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	Campofrio Food Group's Transformation with MicroStrategy and 'Spider' iPad Application

Campofrio Food Group's Transformation with MicroStrategy and 'Spider' iPad Application

Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP) Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Food & Beverage
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Quality Assurance Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Fleet Management Inventory Management Predictive Maintenance Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Remote Asset Management
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration Training
Challenge	After the merger of Campofrio Spain and the Smithfield group in Europe, Campofrio Food Group aimed to transform its operations from a country-specific approach to a global perspective. The IT department needed to consolidate resources and manage finances more effectively. The challenge was to provide executives with real-time access to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across all functional areas and geographical locations. The goal was to reduce costs, speed up product market entry, and support all business areas efficiently. Read More
About Customer	Campofrio Food Group, formed from the merger of Campofrio Spain and the Smithfield group in Europe, is the largest meat processing company in Europe. The company operates in all major areas of Europe and the United States. With a focus on transforming its operations post-merger, Campofrio aimed to adopt a global company perspective rather than a country-specific approach. This transformation was driven by the need to reduce costs, accelerate product market entry, and support various business areas more effectively. The IT department played a crucial role in this transformation by leveraging MicroStrategy for report and dashboard creation, enabling executives to access Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across all countries. Read More
Solution	Campofrio Food Group utilized MicroStrategy as its Business Intelligence (BI) platform to create reports and dashboards that provided executives with real-time access to KPIs. The company developed a Corporate Analysis iPad Application, code-named 'Spider,' which allowed executives to view and analyze sales, marketing, manufacturing, sourcing, employees, and finance data from their iPads. The 'Spider' app was deployed to the executive level, including the President, CEO, Senior Vice Presidents, Divisional Presidents, and COOs of each country. Future plans included expanding the app's deployment to the director level, adding 120-150 users. The app provided quick and easy access to information from Campofrio's large database, enabling executives to make informed decisions swiftly. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Food & Beverage

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Quality Assurance

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Fleet Management

Inventory Management

Predictive Maintenance

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Remote Asset Management

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

After the merger of Campofrio Spain and the Smithfield group in Europe, Campofrio Food Group aimed to transform its operations from a country-specific approach to a global perspective. The IT department needed to consolidate resources and manage finances more effectively. The challenge was to provide executives with real-time access to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across all functional areas and geographical locations. The goal was to reduce costs, speed up product market entry, and support all business areas efficiently.

About Customer

Campofrio Food Group, formed from the merger of Campofrio Spain and the Smithfield group in Europe, is the largest meat processing company in Europe. The company operates in all major areas of Europe and the United States. With a focus on transforming its operations post-merger, Campofrio aimed to adopt a global company perspective rather than a country-specific approach. This transformation was driven by the need to reduce costs, accelerate product market entry, and support various business areas more effectively. The IT department played a crucial role in this transformation by leveraging MicroStrategy for report and dashboard creation, enabling executives to access Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) across all countries.

Solution

Campofrio Food Group utilized MicroStrategy as its Business Intelligence (BI) platform to create reports and dashboards that provided executives with real-time access to KPIs. The company developed a Corporate Analysis iPad Application, code-named 'Spider,' which allowed executives to view and analyze sales, marketing, manufacturing, sourcing, employees, and finance data from their iPads. The 'Spider' app was deployed to the executive level, including the President, CEO, Senior Vice Presidents, Divisional Presidents, and COOs of each country. Future plans included expanding the app's deployment to the director level, adding 120-150 users. The app provided quick and easy access to information from Campofrio's large database, enabling executives to make informed decisions swiftly.

Impact #1	The 'Spider' iPad app provided executives with quick and easy access to real-time data, enhancing decision-making processes.
Impact #2	The app enabled more interactive meetings and internal discussions by providing instant access to vital information.
Impact #3	Executives could move quickly from one data set to another, improving the efficiency of data analysis.

Impact #1

The 'Spider' iPad app provided executives with quick and easy access to real-time data, enhancing decision-making processes.

Impact #2

The app enabled more interactive meetings and internal discussions by providing instant access to vital information.

Impact #3

Executives could move quickly from one data set to another, improving the efficiency of data analysis.

Benefit #1	The 'Spider' app deployment to the director level would add an additional 120-150 users.
Benefit #2	The app provided real-time data for daily sales, daily deliveries, daily orders, and quality of service.

Benefit #1

The 'Spider' app deployment to the director level would add an additional 120-150 users.

Benefit #2

The app provided real-time data for daily sales, daily deliveries, daily orders, and quality of service.

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Campofrio Food Group's Transformation with MicroStrategy and 'Spider' iPad Application

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