, or simply mPOS, is a portable point of sale on a smartphone or tablet that performs the functions far beyond a cashier or electronic POS terminal. Adopting a POS system that is fueled by functions and features for mobile in-store services is today’s ideal way for retail businesses deploying stores in multiple cities or countries to stay well connected to global markets and provide timely in-store services and enhanced shopping experience. This is how the mPOS of ChainStorePlus ERM works:
- Engage customers anywhere in the store
- Streamline the purchase process on the go
- Capture customers’ data on the spot, and reward them instantly
- Let your customers choose their way of payment
- Get real-time global inventory data
- Centralize in-store POS administration
Each mobile module or function contributes a puzzle piece to turning the in-store traffic into more sales realized and higher customer satisfaction, which is the key that brings customers’ back again and turns them into your pool of loyal members. With a vision to scale up your retail business, you deserve a holistic mPOS system to enhance your mobility and support your connection to global markets with ChainStorePlus.
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Success story of Bachy Soletanche:
Managing comprehensive payrolls with tailor-made IPL HRMS
Bachy Soletanche Group Limited (Bachy) is the leading geotechnical contractor in Hong Kong, combining the global competence of the Soletanche Bachy Group with local knowledge to provide design and construction services in the ground engineering field. Incorporated in Hong Kong since 1973, Bachy has been engaged in many major infrastructure projects and developed a corporate culture of prioritizing safety and prudence.
Since early 1990s, IPL HRMS has been Bachy’s partner of choice for managing its human resources (HR) involving various projects and contractors and numerous site workers. Over the long established partnership, Bachy has maintained high consistency, accuracy and efficiency in its HR processes through the IPL HRMS core system, providing robust functions for the essential human capital, leave and payroll management.
To manage dozens of projects carried out in various construction sites involving countless workers with varying rosters, IPL HRMS customized the iTimeSheet module for Bachy. The web platform allows on-site administrative staffs to mark the attendance, including in & out time and allowance for each construction worker. To cover all necessary information under a user-friendly interface, IPL HRMS customized a ledger report which includes costing codes, payment codes and other specific information required by Bachy. The ledger report allows HR personnel to calculate cost on project basis with high accuracy and do integration with the finance department on cost charging to different cost centers.
Throughout the long-term partnership, Bachy is satisfied with the reliable performance of IPL HRMS in both technical expertise and service level. Ellen Soo, Human Resources Manager of Bachy, said, “We recommend IPL HRMS since the system is built with a clear logical workflow and highly customizable modules that fit our construction industry. The strong IPL HRMS technical support provides timely and tailor-made updates upon changes in regulations and our specific requirements.”
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People-centric experience:
C&T’s software products apply practical technologies of Microsoft
In a tech-demanding marketplace where much more businesses are looking for convenient IT application solutions to support their improvement of management and operation efficiency, the technical teams from C&T have been working closely for integration of the group’s enterprise management software products with the latest technologies of Microsoft, further uplifting C&T’s customers’ competitiveness with higher mobility, flexibility, security and intelligence.
Office 365
For daily collaboration, most end users of VITOVA EIM customers heavily rely on their familiar Microsoft applications, including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.. Each of these essential Office applications has its dedicated VitalDoc Office 365 Add-in on the working interface, in both desktop and web versions, enabling hassle-free filing of multiple file types anytime, anywhere. Office 365 integration means not only quick access to the filing function of VitalDoc, but also a blissful experience of simple drag-&-drop, which is particularly important in frequent email filing with Outlook.
Azure
Besides Office 365 integration, VITOVA is now Azure ready. The whole VitalDoc central information management platform can be hosted on the Azure cloud with reliable service availability, high collaboration flexibility and strong cyber security controls. Microsoft can track and analyze security-related events with a massive set of global threat intelligence, identify more frequent cyber security attacks that are putting enterprise data at risk, and provide multi-level information protection, from the platform to the end users of VITOVA.
Power BI
Through integration with Power BI of Microsoft, IPL HRMS helps HR personnel analyze and manage all their HR data and make better and faster decisions with accurate and timely information, e.g. headcounts, payroll variances, budgets, performance, reward comparison and salary trends. All the intelligence reports can be organized and presented in the way you personalize, e.g. interactive dashboards and charts with drag-&-drop flexibility and fluidity. The whole experience with Power BI brings HR-related data to the core of HR’s forecast, planning and decision making.
Integration of C&T’s software products with the practical technologies of Microsoft renders people-centered solutions that value every end user and assist them in achieving more together for the sustainable growth of their businesses.
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