Manufacturing

We’ve helped a wide array manufacturers gain a solid data foundation for insight with BI and Master Data strategies and solutions. These strategies and solutions serve as a solid base to meet the challenges created by the financial crisis and related trends like the need for better traceability, supply chain and process integration and automation.

An integrated Information Management platform opens new possibilities to compare and exchange data for greater efficiency and smarter decisions. It also improves the control of Master Data, which is a prerequisite for process automation and change.

Quality information for a strong business focus
In order to maintain the quality level of master data over time, appropriate ownership of information must be designated. Furthermore, in order to help stakeholders find relevant data efficiently and focus on key decisions, the information must be available in the context and quality needed by the various decision makers at any given time.

A few examples of our solutions and strategies for manufacturing companies:

A large Nordic meat and egg producer
Tasks: Design and implementation of an Information Architecture, Business Intelligence and Master Data Management solution
Goals: Supported government regulations and regulatory compliance

A leading worldwide manufacturer
Tasks: Implementation of Platon’s best-practices framework
Goals: Increased efficiency and enhanced internal global collaboration

The largest producer of dairy products in Scandinavia
Task: Create a common Business Intelligence (BI) platform for the entire group and replace many of the decentralized BI systems
Goals: Improved decision making, optimized business processes, reduced costs, and simplified the system landscape

One of the largest brewery companies in the world
Task: To stabilize and redesign the existing Business Intelligence (BI) solution landscape
Goal: Established a reliable and trustworthy BI solution platform for the business and hence a platform which the end-users can trust in the day-to-day reporting scenario

A global logistics and retail holding company
Task: Establish an Information Management Program
Goal: Leveraged information as a strategic asset across the business and made it a key differentiator in a highly competitive market

Learn more

To learn more about how Platon helps manufacturing organizations, read the case stories or contact us to talk to a reference client.

Arla

"Arla Foods being the Europe’s largest Dairy producer and due to acquisitions and mergers had ended up with over 30 systems in 8 divisions."

Arla Foods

Nortura case video

Learn more about Nortura's Business Intelligence solution in the video below: