webcast: inovis-dell case study (b2b cloud integration platforms)
DESCRIPTION
This is the story of how transformed their supply chain (yet again) by switching to outsourced manufacturers (ODMs) and expanding their connections with global retailers.TRANSCRIPT
Erik HuddlestonChief Technology [email protected]
Webcast
Into the Cloud: An Inovis/Dell Case Studywww.inovis.com/dell
February 2010
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Once upon a time, there was a humongous PC company…
Act I
From dorm room to $60B.
Pioneering Direct-to-Consumer.
Recognized as a top 5 supply chain.
…who did some extraordinary things.
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Procure-to-Pay
Order-to-Cash
Manufacturers
Customers
And had an incredible B2B program.
1900 trading partners30 countries3 B2B systems300 transaction types1000s of maps
Procure-to-Pay
Order-to-Cash
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Dell’s changing supply chain & channel strategy.The shift to ODMs and global retail.
Act II
How to connect to thousands of trading partners? Across languages, time-zones, systems?
As transactions double?And do it “yesterday”?
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Procure-to-Pay
Order-to-Cash
ODMs
Retailers
Dell turned to Inovis B2B Outsourcing.
• Connecting original design manufacturers.• Connecting 1000s of retailers in >30 countries.• Managing day-to-day transactions.• Enabling IT demand management.
Leveraging a B2B Cloud Integration Platform.
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Inovis Cloud Integration Platform.
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PlatformServices
Integration PatternsPoint to Point
GatewayCustom Integration
RouterDistributorCollector
Dynamic RouterSolicited Reply
RepositoryShared Folder
Shared Folder Feed/Sink
Processing ServicesThrottlingFiltering
PGPSecurity Filter
Virus ScanCompress/
DecompressAggregate/Disaggregate
Collection/BatchingScheduled Delivery
Windows
Platform ServicesBilling
SLA MgtVisibility
ProvisioningAudit
Trading Partner Mgt
Inovis Cloud Integration Platform.
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Drive provisioning and configuration to automation and customer self
service.
Move support inquiries and custom research/reporting to
self service visibility and exception management
Self-service is key to massive B2B programs.
IT Demand Management: Governing B2B activity and costs.
A SaaS app to manage the flow of B2B requests into IT, enforcing governance and charging back cost centers.
Portfolio Management is now System of Record, with >1,000 requests in system.
Results.
Act III
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Procure-to-Pay
Order-to-Cash
ODMs
Retailers
Dell benefits:• 200 servers decomm’d• 20 networks • 20 data center racks• 10 databases• 6 tb storage• Onboarding times shrink
from months to days.
Dell consolidates 3 platforms into 1.
Inovis standardizes their datacenter on Dell PowerEdge Servers: • 30% faster performance• 15:1 consolidation• $233K savings
Service PortfolioManagement
(SaaS)
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On the horizon: B2B Activity Streams.
Erik HuddlestonChief Technology [email protected]
Thank you!
Webcast slides: [email protected]
Inovis/Dell Case Study: http://www.inovis.com/dell
Q&A
Erik HuddlestonChief Technology [email protected]
Webcast
Into the Cloud: An Inovis/Dell Case Studywww.inovis.com/dell
February 2010