PT. Komatsu Indonesia Tbk. extends their HR administration with SunFish HR

September 2005, Jakarta - DataOn announces that PT. Komatsu Indonesia Tbk. regional manufacturer of construction and mining equipment of Japan-based Komatsu Ltd. has selected DataOn's SunFish HR Enterprise Version to take their human resource administration to the next level. Already using a semi-automated Payroll Software for the most important HR process it didn’t provide a solution for Komatsu’s urgent need of long-term strategic employee development. Career planning, making sure that each position is filled with the right person and ensuring succession and thus a sustainable compatible advantage plays an important roll in the company’s vision; yet it didn’t have any system in place to track and compare job-related competencies with employee skills and performances to align with these goal. After a thorough vendor evaluation Komatsu decided for SunFish HR for several reasons. The crucial reason was that SunFish HR complied best with Komatsu’s idea of interrelating competency, position requirements and employee skills management. But also the product’s web-based nature, its flexibility and scalability to adapt future requirements and its easy integration with the existing IT infrastructure among other factors lead to that decision.

The Enterprise Version of SunFish HR is implemented for 1500 employees at Komtasu’s plant in Cakung Cilincing, Northern Jakarta. When established as a limited liability company in 1982 Komatsu assembled and manufactured a comprehensive range of heavy equipment and related components, mainly for use in construction, forestry, mining and other infrastructure related sectors. Since then it has gradually grown to anticipate the market demands and now includes the production of steel cast components to allow the company's operations to encompass the entire process from casting to the manufacture of complete units. The expansion plan resulted in the listing on the Jakarta Stock Exchange in 1995. Komatsu is committed to is overall mission to continuously maintain its position as the market leader in Indonesia and to be a valuable asset to the nation as a world-class producer of construction and mining machinery.

With its new HR solution PT. Komatsu Indonesia Tbk. expects to go beyond traditional human resource activities to develop a strong personnel strategy that directly connects the value their employees offer and the company’s bottom line. Utilizing the competency framework in SunFish HR Komatsu will apply a systematic approach of measuring individual competencies and skills in order to build frequent snapshots of the knowledge and potential within the company. This information will enable Komatsu to perform individual and organizational analysis (to develop employees’ careers and to identify and close position gaps), reduce education costs, and improve their hiring practice.

Enhancements in human resource performance and in the career planning process through the utilization of SunFish HR will make sure Komatsu deploys their human capital more effectively and creates the picture where the organization will sit in tomorrow’s world by accessing where it can be and where it wants be.