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Whitepaper Summary: Thriving in Economic Uncertainty

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Published November 2008

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In uncertain economic times...

                Customer orders fall

                Scrutiny for management decisions rises

                               

                Suppliers & lenders seek safe, low-risk investments

                'Belt tightening' measures compel hiring freezes & layoffs

                               

Executives reevaluate travel, computer, & supply expenses

Do more with less

Compete effectively for limited credit

Analyze investment options

 

Securing new funds requires forecasting accurate return on investment (ROI)

Investors want management to evaluate multiple scenarios & prepare contingency plans

Reassure stakeholders & investors

                Rely on solid financial analysis to assess risk & return

                                                                                                                               

 

The critical success factors for surviving economic uncertainty...

Reduce costs

Root out wasteful, expensive inefficiencies & automate routine processes

                Find Inefficiencies

                Implement a solution that provides better visibility into performance

                Reduce costs without compromising quality or speed of service

Case Study… Culver Franchising Systems, Inc (CFSI)

                Save Money

                Automate processes to reduce time-consuming manual intervention

                Case Study… TAC Americas

               

 

Operate Smarter, more strategically

                Build a foundation you can grow on when the economy picks up

Get real-time information to the right employees

Empower your employees with real-time information they need to make better, more strategic decisions

For example…

Customer Service Reps more quickly identify cross-sell opportunities

Sales Directors review pipeline to prioritize around the most profitable customers

CFOs set automatic alerts to warn of potential problems with cash flow

 

                Find profitable customers

                Analyze customer profitability so you can allocate resources on customers that are most profitable

                Cultivate those customers most likely to grow when the economy recovers

Case Study… PREMIER Bankcard

 

                Pivot on a dime

                Identify problems early on so you can make quick decisions in response to changes in the market

                Turn data into powerful information

Forecast and plan based on multiple scenarios and changing business conditions

                Case Studies…

Ste. Michelle Wine Estates

Illinois Department of Transportation

GPX International Tire Corp.

Innovate to create a condition for growth

Identify buying patterns so that you can focus resources on producing in-demand products

 

Centralize portfolio management

Case Study… Eli Lilly

 

Powerful cost-effective solutions: Microsoft Business Intelligence

Best Value

Maximize your existing technology investments

In the long run, Microsoft solutions offer lower support, training, & maintenance costs 

Pervasive deployment

Easy to use so that all of your employees are able to review performance daily

Fully integrated

Integrate with Microsoft Office productivity tools to support rapid deployment, insight and action

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