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Istobal Entrusts BI Analysis to QlikView

Customer Company Size

Large Corporate

Region

Europe

Country

Spain

Product

QlikView

Tech Stack

Microsoft Dynamics AX
Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft Access
Excel

Implementation Scale

Enterprise-wide Deployment

Impact Metrics

Digital Expertise
Productivity Improvements

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Applicable Industries

Automotive

Applicable Functions

Business Operation
Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Predictive Quality Analytics
Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Data Science Services

About The Customer

Istobal is an industry leader in lubricating equipment with more than 60 years’ experience. Founded by Ismael Tomás Alacreu in Spain in March 1950, it started out as a small vehicle repair workshop. After producing its first lubricating machine and achieving great success with the product, the company decided to change its business plan. The company decided to exit from the repairs market and fully enter into manufacturing lubricating equipment, giving rise as a result to a business that has become an industry leader. The company has diversified into washing products for motor cars, lorries, and buses. It now employs over 500 people and exports products to more than 62 countries worldwide. Constantly evolving and utilising a management model in tune with modern methods has helped Istobal to become a dominant company in the sector, adapting closely to technological advances and continually developing its product line.

The Challenge

Istobal, a leader in the car, automobile, lorry and bus washing tools sector, was facing a need for Business Intelligence (BI) tools for fast, agile, and easy tracking and better controls. The company was in the midst of an enterprise resource planning (ERP) migration project, which made the need for a BI tool even more necessary. The company needed a tool that could integrate with databases from different systems and some Excel flat files, and that was easy to use and develop. The company was also looking for a tool that could provide better and more efficient information analysis to drive decision-making.

The Solution

Istobal chose QlikView as their BI tool. QlikView was deployed to integrate databases from diverse systems and some Excel flat files. The company found QlikView to be a dynamic and easy-to-use tool. At present, a QlikView server has been installed and 45 users are working with the BI software. The project was initiated in April 2010 and was completed with the acquisition of five personal licences. QlikView has been deployed at the head offices in L’Alcudia in Valencia and at branches in various regions of Spain which have access to it, as well as at Istobal branch offices in the United Kingdom, Austria, and the United States. All these users can make the most of the benefits of QlikView remotely via head office and the QlikView server.

Operational Impact

QlikView is user-friendly for both staff and developers.
QlikView can process large volumes of data quickly.
Reports are available daily instead of in weeks or months.
QlikView is an intuitive, easy-to-use solution with great data processing speed.
QlikView handles the volume of information at Istobal with amazing agility.

Quantitative Benefit