Tranter's Data Transformation with Timextender

Tranter's transformation with Timextender; automate, control and improve data quality.

Tranter is a global manufacturer of gasketed and welded plate heat exchangers and aftermarket services for the plate heat exchanger industry. The company has manufacturing, research, engineering and product development operations in the USA, Brazil, Sweden, China and India.

Driving digital transformation

As part of its commitment to digital transformation, Tranter sought to migrate from Mapics to IFS as its preferred business system. Recognising the importance of efficient data management in this transition, Tranter sought the support of twoday, a Nordic IT specialist dedicated to supporting large and medium-sized organisations in their digital transformation efforts. Their collaboration marked the beginning of a comprehensive data management project, facilitated by TimeXtender.

Automate, control and improve data quality

Prior to migrating to IFS Business System, Tranter identified a critical need for better data management. In order to automate, control and improve data quality, they decided to use TimeXtender to support the migration process. This decision was critical to the success of the data migration.

Data unification and the quest for centralisation

Tranter faced a significant data fragmentation challenge and lacked a centralised master data management system. The company had hundreds of different reports that relied on an outdated analytics solution that could only be accessed through a dedicated tool. This led to inconsistencies in data definitions, reports and key performance indicators across different departments, hindering data unity.

Consultancy and implementation by twoday

Consultancy firm twoday played a key role in Tranter's implementation of TimeXtender by providing consultancy and implementation support. This partnership began when Tranter embarked on its migration journey from Mapics to IFS. Recognising the importance of efficient data management even before moving to the new business system, Tranter decided to implement a data warehousing solution as the basis for automating data processes and preparing data for analysis.

Choosing TimeXtender

Given the expected duration of the business system migration, twoday recommended TimeXtender as a modern automation tool for building data warehouses without the need for coding. As a first step, they started a business intelligence project with the old Mapics system. The main goal was to modernise the existing, outdated BI solution and provide a variety of data visualisations to facilitate the decision-making process.

 Data centralisation with TimeXtender

TimeXtender proved to be the solution of choice to create a single version of the truth and effectively address the challenge of different departments using different data definitions, reports and key performance indicators. By using TimeXtender to gain control of its data before implementing the new business system, Tranter was able to rationalise its data requirements and maintain the integrity of the data in the new system.

 Efficient data migration

The deployment of TimeXtender coincided with the launch of the new ERP system. TimeXtender's remarkable processing speed played a crucial role in the migration process. TimeXtender generated the data to be imported into the IFS system, significantly automating and streamlining the migration process. Data extracted from Mapics was cleansed to improve data quality by eliminating duplicates, refining data formats and removing redundant information.

 Future data projects

With the new IFS ERP system in place, Tranter is in a position to embark on further business intelligence projects. This will include the further development of a data warehouse, similar to the one built for Mapics in the previous project, to ensure they are prepared for future data management. TimeXtender is playing a key role in this transformation, facilitating data-driven decision making and efficient data handling.

Solution overview

Company name: Tranter

Industry: Manufacturing

Challenges:

- Data fragmentation: Data fragmentation across different departments hindered smooth data handling.

- Data transition: Tranter faced challenges in efficiently migrating its data from Mapics to IFS.

- Data quality: Ensuring data quality was a top priority before migrating to IFS Business System

- Centralisation: Tranter lacked a centralised system for maintaining master data, resulting in inconsistent definitions, reports and key performance indicators across the organisation.

Solution benefits:

- Data unification: TimeXtender played a key role in eliminating data fragmentation, bringing together data from different sources and departments, and promoting improved data consistency.

- Improved data quality: The automation and control mechanisms implemented using TimeXtender improved data quality, ensuring that data was reliable and accurate during the migration.

- Efficiency and time savings: By using TimeXtender, Tranter was able to streamline its data-related processes and reduce development time, resulting in cost-effective operations.

- Improved decision making: TimeXtender enabled Tranter to create better data visualisations and reports.

- Prepared for the future: The data management solution ensures that Tranter can effectively meet evolving data management requirements.

About Twoday

twoday is a leading IT player focused on helping large and medium-sized organisations with their digital transformation. They deliver tailored consulting services, data-driven solutions and leading products to more than 8,000 public and private organisations in the Nordic region. twoday has approximately 3,000 technology experts who work closely with customers to create innovative solutions that transform business and society.

https://www.twoday.se/