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Consolidating the IT landscape

Bosch.IO (Bosch)

Applicable Industries	Transportation
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation
Services	System Integration
Challenge	The IT architecture had grown over 15 years and the EDI communication was spread across several EDI server. This involved high efforts which were to be reduced with the introduction of an EAI standard software: - Connection of about 100 partners and 400 customers, exchange of highly heterogeneous message formats, i.e. record structures, EDIFACT, customer specific formats, XML and binary files - Connection to FTP, E-Mail, mailboxes (IBM, Eurolog, Telecom) and MQ-Series - Reduction of maintenance and evaluation efforts, easy tracing of data flows, increase in performance, introduction of central error handling Read More
About Customer	The Gebrüder Weiss GmbH is the biggest private owned freight forwarder in Austria and already exists for 550 years, has more than 3,500 employees. Read More
Customer Name	Gebrüder Weiss GmbH Read More
Solution	Within a proof of concept (POC) inubit BPM convinced thanks to its modern architecture, its modular construction and good user/role-concept. After a five day training, a core team of Gebrüder Weiss employees was able to conduct basic works independently: - Conversion of FlatFiles, XML processing, connection to database and workflow management, error detection and correction within the POC - Connection of individual applications, development of separate plug-ins for special tasks, definition of central data models, definition of a deployment process by the Gebrüder Weiss employees Read More Log in to view content
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Applicable Industries

Transportation

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Services

System Integration

Challenge

The IT architecture had grown over 15 years and the EDI communication was spread across several EDI server. This involved high efforts which were to be reduced with the introduction of an EAI standard software:

- Connection of about 100 partners and 400 customers, exchange of highly heterogeneous message formats, i.e. record structures, EDIFACT, customer specific formats, XML and binary files

- Connection to FTP, E-Mail, mailboxes (IBM, Eurolog, Telecom) and MQ-Series

- Reduction of maintenance and evaluation efforts, easy tracing of data flows, increase in performance, introduction of central error handling

About Customer

The Gebrüder Weiss GmbH is the biggest private owned freight forwarder in Austria and already exists for 550 years, has more than 3,500 employees.

Customer Name

Gebrüder Weiss GmbH

Solution

Within a proof of concept (POC) inubit BPM convinced thanks to its modern architecture, its modular construction and good user/role-concept. After a five day training, a core team of Gebrüder Weiss employees was able to conduct basic works independently:

- Conversion of FlatFiles, XML processing, connection to database and workflow management, error detection and correction within the POC

- Connection of individual applications, development of separate plug-ins for special tasks, definition of central data models, definition of a deployment process by the Gebrüder Weiss employees

Impact #1	[Data Management - Data Security] Clear IT architecture which ensures a safe and quick data transfer
Impact #2	[Cost Reduction - Maintenance] Reduced error rate and maintenance costs due to less interfaces and media breaks

Impact #1

[Data Management - Data Security]
Clear IT architecture which ensures a safe and quick data transfer

Impact #2

[Cost Reduction - Maintenance]
Reduced error rate and maintenance costs due to less interfaces and media breaks

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Consolidating the IT landscape

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