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DO YOU HAVE THE EDGE?
HONORING ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE TECHNOLOGY TO CREATE THE BEST BUSINESS IMPACT
The ‘EDGE’ initiative by Network Computing is an effort to identify, recognize and honor
end-user companies in India that have demonstrated the best use of technology to solve a
business problem, improve their business competitiveness, and deliver quantifiable ROI to
stakeholders.
Network Computing invited nominations from IT Heads of user organizations and from
system integrators / partners who would like to submit details of projects on their client’s
behalf, which they have implemented / deployed / completed in the year 2008. There
were six areas for which content was reviewed. Shortlisted projects were evaluated by an
independent jury for recognizing organizations that truly have the ‘EDGE’ in deployment
of technology for creating maximum business impact.
Business Intelligence for the masses
standards. The firm wanted a
HIGHLIGHTS
S uccessful automotive simple easy-to-use Business
Intelligence (BI) solution that could  30-35 percent boost in
manufacturing demands that a be used even by operational users employee productivity due to a
continuous stream of real-time to generate actionable reports and shift in focus from non-strategic
customer, supplier and competitive take effective decisions. to strategic work
information is available throughout
the supply chain. Sales and quality To meet its objectives, the firm
management, product development, users to take proactive and more
deployed a BI solution from MAIA accurate decisions. Post
and production decision making are Intelligence. Providing
particularly dependent on timely implementation, the firm expects a
comprehensive information is vital 30-35 percent boost in employee
and accurate information. While to improving customer service, and
heavy vehicle manufacturer, Asia productivity, due to the shift in
a key part of it is a single source or focus from non-strategic to
Motor Works, was using SAP for view of each customer. The BI
its various business processes, the strategic work.
solution has helped the firm build
reporting was not up to the desired actionable views by integrating Today, with BI, the firm’s
relevant data from multiple operational users run vendor
sources. Due to the solution’s ease performance reports and are able to
SNAPSHOT of ease, BI has become a powerful track changes in inventory
Company: Asia Motor Works tool in the hands of operational movement by region and product
Project: Business Intelligence solution users for ad-hoc MIS reporting and category. Information workers are
for operational users analysis. Timely availability of also able to analyze product
IT Head / CIO / CTO / Project Lead: information in the required performance by vendor to enable
reporting format has empowered effective vendor management for
Umesh Mehta, CIO
business more profitability.
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