Manufacturing industry case studies

Supply chain integration reduces costs, accelerates sales for ABB
ABB, the Switzerland-based provider of products and services for utilities, turned to Microsoft and Hewlett-Packard to create a new, integrated platform that enables its buyers and suppliers to engage in collaborative planning, electronic transactions, and online reporting. The solution resulted in reduced order-processing costs and faster transaction times.

Microsoft drives product innovation for Cooper Tire
With four plants using four different methodologies, Cooper Tire & Rubber Company needed to find a way to streamline, track, and maintain mold production data. To avoid costly production delays and employee frustration, the company sought out Microsoft for a product lifecycle management system.

Microsoft helps Intel align design teams
Intel discovered that its product development engineers were using paper notebooks to collect vital information. Not only was the format of the data they collected inconsistent, individuals couldn't easily share information with team members. Intel turned to a Microsoft-based solution to help the company manage its global knowledge and process information.

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