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Proven Cases where we helped organisations implement customised software & AI systems, with grant support.

Successful Cases: Overseas Expansion Grant - Financial Advisory Firm

Leading Law Firm in Singapore Specializing in Conveyancing and Corporate Legal Services

Digitizing Legal Operations for Streamlined Client Management and Increased Efficiency
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Successful Cases: Overseas Expansion Grant - Construction & Design Firm

Prominent Asset Management Firm Specializing in Bespoke Investment Solutions and Wealth Management Services

Implementing Custom ERP System to Streamline Fund Management and Enhance Global Operations
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Successful Cases: Overseas Expansion Grant - Established Dental Practice

Renowned Chinese Language Education Provider Empowering Students through Digital Transformation

Implementing ERP System to Streamline Operations and Enhance Student Experience
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Prominent Supplier of Construction Materials Enhancing Operational Efficiency for Global Expansion

Digitally Transforming Operations with ERP System to Streamline Processes and Drive Scalable Growth
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Leading Financial Comparison Portal in Asia

The client is a top financial comparison portal in Singapore that aids consumers in comparing loans, insurance, and credit cards for better financial decisions. It aimed to boost productivity, scalability, and revenue by implementing a customized software system to manage global operations. They sought the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG), RIC helped secure over S$90k in grant funding, covering up to 70% of qualifying project costs. Supported costs include the (i) ⁠implementation of Oracle NetSuite software, (ii) ⁠workflow customization, (iii) customised modules like ⁠multi-subsidiary management, expense allocation, amortization schedules, advanced billing, ⁠financial management integration, ⁠⁠fixed assets management, and staff training.
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Established Marine Engineering Leader in APAC

The client is a renowned marine engineering company in Singapore, with over three decades of experience. It sought to innovate and integrate new technologies to enhance its operational capabilities and maintain a competitive edge in the marine sector. RIC helped them secure the Enterprise Development Grant (EDG) to develop an integrated full electric propulsion system for harbor crafts and selected land-based applications. The client secured a substantial grant amount above $200K, covering up to 50% of the actual qualifying costs. Supportable costs include (i) Development and implementation of an integrated full electric propulsion system, (ii) Customized workflow automation modules, (iii) Transport management system, (iv) IoT device development and the proof of concept.
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Money Remittance Firm of over 40 Years

The client is one of the top 10 remittance & money exchange companies in Singapore, spurred by COVID-19 to pivot the offering of its services from physical over-the-counter to online. We supported them in implementation of a customised cloud-based ERP system that digitises the management of Currency & Rates, Remittance Transactions, Currency Bookings, Agent Settlement, Anti-Money Laundering Compliance and MAS Reporting. Our team performed process analysis to define requirements and established To-Be workflows, mapped the future digitisation and business growth strategies, and guided the client to secure grant funding to defray all costs involved.
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Chemical & Pharmaceuticals Engineering Firm of over 190 Staff

The client provides engineering solutions to global clients in Energy, Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals. They are looking shift away from manual operations into a highly-digitised mode of management. We supported them in the adoption of an ERP system that automates projects management, projects sales, procurement, inventory, fleet management, HR and finance. Our team built the business case via a process study and quantification of hours to be saved, worked with the software vendor to deliver the system, and guided the client to secure grant funding to defray all costs involved.
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Vegetables Wholesaler & Distributor of over 20 Years

The client is an established wholesaler of fruits and vegetables supplying to renown restaurants and Michelin-star chefs. It was looking to digitise its wholesale and distribution operations to keep up with the times and advent of e-commerce. We supported them in the implementation of a suite of web-based ERP and mobile application for them to digitally manage all of their procurement, customers, stock, sales orders & delivery, product catalogue & pricing, and finance. Our team helped quantify productivity and cost savings of adopting the system, worked with the software vendor to deliver the system, and guided the client to secure grant funding to defray all costs involved.
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Leading Automotive Financing Institution of over 40+ years

We helped a leading financial institution in Singapore digitise their manual operations across departments and business functions by adopting a customised ERP software, realising 63% reduction in man-hours spent across the organization. As-is and To-be processes were mapped out & redesigned, along with Cost Benefit Analysis done to evaluate technology vendors and facilitate management's decision-making. We also supported the client in securing grants for the project.​
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​Warehousing & Logistics Company​

