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J&J Industries Maps Information Builders WebFOCUS Into Its 50th-Year Blueprint
BI Standard to Measure Productivity and Production Levels, Aid in Remaining Competitive Amid Consolidating Market
| Source: Information Builders
NEW YORK, NY--(Marketwire - January 8, 2008) - J&J Industries, one of the largest privately
held commercial carpet manufacturers, was eager to maintain its legacy of
leadership in a rapidly consolidating market. For 50 years J&J Industries
has been recognized for its success in the commercial carpet market,
manufacturing corporate interiors, and interiors for healthcare, retail,
education and institutional facilities. The company needed intelligence
that would help make sense of the vast amounts of data it had and ensure
users were empowered with real-time information. J&J explored new
technologies with Information Builders, the independent leader in
production business intelligence (BI) systems,
for ways to improve its business processes.
"We are always searching for new technology that will allow us to better
service our customers," said Terry Lockwood, director of Information
Technology at J&J Industries. "With this in mind, it was imperative that
the tool we selected had an intuitive navigational process with
Web-interfacing dashboards that employees felt comfortable using and would
lead them to the information they need, when they need it. We found our
solution in WebFOCUS."
By enlisting Information Builders WebFOCUS, J&J Industries will be able to
efficiently measure productivity and effortlessly monitor production,
resulting in better decision-making and greater accountability that will
ensure they stay ahead of the competition. All departments, including
inventory, claims, operations, special projects, finance, as well as all
manufacturing areas, will use and benefit from WebFOCUS. If any department
is unable to meet a production level, WebFOCUS will quickly make it
apparent through an alert system so that users can promptly research and
remedy the situation. With a business intelligence (BI) standard that
allows key performance indicators (KPI) to be placed on
dashboards of hundreds of workstations, J&J employees will be enabled to
make better and faster decisions on a daily basis.
"We want to make certain that J&J stays one step ahead of their
competitors," said Gerald Cohen, CEO and founder of Information Builders.
"WebFOCUS will enable them to bring business intelligence technology to all
of their users, so they can continue pursuing their goal of producing the
best commercial carpets in the market. By removing technical barriers,
WebFOCUS will ensure that J&J continues to deliver the best quality, value,
and service to its customers."
About J&J Industries
Founded in 1957, J&J Industries is a family-owned and operated commercial
carpet manufacturer producing carpet under the brands J&J Commercial and
Invision Carpet Systems. The company is committed to providing the most
innovative broadloom and modular carpet tile products available in the
commercial flooring market to corporate interiors, healthcare, retail,
educational and institutional facilities. One of the largest privately
held mills in the industry, J&J Industries offers a broad range of carpet
styles designed to satisfy the most discriminating eye, engineered to
withstand the most demanding environments and priced to please any budget.
www.jjindustries.com.
About Information Builders
Information Builders' award-winning combination of business intelligence
and enterprise integration software has been providing innovative solutions
to more than 12,000 customers for the past 30 years. WebFOCUS is the
world's most widely utilized business intelligence platform. It provides
the security, scalability, and flexibility needed at every level of global
extended enterprises. Its simplicity helps create executive, analytical,
and operational applications that reach dozens to millions of users.
Information Builders subsidiary iWay Software provides state-of-the-art,
multi-purpose integration engines that address all SOA, application, data, and information management
requirements. Its integration adapters have been adopted by the leading
software platform providers. Together, these products give Information
Builders' customers the ability to live up to the company motto: "Your
business. No barriers."
Information Builders' award-winning technology has successfully provided
quality software and superior services to more than 12,000 customers,
including most of the Fortune 100 and U.S. federal government agencies.
Headquartered in New York City with 90 offices worldwide, the company
employs 1,400 people and has more than 350 business partners. For more
information visit www.informationbuilders.com.