The backbone of a better business - IT integration across Europe

IT integration is not a luxury. Growth by acquisition has resulted in a mass of disparate systems for many major manufacturers. The situation is usually manageable when member companies operate autonomously. When, however, the group wants to move forward as a unified whole, common financial reporting is simply not enough. Without effective reporting structures, the ability to make like-for-like comparisons across the group and visibility of the underlying detail, wholesale business improvement is much harder to achieve.

Our consultancy and PeopleSoft™ practices have been working with a global producer of fast-track building products to alleviate just this situation. Although the company had built a strong business by approaching national markets through independent operations, it now recognizes the need for a single view of its entire European operation to drive best practice. A common IT platform will provide the backbone for a centralised approach to cost reduction,