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this same processing, with even more data, takes 20 minutes," Untener says. “At crunch times, like quarter-end, this is hugely valuable. When a query takes 10 hours to run, you’re not going to ask many questions. But when executives can get rapid turnaround on queries, they ask more questions. This promotes a better understanding of key performance indicators and what’s behind them.” Faster Time-to-Market A big win for the IT staff was the speed with which it was able to deliver this and high-visibility solution. “I don’t think that we could have delivered this dashboard in just four months with anything but Microsoft technology,” Untener says. “The simplicity of Microsoft software sped up our whole development effort.” In conclusion, Untener says, “We measure success by the fact that our executives really value this dashboard, want to use it, and are already asking for more functionality. More people are requesting access every day, and that’s a good problem to have.” Microsoft Solutions for the Manufacturing Industry Manufacturing enterprises must compete in an increasingly global environment. Success depends on finding ever-greater efficiencies throughout the enterprise, developing a greater agility to react to local and global market opportunities. These challenges are best answered with technology from Microsoft and its partners. Microsoft-based solutions offer much needed value to manufacturers who are under increasing pressure to generate greater returns on the assets that they have employed. This focus on efficiency scales across all the critical functional areas—from getting products to market faster, to streamlining the supply chain, optimizing the manufacturing operations, and generating new revenue streams. For more information about Microsoft solutions for the manufacturing industry, go to:
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