Patten Industries Moves BI from SAP to Microsoft, Boosts Agility and Return on Investment
Country or Region: United States
Industry: Machinery, Equipment, and Supplies WholesalersCustomer Profile
Based in Elmhurst, Illinois, Patten Industries is an authorized Caterpillar dealer for heavy equipment and engines in Illinois and Indiana.
Business Situation
To offer excellent service and competitive products, the company's 40 executives and managers need to continually monitor operations, improve internal processes, and adapt offerings to support new trends.
Solution
To increase agility with enhanced insight and faster processes, Patten Industries replaced SAP NetWeaver Business Warehouse with a financial management and business intelligence (BI) solution based on the Microsoft platform and CODA Financials from UNIT4. As a result, Patten has improved agility, increased return on investment, given users direct data access with enhanced security, sped processes, and increased reliability.
Benefits
- Boosts agility and ROI by shifting corporate culture from reactive to proactive.
- Empowers executives and managers to independently analyze data and, at the same time, helps secure information.
- Speeds processes from days to minutes.
- Eliminates concerns about data accuracy, data insight, and solution support.
Software and Services
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