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A Latin American engineering firm improves business efficiency with enterprise-wide profitability analysis
Overview
A Latin American engineering firm improves business efficiency with enterprise-wide profitability analysisIBM |
Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Processors & Edge Intelligence - Embedded & Edge Computers | |
Business Operation | |
Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility | |
Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration | |
Operational Impact
The firm's new unit uses the integrated SAP applications to provide reliable, accurate data for its core business activities, standardized to enable unit- and group-level analysis. | |
The group is able to assess sales, inventory, and production at the enterprise level and drill down immediately to the new unit, comparing like-for-like. | |
Significant data quality improvements have enabled the company to better predict sales outcomes of each one of its product lines, allowing it to match stock levels to forecast sales. | |
Quantitative Benefit
Cut five days of inventory, releasing cash flow and saving USD200,000 of labor costs in the first year. | |
Reduced inventory costs by more than USD150,000 per year. | |