<p>Air India on Monday said it has completed modernisation of its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that will bring improvements in various functions.</p>.<p>According to a release, the airline has completed its ERP modernisation programme ahead of schedule by migrating from an on-premise legacy mainframe system to SAP Cloud, laying a strong foundation for its digital transformation journey.</p>.<p>The migration is expected to bring significant improvements in the airline's core enterprise functions such as finance and human resources while fast-tracking its ability to roll out advanced capabilities in its commercial, operations and engineering areas, it said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/unruly-air-india-passenger-deboarded-for-assaulting-crew-onboard-delhi-london-flight-1208189.html" target="_blank">'Unruly' Air India passenger deboarded for assaulting crew onboard Delhi-London flight</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>It will also pave the way for further modernisation of the ERP system and the combination of other group airlines into one entity.</p>.<p>As part of its digital transformation, the carrier has migrated its core ERP system using RISE With SAP, a tailor-made ERP software. It is bundled with transformation services, business analytics, and partner expertise that helps companies complete their personalised path to the cloud.</p>.<p>The airline said one of the biggest challenges was its outdated ERP system running on a decade-old mainframe and associated software.</p>.<p>"The migration and cutover of such critical systems is normally performed with backup and restore operations on an equivalent system. The unavailability of such a system anywhere in the world was a seemingly insurmountable hurdle," the release said.</p>.<p>Air India's Chief Digital and Technology Officer Satya Ramaswamy said that for the airline's vision to emerge as the world's most technologically advanced airline, a critical capability is that of having a highly reliable, scalable modern ERP system that will drive significant improvements.</p>.<p>Loss-making Air India was taken over by Tata Group in January last year and the airline has embarked on a five-year transformation plan.</p>
<p>Air India on Monday said it has completed modernisation of its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that will bring improvements in various functions.</p>.<p>According to a release, the airline has completed its ERP modernisation programme ahead of schedule by migrating from an on-premise legacy mainframe system to SAP Cloud, laying a strong foundation for its digital transformation journey.</p>.<p>The migration is expected to bring significant improvements in the airline's core enterprise functions such as finance and human resources while fast-tracking its ability to roll out advanced capabilities in its commercial, operations and engineering areas, it said.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/unruly-air-india-passenger-deboarded-for-assaulting-crew-onboard-delhi-london-flight-1208189.html" target="_blank">'Unruly' Air India passenger deboarded for assaulting crew onboard Delhi-London flight</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>It will also pave the way for further modernisation of the ERP system and the combination of other group airlines into one entity.</p>.<p>As part of its digital transformation, the carrier has migrated its core ERP system using RISE With SAP, a tailor-made ERP software. It is bundled with transformation services, business analytics, and partner expertise that helps companies complete their personalised path to the cloud.</p>.<p>The airline said one of the biggest challenges was its outdated ERP system running on a decade-old mainframe and associated software.</p>.<p>"The migration and cutover of such critical systems is normally performed with backup and restore operations on an equivalent system. The unavailability of such a system anywhere in the world was a seemingly insurmountable hurdle," the release said.</p>.<p>Air India's Chief Digital and Technology Officer Satya Ramaswamy said that for the airline's vision to emerge as the world's most technologically advanced airline, a critical capability is that of having a highly reliable, scalable modern ERP system that will drive significant improvements.</p>.<p>Loss-making Air India was taken over by Tata Group in January last year and the airline has embarked on a five-year transformation plan.</p>