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Balfour Beatty Construction's Integration Solution with Jitterbit

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Infrastructure Inspection Manufacturing System Automation
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	Balfour Beatty Construction, a world-class engineering, construction, services and investment business, was implementing a new ERP system and found that it needed an integration solution to forge a reliable link between new and existing business systems. The company had been using a custom-coded integration solution, but rewriting it to meet the new needs was not feasible due to the required investment of time and money. The in-house scripts used to move data were unmanageable and costly to maintain. The company needed a cost-effective, quickly deployed platform alternative. Read More
About Customer	Balfour Beatty Construction is the $2.4 billion U.S. commercial construction business for Balfour Beatty plc. Balfour Beatty is a world-class engineering, construction, services and investment business based in London with a commercial construction business delivering over $2.5 billion each year in complex, one–of–a–kind custom buildings that enhance people’s lives and alter the landscape of our communities and our nation. The company works across the full-cycle of commercial construction, from initial concept through construction and life cycle analysis, delivering complex projects on time and on budget. Read More
Solution	Balfour Beatty Construction chose Jitterbit as their integration solution. Jitterbit replaced the custom code with a standardized path between Constructware and JD Edwards. The automated integration platform provides notification and data validation for all processes. An existing Constructware Jitterpak provided a shortcut for quick deployment. Jitterbit’s professional integration consulting services provided key members of Balfour Beatty Construction’s business team hands-on design support and advice for applying the existing Jitterbit solution to future integration challenges. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Infrastructure Inspection

Manufacturing System Automation

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

Balfour Beatty Construction, a world-class engineering, construction, services and investment business, was implementing a new ERP system and found that it needed an integration solution to forge a reliable link between new and existing business systems. The company had been using a custom-coded integration solution, but rewriting it to meet the new needs was not feasible due to the required investment of time and money. The in-house scripts used to move data were unmanageable and costly to maintain. The company needed a cost-effective, quickly deployed platform alternative.

About Customer

Balfour Beatty Construction is the $2.4 billion U.S. commercial construction business for Balfour Beatty plc. Balfour Beatty is a world-class engineering, construction, services and investment business based in London with a commercial construction business delivering over $2.5 billion each year in complex, one–of–a–kind custom buildings that enhance people’s lives and alter the landscape of our communities and our nation. The company works across the full-cycle of commercial construction, from initial concept through construction and life cycle analysis, delivering complex projects on time and on budget.

Solution

Balfour Beatty Construction chose Jitterbit as their integration solution. Jitterbit replaced the custom code with a standardized path between Constructware and JD Edwards. The automated integration platform provides notification and data validation for all processes. An existing Constructware Jitterpak provided a shortcut for quick deployment. Jitterbit’s professional integration consulting services provided key members of Balfour Beatty Construction’s business team hands-on design support and advice for applying the existing Jitterbit solution to future integration challenges.

Impact #1	Automated bi-directional integration of on-demand AutoDesk Constructware system and on-premise ERP system, JD Edwards.
Impact #2	Data is validated for all transactions.
Impact #3	Automated notification reporting.

Impact #1

Automated bi-directional integration of on-demand AutoDesk Constructware system and on-premise ERP system, JD Edwards.

Impact #2

Data is validated for all transactions.

Impact #3

Automated notification reporting.

Benefit #1	Eliminated budgetary data inaccuracies that resulted from manual duplicate entry.

Benefit #1

Eliminated budgetary data inaccuracies that resulted from manual duplicate entry.

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Balfour Beatty Construction's Integration Solution with Jitterbit

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