GfK Aktiengesellschaft is the fifth-largest market research firm in the world. GfK Austria engaged Microsoft Gold Certified Partner NAVAX Consulting AG to help customize and configure Microsoft Dynamics NAV 4.0 to meet the specific needs of GfK companies. GfK also worked with NAVAX to develop a strategy for rolling out this tailored solution at a low cost to all GfK CEE subsidiaries, relying on guidance from the Microsoft Dynamics Sure Step Methodology.

Premier Foods is a leading distributor in South Africa of bread and a range of other products. The company turns to Microsoft Dynamics GP, which provides core business management functionality and a solid transactional engine, for end-to-end supply-chain management and to drive its greater service-oriented architecture strategy. For Premier Foods, speed is everything. Using Microsoft Dynamics GP together with Office SharePoint Server 2007, the company has gained the business insight and end-to-end control over the supply chain that it needs, without compromising performance.

PURE Bioscience develops technology-based bioscience products for numerous global health challenges. The fast-growing company faced challenges keeping up with the reporting requirements of various U.S. governmental agencies that regulate its business, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). PURE deployed Microsoft Dynamics AX to establish accurate, auditable financial records and to track complex manufacturing processes. Microsoft Dynamics AX has streamlined processes, reducing book-closing time by 50 percent and inventory time by 86 percent. Rapid financial reporting helps the company meet SEC deadlines for accelerated filings and improves traceability assists in meeting the compliance standards of the FDA and EPA.

Colin’s Jeans likens its stores to a theater production, where sales staff treat the customer as the star of the show. Behind the scenes, Dr. Selçuk Aksak, Eroğlu Enterprise IT Group Coordinator, ensures the company’s solutions help keep the audience enthralled. When challenged by poor communications between sales, operations, and finance, Aksak integrated the functions with a business management solution: Microsoft Dynamics AX supported by Microsoft SQL Server 2005, Windows Mobile 5.0, and Microsoft Office 2003. Today, employees access consolidated data to gain customer insight, optimize inventory, and automate processes.

VVAA, the Netherlands’ leading insurance services provider to the healthcare sector, wanted to introduce online services for customers and reduce the time employees spend on manual claim approval processes. In 2006, Tino Scherpenzeel, Chief Information Officer at VVAA, deployed a flexible, integrated customer relationship management (CRM) system based on Microsoft Dynamics CRM. The solution integrates data from the company’s line-of-business applications to provide a basis for a new Web service. It also provides employees with the tools to create superior products and services that are personalised for each customer, based on individual financial needs.

Precision is the business of Nikon, a Japanese technology corporation. Whether dealing with a high-resolution camera or a scientifically precise microscope—the point is to always focus on the details. Before, Nikon GmbH Deutschland had a less detail-oriented approach to customer data. Data was distributed across several systems, which was more of a hindrance than a help to sales. Staff lacked important information during customer visits and found that routine tasks like preparing sales reports were a lot of work. Nikon decided to address these issues with professional CRM software. Nikon now is using Microsoft Dynamics CRM for quick and simplified collection of data, which has resulted in better quality in the reporting system. Management now has much more sales information available for decision making.