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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Process Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Equipment & Machinery
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Manufacturing System Automation Predictive Maintenance
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services System Integration
Challenge	After upgrading their Microsoft Dynamics AX system to handle more facets of their business processes, Wilson Trailer found a need to improve their data security. The role based system in Dynamics AX gave the basic user more access than was needed, not to mention more than was safe. Jay Gonzalez, Developer at Wilson Trailer, found the native GRC tools to be clunky and unworkable. When they decided to upgrade Dynamics AX, the company focus was put on business process improvement and security was continually an afterthought. In addition to the upgrade they utilized external add-on applications, which gave special access to their database. Before long the segregation of duties (SOD) risks became an apparent issue. Wilson Trailer had full trust in their staff, but the potential for accidents and misstatements was growing. They needed a solution that could review SOD risks and mitigate conflicts within AX as well as any 3rd party add-on applications. Seeing these issues T.J. Dennis, CIO at Wilson Trailer, began looking for such a solution. Read More
About Customer	Wilson Trailer is a leading trailer manufacturer based in Sioux City, Iowa with seven plants located across the Midwest. For over 125 years, this family owned business has strived for innovations to improve their products, processes and technology, in order to maintain a legacy as a worldwide leader across multiple product lines. The company has a strong focus on business process improvement and security, but found the native GRC tools in their Microsoft Dynamics AX system to be clunky and unworkable. They also utilized external add-on applications, which gave special access to their database, leading to potential segregation of duties (SOD) risks. Read More
Solution	Wilson Trailer purchased and installed the entire Fastpath suite of solutions. With the fully customizable ruleset, the IT team was able to create and implement the SOD rules and conflicts that were specific to their business. Fastpath’s solutions are able to see not only Wilson’s Trailers native security and access, but also any customizations and 3rd party security changes made to the SQL database. Through Fastpath’s solutions Wilson Trailer was able to initiate a project to minimize user access. The team started with a review of each user’s current access and where the SOD conflicts are with that access. With Fastpath Assure the data is automatically analyzed for conflicts and delivered in one easy to read dashboard for review. They then used Audit Trail to see an employee’s daily habits within the system to establish basic needs for their role. This gave the team the necessary information to limit users access to the minimum needed to meet their responsibilities. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Process Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Equipment & Machinery

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation

Predictive Maintenance

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

System Integration

Challenge

After upgrading their Microsoft Dynamics AX system to handle more facets of their business processes, Wilson Trailer found a need to improve their data security. The role based system in Dynamics AX gave the basic user more access than was needed, not to mention more than was safe. Jay Gonzalez, Developer at Wilson Trailer, found the native GRC tools to be clunky and unworkable. When they decided to upgrade Dynamics AX, the company focus was put on business process improvement and security was continually an afterthought. In addition to the upgrade they utilized external add-on applications, which gave special access to their database. Before long the segregation of duties (SOD) risks became an apparent issue. Wilson Trailer had full trust in their staff, but the potential for accidents and misstatements was growing. They needed a solution that could review SOD risks and mitigate conflicts within AX as well as any 3rd party add-on applications. Seeing these issues T.J. Dennis, CIO at Wilson Trailer, began looking for such a solution.

About Customer

Wilson Trailer is a leading trailer manufacturer based in Sioux City, Iowa with seven plants located across the Midwest. For over 125 years, this family owned business has strived for innovations to improve their products, processes and technology, in order to maintain a legacy as a worldwide leader across multiple product lines. The company has a strong focus on business process improvement and security, but found the native GRC tools in their Microsoft Dynamics AX system to be clunky and unworkable. They also utilized external add-on applications, which gave special access to their database, leading to potential segregation of duties (SOD) risks.

Solution

Wilson Trailer purchased and installed the entire Fastpath suite of solutions. With the fully customizable ruleset, the IT team was able to create and implement the SOD rules and conflicts that were specific to their business. Fastpath’s solutions are able to see not only Wilson’s Trailers native security and access, but also any customizations and 3rd party security changes made to the SQL database. Through Fastpath’s solutions Wilson Trailer was able to initiate a project to minimize user access. The team started with a review of each user’s current access and where the SOD conflicts are with that access. With Fastpath Assure the data is automatically analyzed for conflicts and delivered in one easy to read dashboard for review. They then used Audit Trail to see an employee’s daily habits within the system to establish basic needs for their role. This gave the team the necessary information to limit users access to the minimum needed to meet their responsibilities.

Impact #1	Fastpath tools have given Wilson Trailer the ability to analyze their SOD conflicts and easily review user access within their Dynamics AX environment to ensure the proper level of access necessary.
Impact #2	The unexpected added benefits found in licensing and manufacturing processes keep becoming apparent with further use.
Impact #3	Wilson Trailer has used the software to track part creation, product and vendor changes, and more.

Impact #1

Fastpath tools have given Wilson Trailer the ability to analyze their SOD conflicts and easily review user access within their Dynamics AX environment to ensure the proper level of access necessary.

Impact #2

The unexpected added benefits found in licensing and manufacturing processes keep becoming apparent with further use.

Impact #3

Wilson Trailer has used the software to track part creation, product and vendor changes, and more.

Benefit #1	The install only took about 45 minutes.
Benefit #2	Reviewing conflict analysis previously meant looking through over 3000 rows of data per company per user and users could access up to 7 companies. With Fastpath Assure the data is automatically analyzed for conflicts and delivered in one easy to read dashboard for review. That cuts down the workload by at least 50%.

Benefit #1

The install only took about 45 minutes.

Benefit #2

Reviewing conflict analysis previously meant looking through over 3000 rows of data per company per user and users could access up to 7 companies. With Fastpath Assure the data is automatically analyzed for conflicts and delivered in one easy to read dashboard for review. That cuts down the workload by at least 50%.

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