1. IBM Sales and Distribution
Consumer Products
Leading consumer products manufacturer understands group-wide profitability in near-real time
Near-real time reporting
enables deep financial insight
Enables rapid onboarding
of new business units, driving growth
The transformation: Previously, integrating financial data from new international business units for group-level reporting was complex, costly and time-consuming. Today, the company can measure the profitability of every unit in its international business, enabling it to make better-informed decisions about future acquisitions.
Streamlines consolidation
to cut operational costs
Client Name:
Leading consumer-products manufacturer
Case study Link:
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Pull Quote:
"With Oracle software and IBM integration expertise, we are well-placed to drive future growth."
—Spokesperson, leading consumer-products manufacturer
Company Background:
This is a leading consumer-products manufacturer.
Solution components:
Services
• IBM® Global Business Services®
Software
• Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Oracle Master Data Management, Oracle Hyperion Planning, Oracle Imaging and Process Management, Oracle User Productivity Kit, Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g, Oracle database
Business challenge:
When an enterprise is growing rapidly via international acquisitions, how can it ensure that additional processes and systems do not obscure the financial performance of the new business units?
The benefit:
Enables the company to understand each business unit’s profitability in real time, helping to ensure that acquisitions and brands are delivering the expected value.
Solution components
Services
• IBM® Global Business Services®
Software
• Oracle JD Edwards EnterpriseOne, Oracle Master Data Management, Oracle Hyperion Planning, Oracle Imaging and Process Management, Oracle User Productivity Kit, Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g, Oracle database
"With Oracle software and IBM integration expertise, we are well-placed to drive future growth."
—Spokesperson, leading consumer-products manufacturer
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