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Performance Tools Put Auto Manufacturer on the Road to More Efficient Operations
Technology Category
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Database Management & Storage
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Middleware, SDKs & Libraries
Applicable Industries
- Automotive
Applicable Functions
- Discrete Manufacturing
- Sales & Marketing
Use Cases
- Manufacturing System Automation
- Mass Customization
Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
Nissan, one of the world's largest automobile manufacturers, was facing the challenge of fulfilling its strategy of producing and delivering made-to-order vehicles. The company had been relying on Software AG's Adabas and Natural for database management and application development since 1985. However, with the increasing customer demand for customized cars, Nissan recognized the need to improve database performance and application efficiency. The challenges of an overburdened database were inevitable as database backups were interfering with employee productivity and a high number of data files running in parallel on a critical path often created a bottleneck.
About The Customer
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., founded in 1934, is one of the world's largest automobile manufacturers with plants located around the globe. In 1984, Nissan established a plant in the United Kingdom, which is widely recognized as Europe's benchmark automobile assembly and manufacturing plant. Since 1985, Nissan UK has been relying on Software AG's Adabas and Natural for database management and application development. The company has developed an entire suite of mission-critical Natural applications that run on Adabas, including manufacturing, production, personnel, purchasing, purchase planning, logistics, distribution, sales and marketing, and finance. In 1999, Nissan established a global partnership with Renault and became more customer-focused, implementing a strategy of made-to-order cars.
The Solution
Nissan decided to enhance its legacy systems with Software AG's Natural Optimizer Compiler, Adabas Fastpath, and Adabas Delta Save. The Natural Optimizer Compiler turned simple program statements into machine code that is easily understood and thus more quickly processed by the database, improving application performance and reducing the amount of processing time required. Adabas Fastpath enabled Nissan to create a data cache separate from the main database and use it for storing data that is used repetitively, reducing pressure on the overburdened database and freeing up processing power for more critical demands. Adabas Delta Save improved the performance of internal applications by increasing the 'up-time' of Nissan's database.
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