1. Duas Rodas – Achieving 80 percent manufacturing productivity gains
Sales and Distribution
Industrial Products
Duas Rodas – Achieving 80 percent manufacturing productivity gains
80% acceleration
in production planning, boosting manufacturing plant throughput
$450 million
sales objective facilitated via increased production
Enables managers
to ensure governance, confirm regulatory compliance and assess risks
The transformation: Before, Duas Rodas was unable to integrate operational data in a timely manner, reducing its ability to bring manufacturing throughput in line with demand. Today, the company controls its global processes in a single system – accelerating production planning and boosting manufacturing throughput.
Client Name:
Duas Rodas
Case study Link:
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Pull Quote:
"The supporting IBM Power Systems servers, IBM DB2 and high availability technologies ensure that we are able to operate 24/7 for a global marketplace."
—Julio Cesar van Vossen, CIO, Duas Rodas Industrial Ltda.
Company Background:
Founded in 1925 in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil, Duas Rodas has grown to become one of the largest manufacturers of food and beverage additives in Latin America. Employing more than 1,400 people, the company has operations in Brazil, Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Mexico. Through more than 27 sales agents worldwide, Duas Rodas exports its products to thousands of clients in Latin America, North America, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
Solution components:
Software
IBM® AIX®
IBM PowerVM®
IBM PowerHA®
IBM DB2® 9.7 for Linux, UNIX and Windows with high availability disaster recovery (HADR)
IBM Tivoli® System Automation
Hardware
IBM Power® 770 servers
IBM Storwize® V7000 Disk System
Applications
SAP ERP
SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse
SAP NetWeaver Process Integration
SAP Treasury and Risk Management
SAP Incentive Administration by Vistex
SAP Business Planning and Consolidation
SAP Manufacturing Integration and Intelligence
SAP Customer Relationship Management
SAP Business Communications Management
IBM Business Partner
Perallis
Business challenge:
To achieve its $450 million sales target, Duas Rodas wanted to expand internationally, but existing manufacturing assets were at the limits of capacity and it would be impossible to satisfy demand.
The benefit:
Accelerates production planning by 80 percent, optimizing and increasing production from existing assets, which in turn helps satisfy demand and reach for the 2015 sales objective.
Solution components
Software
IBM® DB2® with high availability disaster recovery (HADR)
Hardware
IBM Power® 770
Applications
• SAP ERP
IBM Business Partner
Perallis
"The supporting IBM Power Systems servers, IBM DB2 and high availability technologies ensure that we are able to operate 24/7 for a global marketplace."
—Julio Cesar van Vossen, CIO, Duas Rodas Industrial Ltda.
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