About Client

Alto Broadcasting System-Chronicle Broadcasting Network (ABS-CBN) Corporation is one of the largest media & entertainment organizations in the Philippines. The company is engaged in the creation and production of content for television, online and radio platforms. 

Project Summary

Arcadis HR team needed to evolve its work structure to support the company’s growth strategy and become future-ready. They wanted to move away from coordinating their HR functions in Excel sheets and chose Oracle Cloud as the solution. Oracle Cloud offers comprehensive functionality, high performance, and flexible integration capabilities aligned to the requirements of Arcadis. Mastek was chosen as an implementation partner following our successful collaboration and delivery on past projects.


We decided to replace the Workday HCM functionalities for Core HR, Compensation, Benefits, Recruitment, Absence, Learn and Talent with Oracle HCM functionalities, because it offers our employees and managers a better customer experience and simplified our processes… Mastek supported us in a very professional and customer friendly way throughout the complete journey.

–Sandra Vogels
HR Director, Viking


We decided to replace the Workday HCM functionalities for Core HR, Compensation, Benefits, Recruitment, Absence, Learn and Talent with Oracle HCM functionalities, because it offers our employees and managers a better customer experience and simplified our processes… Mastek supported us in a very professional and customer friendly way throughout the complete journey.

– Sandra Vogels
HR Director, Viking

The Situation

A call to upgrade legacy HR systems

The legacy ERP solution from Workday that Viking had been using for its HR-related operations needed to be better aligned with HCM best practices, and made user-friendly for both employees and managers, This was critical to maintain accurate employee data for administrative and payroll efficiency, improve communication and reporting, and provide an open and transparent organisational view.

Further, with Workday solution nearing its expiration, continuity of support needed to be maintained. It was thus imperative that Viking migrated to a new HR system before the license expired.

Earlier, Viking had implemented Oracle Cloud Financials for their Order-to-cash and Procure-to-pay processes, and they were impressed by Oracle Cloud Applications’ ease of use, agility, and reduced operating costs. The organisation was thus keen to leverage the Oracle Cloud system for unifying their business processes.

The Challenges

Need to transform and modernize operations to enhance quality of healthcare services.

Our client is a national provider of in-home healthcare services and innovation in the US and the preferred in-home care partner of more than 400 hospitals across the country. The company’s 29,000 employees deliver home health, hospice, home and community-based services, and facility-based care in 37 states and the District of Columbia, reaching 68 percent of the U.S. population aged 65 and older. Working with our hospital and health system partners, they seamlessly transition patients from the acute to the post-acute setting in a patient-centered continuum of care to reduce avoidable readmissions, improve clinical outcomes, and enhance operational performance.

  • ABS-CBN wanted to develop a reporting system based on SAP as a source.

  • Report on parameters for which data wasn’t present directly viz. Division, LOB, Segments, and Projects.

  • Report based on a change in Nature of Accounts based on Nature of the Profit Center.

  • Decide on the standardized drivers for the complete organization.

Oracle Managed Services
  • ABS-CBN wanted to develop a reporting system based on SAP as a source.

  • Report on parameters for which data wasn’t present directly viz. Division, LOB, Segments, and Projects.

  • Report based on a change in Nature of Accounts based on Nature of the Profit Center.

  • Decide on the standardized drivers for the complete organization.

Oracle Managed Services
Oracle Managed Services

A UK government department has a back-end tidal protection system, built using accurate and reliable data from the UK’s largest network of tidal stations. They need to make this prediction capability available as an API to developers across the UK using a subscription (paid and free) model.

About Client

The client is headquartered in New Zealand and invests in natural disaster research, education, and providing insurance to property owners for the damage caused by natural disasters like earthquakes, landslides, volcanic eruptions, hydrothermal activity, and tsunamis. They are committed to reducing the impact of natural disasters on people and communities.

The Challenge


Mastek’s project team was professional and friendly to interact with. Our teams worked very well together and were able to get to know each other on a bit of a personal level as we worked through open issues. The team was responsive to questions and issues as they arose and worked closely with Oracle to resolve open questions, keeping us updated along the way.

– Melissa Lighthall
Global People Project Director, Digital People Solutions at Arcadis U.S., Inc.

There was no mechanism to interact with enterprise data.  Store associates did not have a way to look up customer profile, purchase history, loyalty points, rewards, coupons, offers, etc.

Business Benefits

The Solution

Transformation through Oracle Cloud Services for higher efficiency. 

Mastek was selected as the client’s managed services partner due to its expertise in the healthcare domain and its proven success (as Oracle’s preferred partner) in implementing the Oracle Cloud suite.  

Mastek implemented Oracle’s Cloud-based solutions comprising Oracle Supply ChainOracle HCMOracle EPM & Oracle Procurement Cloud with the following enhancements: 

  • The solution was designed considering SAP data as the source. It helped to process and integrate data as per the reporting requirements. Moreover, we created special tags and attributes to export data in the format required and defined by ABS-CBN.
  • Conducted sessions with the ABS-CBN teams to decide on the relevant drivers for their budgeting.

The Solution

Transformation through Oracle Cloud Services for higher efficiency. 

Mastek was selected as the client’s managed services partner due to its expertise in the healthcare domain and its proven success (as Oracle’s preferred partner) in implementing the Oracle Cloud suite.  

