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| NIST Certified
Semiconductor Industry Architecture |
| Client: |
Consortium of 14 electronics and computer companies
including IBM, HP, AT&T, Intel, Motorola and TI. |
| Need: |
Develop, gain consent and publish an industry-wide
Information Technology Architecture. |
| Deliverables: |
Information Technology and Control Systems
architectures managed and validated by NIST. |
| Results: |
Standard Information Technology Architectures allowed
for rapid development and integration of Semiconductor manufacturing systems and
equipment. Regained market dominance from Japanese competitors. |
|
| Enterprise Wide
Information Technology Architecture |
| Client: |
$8 Billion Mid West manufacturer and Service Company |
| Need: |
First ever Enterprise-wide Information Technology
Architecture and Infrastructure. Two major Business Units had completely separate
Information Technologies. There were NO economies of scale. |
| Deliverables: |
Strategic program co-managers, Information Technology
Architects. Enterprise-wide consent to Information Technology Architecture and Information
Technology vendor and product selection. |
| Results: |
Led to $30 million in savings over three years |
|
| Enterprise-Wide
Information Technology Architecture |
| Client: |
$10 Billion building controls company. |
| Need: |
Distributed Information Technology Architecture for 300
service branches. |
| Deliverables: |
Enterprise-wide consent to Information Technology
Architecture and Information Technology vendor and product selection. |
| Results: |
Led to $30 Million in savings over three years. |
|
| Manufacturing Systems
Architecture |
| Client: |
$15 Billion semiconductor manufacturer. |
| Need: |
Standard Factory Automation, CIM, Information
Technology, and process architectures across 14 factories. |
| Deliverables: |
Developed blueprint and gained enterprise-wide consent
for all architectures |
| Results: |
Client can respond with agility to rapidly changing
market needs. |
|
| Consolidated
Communications Infrastructure |
| Client: |
$7 - 8 Billion global computer electronics firm, doing
business in 138 countries worldwide. |
| Need: |
Consolidate and negotiate worldwide communications
products and services for voice and data, valued at over $120 Million annually. |
| Deliverables: |
Designed Global Network and performed Consolidated
Procurement. |
| Results: |
Improved services and increased technical and business
flexibility. Savings will be over $15 Million per year with improved service. |
|
| Quote / Configuration
System - Aerospace Component Supplier |
| Client: |
$ 140 Million Aerospace Component Manufacturer |
| Need: |
Reduce sales cycle time by improving quote and
configuration process |
| Deliverables: |
Evaluated and architected solution. Used
object-oriented model of the customers, items and orders to develop requirements for a
third party quote/configuration system that could be easily integrated into the existing
manufacturing management software. |
| Results: |
The business unit received a corporate award for the
most successful project within the company for 1996. The CEO expressed that "this was
the first time he has seen a product deployment that comes close to answering the promise
that the information technology era has been making for years: to offer real value and
improvement to business." |
