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COUNTRY FOCUS : CARIBBEAN
The Port Authority of Jamaica is implementing Oracle Cloud ERP and is managing to reduce the process of tracking accounts payable invoices from hours to seconds .

Jamaica ’ s Port Authority in with Oracle

Barbados coastline near Bridgetown , Caribbean

The Port Authority of Jamaica ( PAJ ) is an agency from the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation ( MEGJC ) and it ’ s responsible for the regulation and development of the island ’ s freight and maritime transportation . It was founded in 1972 through a parliamentary decree and has since run the agencies responsible for controlling the largest docks and ports . In addition , PAJ manages Special Economic Zones ( SEZ ) facilities in Kingston , Montego Bay , and also oversees port management and real-estate management services in the SEZs generating over 12,000 jobs .

Choosing Oracle ’ s solution to solve the situation came about because , as Elva Williams-Richards , CFO of The Port Authority of Jamaica , explained it allowed a transition to the cloud , which operates in real time and avoids manual processes that were previously mandatory for operators .
“ We simply managed to do more work with Oracle . With Oracle Cloud ERP , we have real-time insights into what ’ s pending , and we can follow up orders ,” she said . “ It keeps us updated .”
Faced with all this , PAJ began using Oracle EBS 20 years ago , but was now looking to go a step further . It wanted a system that was more efficient and allowed for both the integration of purchasing modules , budgeting and all other accounting functions to optimize times . That ’ s why the organization found in Oracle Fusion Cloud ERP the best solution to achieve such integration .
Oracle Cloud ERP also has the ability to enable the efficient use of the tools that PAJ already had on site , resulting in a faster transition than with any other vendor , thereby creating an efficient and effective enterprise solution that is expandable to meet the changing needs of the PAJ . On the other hand , the updates to this Oracle solution generated added value for PAJ .
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