Learn how multi-site and international organization (MIO) customers are using Microsoft Dynamics NAV today to gain a business advantage. Asian Paints
Asian Paints operates manufacturing facilities in 22 countries around the world, and is the largest paint company in 10 overseas markets. The subsidiaries that were started by Asian Paints—and also acquired—each used different technology systems and solutions, leading to issues such as high IT administration costs and duplicated efforts in reporting. The company's executives saw a critical need to standardize operations in the international markets. With this objective in mind, the company chose Microsoft Dynamics NAV (then known as Microsoft Business Solutions–NAV). This has helped the company reduce IT administration and improve access to relevant data in real time. With Microsoft Dynamics NAV, Asian Paints can eliminate the need for double reporting to the regional and corporate offices, while providing consistent, streamlined, and integrated business processes across all their offices. Read more. | | • | Standardized platform reduced IT costs, administration, and maintenance | | • | Consolidated financial statements—even from different accounting structures | | • | Global, consistent business processes | | • | Implemented at 10 sites in eight months |
| E-T-A Elektrotechnische Apparate GmbH
E-T-A has an established business selling circuit breakers and controls to industry. The U.K. arm of the company was dependent on a bespoke financials system from a single supplier. It wanted to move away from this into a more open environment, and ultimately to implement this solution across company subsidiaries worldwide. Microsoft Dynamics NAV has facilitated improved reporting, which has enabled E-T-A U.K. to undertake improved business decision-making and implement stronger customer relationship management. Read more. | | • | Improved customer relationship management | | • | Training requirements minimal and productivity increased by similarity to and integration with Microsoft Office | | • | Improved business decision support |
| Goldschmidt-Thermit-Group
The Goldschmidt-Thermit-Group, a global organization headquartered in Germany and represented in more than 20 locations worldwide, specializes in railway infrastructure services. Goldschmidt had a multitude of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems in its subsidiaries and inconsistent processes globally. To achieve improved operational efficiencies, the company realized it needed a more consistent and integrated approach. The Goldschmidt-Thermit-Group worked with NAVAX, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, to replace SAP and other ERP solutions in its headquarters in Germany and all of its subsidiaries with Microsoft Dynamics NAV. Benefits from the deployment include improved access to international operational data, easier consolidation of worldwide data, enhanced multilingualism, and a user-friendly, Microsoft Office-like software interface. Read more. | | • | Smaller modules that are truly integrated into one database | | • | All databases are on one server farm, making it easier to support and add new subsidiaries | | • | Local support costs are decreased | | • | ERP data can be easily transferred into already familiar Microsoft Office Excel or Microsoft Office Word | | • | Improved return on investment (ROI) and lower total cost of ownership (TCO) |
| InTiCom Systems
Telecommunications providers operate in a highly competitive industry. As a result, they demand excellent value and responsiveness from their component suppliers. To deliver the best possible service to customers, electronics manufacturer InTiCom Systems has deployed Microsoft Dynamics NAV (previously called Microsoft Business Solutions–NAV). In tandem with an industry-specific application from Bay-Soft, the new system gives managers access to data on stock availability, production plans, and customer orders across the company. As a result, staff can agree on order delivery dates with customers immediately. Also, the system has automated a range of administrative processes, allowing the same number of personnel to support turnover growth of €19 million (U.S.$23 million) to €32 million (U.S.$38 million). Savings on staffing delivered a 100 percent return on investment in just four months. Read more. | | • | Increased productivity due to improved visibility | | • | Reduced possibility for human error because production-related data is centrally stored | | • | Increased automation for a range of business processes | | • | Saves U.S.$237,000 annually | | • | 100% ROI obtained in just four months |
| Metabo
Leading power tool company Metabo has 22 sales subsidiaries operating in different countries. Until recently, these offices ran a bespoke ERP solution, which hindered the sharing of sales data throughout the business. With the help of KUMAvision, Metabo rolled out Microsoft Dynamics NAV business management software to many of its subsidiaries, with the intention of implemention in more branches in 2005. This technology integrates with the platform that runs in Metabo's headquarters in Germany, from which all systems can be centrally managed and updated. The Microsoft Dynamics NAV rollout helps the organization to share and apply best practices across the entire organization. It also gives all subsidiaries access to sales and financial data, stock information, and reporting tools to boost the sales process and improve customer service. Read more. | | • | Increased visibility of business information | | • | Enhanced best practices across the organization | | • | Supports new technology implementations | | • | Technology is easy to use, helping to maintain services during rollout | | • | Improved customer service |
| Økonomistyrelsen
Økonomistyrelsen, Denmark's Agency for Governmental Management, is responsible for budgeting and accounting across the country. To enter their financial data, other government agencies and institutions accessed an aging mainframe-based system over leased lines, a slow and cumbersome process. The agency needed a solution that could be implemented across all institutions and was suitable for use in government. With the help of Microsoft partners, the organization rolled out business-management solution Microsoft Dynamics NAV, (then known as Microsoft Business Solutions– NAV). Now, institutions follow a structured, integrated accountancy model but have the flexibility to customize the solution individually. The government has a clear picture of up-to-date and accurate spending across the country and saves an estimated €30 million (U.S.$39 million) a year thanks to the solution's integration with e-government systems. Read more. | | • | Lower TCO | | • | Proven solution for government and public sector | | • | Improved flexibility for individual agencies with varying needs | | • | Better data management countrywide | | • | Consistency of accounting information | | • | Decreased maintenance costs | | • | Saves U.S.$39 million a year |
| Salonit Anhovo
The Slovenian building material industry group, Salonit Anhovo, was growing so fast its own IT systems were holding back its growth, with some of the subsidiary companies working from a 15-year-old business management solution. After an extensive tendering process, the corporate company, Salonit Anhovo, chose Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 in preference to other competitor solutions including Oracle and SAP. Although still in the early months of an ambitious five-stage rollout, the results are encouraging. There are clear indications that using Microsoft Dynamics NAV will lead to improved productivity, reduced staffing, and a fundamental streamlining of group operations. Microsoft Dynamics NAV is improving multilingual support, allowing sales invoices and orders to be produced, processed, and dispatched immediately in the customer's own language. Read more. | | • | Improved customer service | | • | Multilingual support | | • | Improved coordination between subsidiary companies | | • | Reduction in maintenance costs | | • | Increased staff productivity due to easy and familiar Microsoft Office Outlook interface |
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