1. Managing Technology Assets Pays Off for American Home Products
Jaime Oberg
Bismarck Site

2. Executive Summary AHP managed IT assets chaotically
Bluestone and team changed software and hardware and procedures
Eliminated duplication of PC procurement
Asset management systems will change to support software applications through ASP’s

3. AHP loss and profit margins
In 1998 the profit of $2.5 million
In 1999 loss of $1.2 million
$13.5 billion annual sales

4. Lawsuits October of 1999 Fen-phen lawsuit
200,000 former fen-phen users
On January 3, 2002, a national settlement, valued at $3.75 billion fen-phen

5. AHP computer assets Derek Bluestone
New pharmaceutical division’s mgr global IT
Changed how division’s managed asset records
Estimated $1 million savings in 3 years
1998 selected new software
Argis, NetCensus
Implemented in all 20 U.S. pharmaceutical divisions

6. Competitors
GlaxoSmithKline
Pfizer
Forest Laboratories
Bayer
Abbott

7. Conclusion Takes time to establish an asset management system
Pharmaceutical division operates with single system for recording and managing all hardware and software assets
They selected Argis and NetCensus to use

8. Recommendations
Team should understand the business that the IT serves, business goals and objectives
Need to identify current technology serving the business
Determine criteria for choosing a system based on new functions
Implement new system in a phase type manner

9. Questions??