Case Paper Achieves “One-Click” Analytics with WebFOCUS
公司规模
1,000+
地区
- America
国家
- Canada
- Mexico
- United States
产品
- WebFOCUS
- InfoAssist
- ReportCaster
- iWay Software
- iWay DataMigrator
技术栈
- IBM System i
- DB2 databases
- Red Hat Linux
实施规模
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
影响指标
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
技术
- 分析与建模 - 实时分析
- 应用基础设施与中间件 - 数据交换与集成
适用行业
- 造纸
适用功能
- 离散制造
用例
- 库存管理
- 预测性维护
服务
- 数据科学服务
- 系统集成
关于客户
Case Paper is a paper converter and merchant serving the printing and packaging industry in U.S. domestic markets, as well as Canada, Mexico, and South America. The company keeps an extensive inventory of more than 75,000 tons of product inside 1.25 million square feet of storage space. Its state-of-the-art operation for converting, warehousing, shipping, and logistics runs in several locations across North America. The company adheres to the EOS methodology of management, which combines principles of leadership, management, and accountability to help businesses reach their full potential.
挑战
Case Paper, a paper converter and merchant serving the printing and packaging industry, was facing challenges in accessing and utilizing data from IBM System i systems and other sources. The company needed better analytic capabilities for its entrepreneurial operating system management methodology. The company was relying heavily on Excel to get valuable information out of these systems. This process became even more cumbersome once newer versions of Excel were introduced, discontinuing many of the reporting features employees were utilizing. It would take developers as long as six months to merge the needed data from various IBM System i databases and create reports. Running those reports tied systems up for as long as an hour, preventing staff from efficiently processing transactions or entering data.
解决方案
Case Paper partnered with technology consulting firm BDK to address BI and analytics requirements, while streamlining the management of the IBM System i environment and aiding in the growing amount of programming work. BDK recommended WebFOCUS and built a series of InfoApps – interactive analytic apps that empower business users to obtain quick answers to critical questions – which allow Case Paper executives to track KPIs in inventory, purchasing, sales, and other important areas of the business. Users select parameters, apply filters, drill-down to more detail, or select from various output formats to meet their specific information needs. The insights provided by these InfoApps can run on a scheduled or event-driven basis, or automatically burst to specific users. Case Paper is also implementing Red Hulk, an application designed specifically for the paper industry that measures the time utilized for specific tasks in production. This helps the company monitor downtime, waste, and other important metrics aimed at maintaining peak efficiency.
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