Fabrication and Assembly Business challenge To seize greater market share, International Textile Limited (ITL) set out to offer customers the chance to order bespoke goods, and receive their products in minimal time. Transformation To bring luxury bath towels to even more washrooms across the globe, ITL is ramping up production – expanding its factories and reaching out to new markets. To serve customers even more rapidly, the company freshened up its SAP ERP applications, migrating to the SAP HANA database running on IBM® Power Systems™. “We are on a quest for continuous improvement, and IBM and SAP play an important role in our journey.” —Faraz Ahmed Quddusi, Head of IT, International Textile Limited Faraz Ahmed Quddusi, Head of IT, International Textile Limited International Textile Limited gears up for spectacular growth Solution components IBM® Power System S824L IBM PowerVM® IBM Spectrum Protect™ IBM Storwize® V5030 IBM Systems Lab Services IBM TS3100 SAP Business Warehouse powered by SAP HANA SAP ERP powered by SAP HANA SAP Fiori SAP HANA SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Business benefits: 20% reduction in lead times means customers get their hands on goods faster 10x faster reporting drives remarkably low time-to-insight 69% smaller footprint compared to an equivalent x86 architecture cuts operational costs Client Name International Textile Limited Company Background Headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan, International Textile Limited (ITL) manufactures and exports towels, bathrobes and bedding. Serving customers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, ITL generates annual revenues of around USD 100 million and produces up to 50 tons of towels every day. Business challenge To seize greater market share, International Textile Limited (ITL) set out to offer customers the chance to order bespoke goods, and receive their products in minimal time. The benefit Customers receive their orders 20 percent faster; 10x accelerated reporting drives unprecedented insight into sales opportunities, helping ITL grow sales and market share. Pull Quote “We are on a quest for continuous improvement, and IBM and SAP play an important role in our journey.” —Faraz Ahmed Quddusi, Head of IT, International Textile Limited Solution components IBM® Power System S824L IBM PowerVM® IBM Spectrum Protect™ IBM Storwize® V5030 IBM Systems Lab Services IBM TS3100 SAP Business Warehouse powered by SAP HANA SAP ERP powered by SAP HANA SAP Fiori SAP HANA SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Case study Link http://ecc.ibm.com/case-study/us-en/ECCF-POC03347USEN Headquartered in Karachi, Pakistan, International Textile Limited (ITL) manufactures and exports towels, bathrobes and bedding. Serving customers in the United States, Canada, Europe, Australia and the United Arab Emirates, ITL generates annual revenues of around USD 100 million and produces up to 50 tons of towels every day. Share this Link