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QlikView provides easy foundation for growing user community in DeLuca Homes

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Predictive Maintenance Supply Chain Visibility
Services	System Integration Software Design & Engineering Services
Challenge	DeLuca Homes, a leading homebuilder in America, was facing several challenges. The company needed to proactively manage complex construction schedules while reducing administrative costs. They also needed to efficiently manage the company’s data needs without overburdening IT. Furthermore, they wanted to streamline supplier relationships based on analysis of real buying trends and buyer preferences. The company was growing and diversifying, and their geographical sphere of development had grown from throughout the mid-Atlantic region of the US, to southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Florida. They had also opened a new regional division in Orlando, Florida, which now accounts for 50 percent of DeLuca Homes’ sales. The company is vertically integrated with in-house capabilities for land acquisition/development, architecture, construction, manufacturing, mortgage, and title. Controlling every facet of the business provides DeLuca Homes with complete control over the end result – to deliver the finest homes in the finest communities. Read More
About Customer	DeLuca Homes is a leading homebuilder in America that is renowned for its premier neighborhoods located throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Florida. Founded in 1963, the company has been active in single-family homes, active adult age-restricted housing, and luxury custom homes, as well as professional business parks, mixed-use and retail centers, and assisted care facilities. The company’s geographical sphere of development has grown from throughout the mid-Atlantic region of the US, from southeastern Pennsylvania to New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. In 1999, the company opened a new regional division in Orlando, Florida, which now accounts for 50 percent of DeLuca Homes’ sales. The company is vertically integrated with in-house capabilities for land acquisition/development, architecture, construction, manufacturing, mortgage, and title. Controlling every facet of the business provides DeLuca Homes with complete control over the end result – to deliver the finest homes in the finest communities. Read More
Solution	DeLuca Homes deployed 15 separate QlikView applications to 30 employees. With QlikView across five functional areas, DeLuca Homes has increased profit margins with lower administrative expenses and increased overall efficiency managing construction schedules and supplier relationships. DeLuca Homes is leveraging QlikView Connector to unlock data within its SAP application. With the addition of QlikView Publisher and QlikView Server, DeLuca Homes automates the process of updating, distributing, and securing the many QlikView applications in use throughout the enterprise. QlikView Publisher automates the processes by which QlikView applications are updated, distributed and secured. Controlling the scheduling of data updates for each application, Publisher manages access controls, allowing for the customization of specific applications for hundreds of distinct users, so that each user receives a tailored version of the application with the data appropriate to that user. In this way, QlikView deployments are managed and secured seamlessly without requiring additional IT resources. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Predictive Maintenance

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

System Integration

Software Design & Engineering Services

Challenge

DeLuca Homes, a leading homebuilder in America, was facing several challenges. The company needed to proactively manage complex construction schedules while reducing administrative costs. They also needed to efficiently manage the company’s data needs without overburdening IT. Furthermore, they wanted to streamline supplier relationships based on analysis of real buying trends and buyer preferences. The company was growing and diversifying, and their geographical sphere of development had grown from throughout the mid-Atlantic region of the US, to southeastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, and Florida. They had also opened a new regional division in Orlando, Florida, which now accounts for 50 percent of DeLuca Homes’ sales. The company is vertically integrated with in-house capabilities for land acquisition/development, architecture, construction, manufacturing, mortgage, and title. Controlling every facet of the business provides DeLuca Homes with complete control over the end result – to deliver the finest homes in the finest communities.

About Customer

DeLuca Homes is a leading homebuilder in America that is renowned for its premier neighborhoods located throughout Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Florida. Founded in 1963, the company has been active in single-family homes, active adult age-restricted housing, and luxury custom homes, as well as professional business parks, mixed-use and retail centers, and assisted care facilities. The company’s geographical sphere of development has grown from throughout the mid-Atlantic region of the US, from southeastern Pennsylvania to New Jersey, Delaware, and Maryland. In 1999, the company opened a new regional division in Orlando, Florida, which now accounts for 50 percent of DeLuca Homes’ sales. The company is vertically integrated with in-house capabilities for land acquisition/development, architecture, construction, manufacturing, mortgage, and title. Controlling every facet of the business provides DeLuca Homes with complete control over the end result – to deliver the finest homes in the finest communities.

Solution

DeLuca Homes deployed 15 separate QlikView applications to 30 employees. With QlikView across five functional areas, DeLuca Homes has increased profit margins with lower administrative expenses and increased overall efficiency managing construction schedules and supplier relationships. DeLuca Homes is leveraging QlikView Connector to unlock data within its SAP application. With the addition of QlikView Publisher and QlikView Server, DeLuca Homes automates the process of updating, distributing, and securing the many QlikView applications in use throughout the enterprise. QlikView Publisher automates the processes by which QlikView applications are updated, distributed and secured. Controlling the scheduling of data updates for each application, Publisher manages access controls, allowing for the customization of specific applications for hundreds of distinct users, so that each user receives a tailored version of the application with the data appropriate to that user. In this way, QlikView deployments are managed and secured seamlessly without requiring additional IT resources.

Impact #1	Increased profit margins with proactive management of construction schedules.
Impact #2	Enhanced customer satisfaction with the best product offerings based on trend data analysis.
Impact #3	Decreased cost of developing additional IT applications.

Impact #1

Increased profit margins with proactive management of construction schedules.

Impact #2

Enhanced customer satisfaction with the best product offerings based on trend data analysis.

Impact #3

Decreased cost of developing additional IT applications.

Benefit #1	Reduced the required reporting development cost by 25% of the application cost.
Benefit #2	Streamlined options by identifying that 85% of all buyers selected one of five kitchen cabinet choices.

Benefit #1

Reduced the required reporting development cost by 25% of the application cost.

Benefit #2

Streamlined options by identifying that 85% of all buyers selected one of five kitchen cabinet choices.

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QlikView provides easy foundation for growing user community in DeLuca Homes

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