At FFF Enterprises collaboration is key to success with QlikView
Customer Company Size
Mid-size Company
Region
- America
Country
- United States
Product
- QlikView
Tech Stack
- Lawson (M3)
- IBM System i (AS/400)
- Access
- Excel
- XML
- Text files
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Productivity Improvements
- Cost Savings
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
- Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries
- Healthcare & Hospitals
- Pharmaceuticals
Applicable Functions
- Sales & Marketing
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
- Predictive Quality Analytics
Services
- Data Science Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
FFF Enterprises is a multidimensional healthcare company founded in 1988. It delivers innovative solutions in biopharmaceutical distribution, health information management, and consumer health services. The company's customers include members of leading U.S. acute care and nonacute care group purchasing organizations, pharmaceutical manufacturers, biotech companies, contract research organizations, managed healthcare companies, and consumers. FFF's mission is to accelerate the availability of lifesaving products and services, from innovation to delivery, with a commitment to Guaranteed Channel Integrity, product availability, and responsible pricing. Despite being a lean organization with only 150 employees, the privately-held company earned $600 million in revenues in 2004.
The Challenge
FFF Enterprises, a multidimensional healthcare company, was facing challenges in accessing real-time data. The pharmaceutical industry's dynamic nature necessitated quick access to information that impacts their business and the delivery of safe, effective products and services. The company had implemented a technology, but it was difficult to use and did not provide easy access to data. This led to a lack of use of the tool. The company needed a solution that would provide real-time data access, be easy to use, and enhance operational efficiency across the company.
The Solution
FFF Enterprises implemented QlikView to speed up its mission and work more effectively. QlikView provided a different approach to data access, taking data directly from the system without needing to translate it. Instead of building complex and time-consuming data models based on OLAP cube technology, QlikView accesses data from various databases, spreadsheets, XML or text documents, or Access data using FTP via a LAN or the Internet. QlikView also had existing templates that worked instantly with Movex, FFF’s recently implemented ERP system. A pilot application for sales analysis was deployed in less than a month, analyzing sales for three of FFF’s divisions across multiple dimensions. Today, QlikView is used for all facets of FFF Enterprise’s business, including finance, sales and marketing, operations, IT, and research.
Operational Impact
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