Microsoft Customer Solution Manufacturing Industry Case Study Manufacturer Upgrades Desktop, Enables More than $5 Million in Productivity Gains “We benefit when Microsoft and OSIsoft work together Overview Country or Region: United States on product version and operating system compatibility. Industry: Manufacturing With Windows 7 Enterprise running OSIsoft solutions, Customer Profile 83 percent of users saw increased performance.” Headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, Eastman Chemical Company Scott Dietrich, Supervisor, Manufacturing Solutions IT Team, Eastman Chemical Company manufactures and markets a portfolio of Eastman Chemical Company is a global producer of chemicals, chemicals, fibers, and plastics. It employs approximately 10,000 people. plastics, and fibers. To optimize production and increase productivity, its employees need insight into its manufacturing Business Situation Eastman wanted to improve business processes. Eastman uses a real-time data and event insight and employee productivity. It infrastructure from OSIsoft, a Microsoft Global Alliance partner. needed to upgrade its desktop operating system and productivity software to work To enhance the value of that data, Eastman chose a business optimally with OSIsoft insight solution from Microsoft to analyze and share information. products. Together, these solutions provide dynamic visibility into Solution manufacturing, energy use, and business data. Eastman has used Eastman upgraded to Microsoft Office 2010 and the Windows 7 Enterprise these capabilities to provide insight into sustainability initiatives operating system to increase system and enable process automation. When it upgraded to Windows effectiveness, use Microsoft BI capabilities, and operate optimally with 7 Enterprise and Microsoft Office 2010, 83 percent of employees OSIsoft products. reported that OSIsoft applications performed faster. With staff Benefits working more productively, Eastman estimates more than US$5 Increased productivity million in productivity gains. Improved business insight Supports regulatory compliance, sustainability initiatives
Microsoft Customer Solution Manufacturing Industry Case Study Manufacturer Upgrades Desktop, Enables More than $5 Million in Productivity Gains Overview Country or Region: United States Industry: Manufacturing Customer Profile Headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, Eastman Chemical Company manufactures and markets a portfolio of chemicals, fibers, and plastics. It employs approximately 10,000 people. Business Situation Eastman wanted to improve business insight and employee productivity. It needed to upgrade its desktop operating system and productivity software to work optimally with OSIsoft products. Solution Eastman upgraded to Microsoft Office 2010 and the Windows 7 Enterprise operating system to increase system effectiveness, use Microsoft BI capabilities, and operate optimally with OSIsoft products. Benefits Increased productivity Improved business insight Supports regulatory compliance, sustainability initiatives “We benefit when Microsoft and OSIsoft work together on product version and operating system compatibility. With Windows 7 Enterprise running OSIsoft solutions, 83 percent of users saw increased performance.” Scott Dietrich, Supervisor, Manufacturing Solutions IT Team, Eastman Chemical Company Eastman Chemical Company is a global producer of chemicals, plastics, and fibers. To optimize production and increase productivity, its employees need insight into its manufacturing processes. Eastman uses a real-time data and event infrastructure from OSIsoft, a Microsoft Global Alliance partner. To enhance the value of that data, Eastman chose a business insight solution from Microsoft to analyze and share information. Together, these solutions provide dynamic visibility into manufacturing, energy use, and business data. Eastman has used these capabilities to provide insight into sustainability initiatives and enable process automation. When it upgraded to Windows 7 Enterprise and Microsoft Office 2010, 83 percent of employees reported that OSIsoft applications performed faster. With staff working more productively, Eastman estimates more than US$5 million in productivity gains.