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Overview
Application
Distribution View, an integrated parts
warehouse management system
Business Benefits
83% reduction in parts processing
time; streamlined parts distribution
process; considerable reduction
in system maintenance costs
Software
IBM DB2 Universal Database
Enterprise Edition for AIX
and Windows NT ; IBM DB2
Connect ; IBM MQSeries
Hardware
IBM RS/6000
Services DaimlerChrysler, with group headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, and Auburn Hills, Michigan, is owned
IBM Global Services by European, U.S. and other international investors.
The DaimlerChrysler team migrated Adds George Mortis, manager of hazardous materials and other
DView from another database to DB2 Data Resource Management at specific components. National
Universal Database Extended Edition DaimlerChrysler, DB2 is also our centers feed the regional centers,
because of its stronger performance enterprisewide database solution; which send warehouse materials
metrics. One of the selling points all our PDCs and warehouses use straight to the dealerships. DView is
of DB2 was the speed with which DB2 to manage their parts infor- the common system for all of the
it can process parts order trans- mation. IBM DB2 Connect enables centers, enabling DaimlerChrysler to
actions, says Lempicki. Not only us to easily tap into each of these save on system maintenance costs
have we eliminated deadlocks, DB2 systems easily from any PC. associated with maintaining multiple
but we can also run multiple order parts management solutions.
allocations simultaneously. With DB2 fills the need for speed
The PDCs for DaimlerChrysler Warehouse employees access DView
other solutions, youd have to
operate at different levelsthere through a terminal emulation-based
wait until one order allocation is
are national and regional distribution radio-frequency application, which is
completed before starting another.
centers as well as centers for fast- equipped with a GUI screen. As soon
moving parts, slow-moving parts, as a transaction is conducted, the
details are automatically updated in Explains Lempicki, We worked with For more information
DB2. Thus, whenever a user wants IBM Global Services to develop a Please contact your IBM marketing
to get a picture of the companys traffic cop, which monitors our DB2 representative, IBM Business Partner
parts warehouses, the information is tables, backing up new data to a or IBM Direct at: 1 800 IBM-CALL.
always up to date. And, such reports DB2 transaction database. This traffic
are paperless, saving the company cop then reformats the data and For information faxed direct to
time and money. loads it into our legacy applications. your location: 1 800 IBM-4FAX.
cluster and background processing dealerships, the transactions are DaimlerChrysler, visit:
monitor the health of the DB2 servers. Getting our vehicles on the road is
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a much more efficient process with
IBM Corporation
Operational efficiencies through our DView solution based on DB2.
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processing to financial, perpetual
This case study illustrates how one customer uses
inventory and material return systems.
IBM products. Many factors have contributed to
the results and benefits described. IBM does
not guarantee comparable results. All information
contained herein was provided by the featured
customer. IBM does not attest to its accuracy.