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Case Study Summary
Industry Automotive
Endpoints Mapix DB2, Oracle DB, Progress, QAD
Business Problem Solved B2B & Partner Integration, Customer Master Integration, Product Master Integration

Business Problem

  • Legacy systems – out of maintenance
  • Manual synchronization
  • No SKU master
    • Global forecasts wrong
    • Manufacturing delays
    • Sales analysis incorrect

Competing Technologies

  • webMethods: Excessive implementation cost, ongoing support cost too high
  • Custom Code: Not scalable or manageable

Solution

  • Low impact connectivity: DB2, Progress, Oracle, QAD using SQL and Flat-files/FTP
  • Real-time updates
  • Global solution: Korea, US, Mexico, Hungary, Poland

Results

  • Project completed in 30 days
  • 6 months ROI
  • Global SKU visibility
  • Fact-based forecasting and analysis