​We supported the client in implementation of a bespoke ERP solution to automate processes in goods receipt & picking, warehouse operations, orders management and delivery scheduling & planning. With minimal upgrade to the physical infrastructure of their warehouse, the organization's productivity improved by over 60% and business volumes increased almost two-fold within one year. ​We also supported the client in securing grants for the project.​
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Water Solutions Engineering Company​

We helped a multiple award-winning engineering company of over 12 years implement an ERP software to manage project costs, material procurement,  inventory and labor deployment. The company reaped productivity benefits that exceed 10 times the cost of the system over a 3 year period, reducing man-hours spent on manual processes by 65.6% across their 40+ staff across their Singapore and Malaysia operations.​  ​We also supported the client in securing grants for the project.​
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Established Pastry Producer​ of 15+ years

We helped an established pastry production and distribution group of over 15 years and 420+ staff implement automation equipment in their central bakery, reducing the time spent to transport inventory across multiple levels of the factory by more than 60% per staff.​ Government grants were secured to co-fund the purchase & installation with clear benefits to the elderly workers.
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Established Law Firm​ of 22+ years

We helped a law firm of over 22 years and 60 staff digitise and optimise processes for their property conveyancing operations, process analytics, human resource management, finance and client relationship management. As a result, workflows were transformed, leading to 57.6% savings in man-hours spent, better retention of staff and increased level of service professionalism.​ ​We also supported the client in securing grants for the project.​
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Maritime & Shipping MNC​ 

Our team helped international shipping companies digitise and scale their shipping business across multiple countries. ​We helped the client leverage innovation and productivity grants by the relevant govt. agency to implement maritime ERP systems that facilitate chartering & voyage planning, voyage operations, voyage financials, risk management and business intelligence analysis. 
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Diversified Insurance Agency 

We helped an insurance-agency company of over 8 years and 20+ staff  implement an ERP system that automates insurance intermediary business' workflow, general insurance policy sales, insurance claims management and premiums receivables / payables management. The implementation led to 45.7% savings in man-hours, increased staff retention and a 50% increase in the per-week capacity to generate quotations. ​We also supported the client in securing grants for the project.​
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Established Child Care Operator​

We supported the client in the implementation of a customised childcare teacher & students management system across multiple centres under the lead operator in Singapore.​ Each centre had their day-to-day operations digitised, benefitting 15+ teachers and admin staff on average. Manual punch-card systems were replaced by biometrics clock-in systems. HR, payroll and finance procedures were streamlined, leading to more than 25% improvement in productivity. ​We also supported the client in securing grants for the project.​
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Renowned Food Catering Company of 36+ years

We facilitated the implementation of an ERP system to automate core operations of a food catering company: from in-kitchen preparation scheduling and packing to delivery planning, marketing, invoicing and payment collections. The company's website was integrated to the ERP to facilitate seamless order confirmation, quote generation and processing.​ Average process time for key functions were reduced by 50-70%, resulting in greater growth capacity and shorter sales cycle. ​We also supported the client in securing grants for the project.​
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Leading Commercial Vehicle Leasing Group

We supported a leading commercial vehicle leasing group of companies in their digitisation of their operations. These include vans & trucks leasing operations, vehicle inspection & servicing workflows, sales management and commercial contracts enforcement. We supported them in securing grant support of 50% of the digitalisation costs. As a result, the group is expected to save around 483 hours per week, equating to about 70% time savings overall.
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Education Centre with Multiple Outlets 

We sup​ported a leading language education centre of over 27 years to implement  integrated systems to streamline operations in Students Management, Parents Communications Management, Payments Processing, Tutor Management, Sales, Finance and HR. We guided the client in securing grants to defray the cost of system implementation. The client is expected to yield 16.3 times of value over the cost invested, in addition to having built a technological foundation to scale the brand overseas, increase level of professionalism to customers and increase staff (teachers) retention rates.
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Established Furniture Retailer

We sup​ported the company in their implementation of a customized software platform for the management of distribution channels, procurement, inventory and delivery & collections logistics. Integrations were built to link to 3rd party accounting & finance software and e-marketplace platforms (Lazada, Shopee, Qoo10). We supported the client in securing grants to defray the cost of the project. The company is expected to yield about $373,077 value of time saved over 5 years, and an average of 74.3% of time saved on operations.
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