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WebFOCUS and iWay Automate User Reporting at Toppan Interamerica
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Procurement
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services
- System Integration
- Training
The Challenge
Toppan Interamerica, a division of Toppan Printing, a $16 billion corporation based in Tokyo, was facing challenges with its reporting processes. The small IT staff was burdened with a steady stream of report requests, and employees often had to wait two days or more to obtain information about sales, accounting, production, and other key business activities. The company was still performing most financial and production reporting manually. The IT staff could barely keep up with the reporting demands of their old systems. They needed to make some changes in their reporting environment if they were to adequately support the information management needs of the business going forward.
About The Customer
Toppan Interamerica is a division of Toppan Printing, a $16 billion corporation based in Tokyo. The company produces a wide variety of precoated papers for the furniture and laminating industries. Leveraging the experience and resources of Toppan Printing, Toppan Interamerica excels at reproducing the look of natural materials in its wood-grain patterns. The company has seen a steady rise in productivity since its parent company was founded more than 100 years ago. However, key enterprise reporting processes resisted automation until very recently. The small IT staff was burdened with a steady stream of report requests, and employees often had to wait two days or more to obtain information about sales, accounting, production, and other key business activities.
The Solution
Toppan Interamerica implemented Information Builders' WebFOCUS and iWay Software to bring their business intelligence (BI) systems up to the same caliber as its advanced manufacturing processes for decorative paper. Installing a new J.D. Edwards accounting system motivated the upgrade to a world-class BI environment. WebFOCUS and iWay were selected for their ability to provide native connectivity to DB/400 data on the AS/400 platform, allowing for real-time data access. The software was used to create a self-service information system that gives executives and managers a personalized, high-level view of business information. The customized reporting environment simplifies the process of running structured reports and performing queries, while dramatically boosting the overall repertoire of standard reports. For example, financial professionals formerly had about 10 accounting reports available; now they have more than 100, and reports that used to take two days to create are now available within an hour.
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