which are specific to the maritime industry . An integrated application portfolio gives us an end-to end solution for automated processes which are key for execution of our digitalisation strategy . Some of key features are personalised dashboards which gives us instant insight into the status of any situation making it easier for management to reach decisions . Actionable notifications via email allows the management to review , and provide approval decision on the go with just one click ."
The HR module is automated from recruitment and onboarding to employee benefits and rights , training , performance and travel management . " This is reducing overheads significantly . Our employees are our number one asset and we care about them all .
" We know that whenever we deploy any technology , it will require training . We have professional and technical development programmes and an apprentice scheme where we put high school graduates into a two-year training and development programme , and so far around 1,200 young men and women have taken part and next year alone we ' ll take on a further 1,100 . As well as that we put them into on-the-job training with our partners , sending some to Korea or Dubai to give them experience in ship and rig building ."
All of IMI ' s strategy relies on long-term relationships with vendors , customers and partner companies . Good examples are found in Aveva , IFS and the private cloud provider Detasad and others . " It ' s not a matter of just deploying technology but also of the value it adds , its efficiency , the ROI it promises , customer satisfaction and sustainability . From our technical partners we are insisting on having a co-innovation
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