Reduces analysis error rate to zero. Business Analytics Georg Fischer gains financial insight at the touch of a button Provides monthly insights on market trends, demand or the investment climate. Reduces analysis error rate to zero. Enables controlling department to create analyses in minutes. Business challenge: Factors such as commodity prices, demographics, market and economic developments influence international sales markets. Georg Fischer can gain a competitive advantage by responding quickly to market trends and adapting development, production and sales to customer needs. Analytics journey: Georg Fischer has introduced a business intelligence system based on IBM® Cognos® TM1®. A combination of ad hoc analyses and textual comments gives financial controllers and group leaders monthly insight into the financial situation of individual subsidiaries and the current situation of regional sales markets. “With IBM technology, Georg Fischer is now well prepared to make the right decisions throughout all of the company's divisions going forward.” —Rüdiger Zepf, Group Controller, Georg Fischer AG Solution Components IBM® Cognos® Controller IBM Cognos TM1® IBM Business Partner Serwise AG YTP03167-DEEN-00 1