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FiberMark unlocks its enterprise data with QlikView®

Company Size

1,000+

Region

America

Country

United States

Product

QlikView

Tech Stack

JD Edwards
SAP
Oracle
Access
Excel

Implementation Scale

Enterprise-wide Deployment

Impact Metrics

Cost Savings
Digital Expertise
Productivity Improvements

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Paper & Pulp

Applicable Functions

Business Operation
Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Inventory Management
Predictive Quality Analytics
Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Data Science Services

About The Customer

FiberMark is a multinational company that specializes in the production of specialty fiber-based materials. The company has a significant amount of data that it needs to manage and analyze to make informed business decisions. FiberMark's data is managed by a JD Edwards system, which is effective for managing ERP-related data. However, the company was struggling to extract useful information from the data due to the volume and complexity of the data. The company's management had to run thousands of pages of reports to try to glean any information from the data, which was a time-consuming and inefficient process. The company needed a solution that would allow them to interact with their data in a more effective and efficient manner.

The Challenge

FiberMark, a multinational company specializing in the production of specialty fiber-based materials, was struggling with data management. As the company grew, the volume of data it collected began to exceed its ability to effectively analyze and gain insights from it. The company's JD Edwards system was managing ERP-related data effectively, but the management had to run thousands of pages of reports to extract any information from that data. This process was time-consuming and often did not provide the necessary information for making quick, accurate, and well-informed decisions. The company needed a solution that would allow them to interact with their data in ways that were not previously possible.

The Solution

FiberMark implemented QlikView, a business intelligence solution from Qlik. QlikView's powerful associative in-memory architecture and ease-of-use allowed FiberMark to interact with its data in ways that were not previously possible. The solution was initially used to develop a sales analysis application, which was installed and configured in less than a week. The solution was then expanded to other departments, including purchasing analysis, inventory control, financial analysis, and human resources. QlikView was able to pull data from a wide range of sources, including the JD Edwards system, Access databases, Excel spreadsheets, Oracle databases, and SAP applications. The solution's ease-of-use and intuitive user interface made it easy for employees to adopt and use the solution, leading to widespread acceptance throughout the company.

Operational Impact

QlikView provided FiberMark with access to their data in a way that was not previously possible.
The solution was easy to understand and use, leading to widespread adoption throughout the company.
QlikView allowed FiberMark to analyze and interact with their entire data set from any piece of data, at any level, and move in any dimension from there.
The solution's 'reverse answer' concept allowed FiberMark to gain insights into problems they might not have known they had.
QlikView eliminated the need for FiberMark to run endless reports, cutting their printing costs in half.

Quantitative Benefit

QlikView paid for itself instantly through the identification and correction of order errors.
The solution saved FiberMark as much money over nine months in savings from paper and print cartridges.
FiberMark cut their printing costs in half by installing QlikView.