Mastek implemented Oracle’s Cloud-based solutions comprising Oracle Supply ChainOracle HCMOracle EPM & Oracle Procurement Cloud with the following enhancements: 

  • The solution was designed considering SAP data as the source. It helped to process and integrate data as per the reporting requirements. Moreover, we created special tags and attributes to export data in the format required and defined by ABS-CBN.
  • Conducted sessions with the ABS-CBN teams to decide on the relevant drivers for their budgeting.
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Mastek’s project team was professional and friendly to interact with. Our teams worked very well together and were able to get to know each other on a bit of a personal level as we worked through open issues. The team was responsive to questions and issues as they arose and worked closely with Oracle to resolve open questions, keeping us updated along the way.

– Melissa Lighthall
Global People Project Director, Digital People Solutions at Arcadis U.S., Inc.

Benefits

  • Plug-and-play integration build for multiple POS such as Micros, Opera and Fosse made it possible to have a simplified cash overview process. It also helped with the analysis of revenue and cost for each service provided.  

  • Established a catalogue-based procurement cycle (Punch Outs).  

  • With the new Oracle ERP Cloud system in place, it was easy and secure to conduct an end-to-end tracking of expense reimbursements. 

  • Oracle ERP Cloud system was customized and automated to generate auto-bank reconciliations; reports on revenue per available room (REVPAR), average daily rate (ADR), flow through which is operating profit % for additional revenue earned compared to budget; and tracking of fixed assets specific to location. 

  • We built a customized interactive dashboard for budget vs actual analysis. They were also able to have a real-time financial statement generation.

  • Plug-and-play integration build for multiple POS such as Micros, Opera and Fosse made it possible to have a simplified cash overview process. It also helped with the analysis of revenue and cost for each service provided.  

  • Established a catalogue-based procurement cycle (Punch Outs).  

  • With the new Oracle ERP Cloud system in place, it was easy and secure to conduct an end-to-end tracking of expense reimbursements. 

  • Oracle ERP Cloud system was customized and automated to generate auto-bank reconciliations; reports on revenue per available room (REVPAR), average daily rate (ADR), flow through which is operating profit % for additional revenue earned compared to budget; and tracking of fixed assets specific to location. 

  • We built a customized interactive dashboard for budget vs actual analysis. They were also able to have a real-time financial statement generation.

The Outcome

  • Automated business processes in Finance and HCM-Payroll including Payslip distribution. 

  • Eliminated manual work by using the excel upload of AP and AR transactions in the Finance Application.  

  • Automated inter-branch (between regions) transaction of Receivable and Payable processes.  

  • Centralized control of receipts and payments. 

  • Eliminated paper work by using online forms in HR Self Services and its online approval process. 

  • Online approval process for various employee transactions, such as employee expense approval, leave approval, and various other employee transactions as per SACC Policy. 

  • With the updated region-wise system security implemented, we ensured data security and user security by region. It provided with an ability to process transactions and view data region-wise. It ensured that one region cannot view or transact another region’s transaction and data. Additionally, with user security, reports can be run only by the users of the respective regions. 

  • Ensured reduce dependency on the parent company for Period Closing and other resources in the newly implemented system. 

  • Achieved a rapid implementation through deployment of the Oracle Unified Methodologies and migrated SAP ERP on-premise to Oracle Cloud Services.  

  • With the rapid implementation approach and preventative risk management, we were able to identify the risks to avoid delays in the project.  

  • Provided solutions to create dynamic dashboards for interactive reporting, along with the business process automation.  

  • Suggested a change in management as per internationally recognized standards and locally-required regulations. 

The Outcome

Stable, secure, maintained and updated Oracle applications. 

Mastek’s Cloud enhancement services enabled the client to significantly improve operational efficiency through unlocking greater value from data while ensuring its security and governance. Key outcomes included 

  • After the Oracle implementation, the reporting capabilities for ABS-CBN became robust and agile enough to:

    • Get instant reporting of P&L Statement and reports based on the data entered.

    • Provide quick forecast process.

    • Extract reports based on LOB, Segment, Division and Projects easily.

    • Helped with more detailed budget planning.

  • Oracle EPM Cloud implementation also helped in improving coordination between the Finance Budget team and Finance Officers during the process of budget creation. Hence, it improved their efficiency and productivity.

  • We helped them increase their productivity by reducing the manhours that went into report creation through automating the process customized to their needs.

For the first deployment, in a city that averages 60,000 violations per day with multiple images per violation – Volteo Edge’s solution relays over 100 alerts per day to Verra that would otherwise have been missed. The 14 people who had been tasked with image quality control were reassigned to more productive work. Due to its effectiveness, the solution is set to be expanded to Vera Mobility’s newly acquired business entities and customers as well. 

  • After the Oracle implementation, the reporting capabilities for ABS-CBN became robust and agile enough to:

    • Get instant reporting of P&L Statement and reports based on the data entered.

    • Provide quick forecast process.

    • Extract reports based on LOB, Segment, Division and Projects easily.

    • Helped with more detailed budget planning.

  • Oracle EPM Cloud implementation also helped in improving coordination between the Finance Budget team and Finance Officers during the process of budget creation. Hence, it improved their efficiency and productivity.

  • We helped them increase their productivity by reducing the manhours that went into report creation through automating the process customized to their needs.

The solution helped Intel to provide its employees with a more pleasant and productive work environment, from ensuring energy-efficient environmental controls to the avoidance of frustrations associated with parking and cafeteria queues or searching for workspaces, resulting in improved employee retention.

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