- Medium-sized manufacturer
Challenge: Newly-formed corporation from a merger needed to quickly combine the synergies of two companies. They wished to minimize the integration challenges and concentrate on their core operations, knowing however, that their financial system did not have the scalability to handle the combined companies' data. Solution: IBM was selected to fully manage and implement a PeopleSoft solution including their Financial Management, Distribution and Human Resources. IBM was chosen based on their experience with scalable and flexible ERP solutions. Results: Scalability and flexibility was achieved in the IBM model. The cost of the Applications on Demand model was based on a set of entitlement, instead of an old payment sytem which was based on a revenue growth model. They learned that acquisitions cause ERP expenses to skyrocket if based on revenue growth. The IBM solution has predictable costs in additon to efficiency and scale. Challenge: The company needed to upgrade to improve their PeopleSoft Financials environment. While their system seemed to be running well, the performance suffered from an antiquated legacy environment. Solution: Applications on Demand conducted an in-depth assessment of their existing system and provided a fixed-price solution which included services to bring the applications up-to-date, improve performance and functionality. Results: The application was managed by IBM and saved the company approximately 25% over their previous IT costs. The existing PeopleSoft Financials version 8.8 remained intact, but to achieve the performance gains the application was hosted on IBM hardware and an Oracle database. They now have a system that's more responsive, has decreased transaction time and provides greater user satisfaction. | 
