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QlikView moves business analysis from IT queue to timely decision making for USS-POSCO

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries	Metals
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Inventory Management Predictive Maintenance
Services	Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	USS-POSCO was facing challenges in streamlining data reporting to improve decision-making speed and responsiveness to trends or problems. The company was heavily reliant on its overburdened IT staff for generating detailed data reports. The goal was to reduce the amount of time it took to answer business questions and move business analysis closer to end users. The company was looking for a solution that could quickly build a sound business intelligence system without heavy financial, time, or resource investment. Read More
About Customer	The USS-POSCO steel finishing plant in Pittsburg, California is owned and operated by USS-POSCO Industries (UPI), a joint venture company established by U. S. Steel Corporation and POSCO of the Republic of Korea. The plant manufactures cold rolled, galvanized and tin mill products from hot rolled steel, and ships its finished steel daily to more than 150 customers in the western United States. Several modernization programs, representing some of the largest investments in manufacturing facilities in California, have made USS-POSCO one of the most efficient and technically advanced steel finishing facilities in the world. Read More
Solution	USS-POSCO deployed QlikView to 40 employees across five functional areas. The company now analyzes hundreds of data points in multiple dimensions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its entire operation – from inventory management and fulfillment to supplier management and international trade. With QlikView Server (64-bit) and QlikView Publisher, USS-POSCO also easily supports security and visibility while handling a large data volume. QlikView moved a significant amount of report development out of USSPOSCO’s IT group into the business units, where end users know what data they need and how they want to use it. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Applicable Industries

Metals

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Predictive Maintenance

Services

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

USS-POSCO was facing challenges in streamlining data reporting to improve decision-making speed and responsiveness to trends or problems. The company was heavily reliant on its overburdened IT staff for generating detailed data reports. The goal was to reduce the amount of time it took to answer business questions and move business analysis closer to end users. The company was looking for a solution that could quickly build a sound business intelligence system without heavy financial, time, or resource investment.

About Customer

The USS-POSCO steel finishing plant in Pittsburg, California is owned and operated by USS-POSCO Industries (UPI), a joint venture company established by U. S. Steel Corporation and POSCO of the Republic of Korea. The plant manufactures cold rolled, galvanized and tin mill products from hot rolled steel, and ships its finished steel daily to more than 150 customers in the western United States. Several modernization programs, representing some of the largest investments in manufacturing facilities in California, have made USS-POSCO one of the most efficient and technically advanced steel finishing facilities in the world.

Solution

USS-POSCO deployed QlikView to 40 employees across five functional areas. The company now analyzes hundreds of data points in multiple dimensions to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of its entire operation – from inventory management and fulfillment to supplier management and international trade. With QlikView Server (64-bit) and QlikView Publisher, USS-POSCO also easily supports security and visibility while handling a large data volume. QlikView moved a significant amount of report development out of USSPOSCO’s IT group into the business units, where end users know what data they need and how they want to use it.

Impact #1	Improved productivity with simplified data reporting capabilities transferred from IT to business units
Impact #2	Enhanced decision-making with multidimensional views of high-integrity data
Impact #3	Increased efficiency with key data available at-a-glance with easy-to-view dashboards updated daily, even hourly

Impact #1

Improved productivity with simplified data reporting capabilities transferred from IT to business units

Impact #2

Enhanced decision-making with multidimensional views of high-integrity data

Impact #3

Increased efficiency with key data available at-a-glance with easy-to-view dashboards updated daily, even hourly

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Overview

QlikView moves business analysis from IT queue to timely decision making for USS-POSCO

Operational Impact