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100 Most Agile Companies Honored

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August 15, 2004CIO

Aerospace


GKN Aerospace North America (East)
Hazelwood, Mo.
www.gknplc.com
IT and production operations developed a Web-based application to pull data from both its ERP system and major customer's production system portal, reducing cycle time, inventory and headcount.
Fanny Sloan, Director of IT
James J. Fitzsimmons, President and CEO
FY03 revenue: $420 million
Employees: 1,600


L-3 Communications Integrated Systems
Greenville, Texas
www.l-3com.com
Wireless aircraft inspection system reduced inspection cycle time and saved hundreds of thousands of dollars by feeding data into ERP system, generating immediate estimates and allowing customers to review service orders.
Cheryl Whitis, VP of IT and CIO
Robert Drewes, L-3 and IS President
FY03 revenue: $1.2 billion
Employees: 6,652


Northrop Grumman Corp.
Los Angeles
www.northropgrumman.com
IT architecture revamped to create collaboration and communities of practice across business sectors. Business-sector CIOs access centralized IT shared service.
Thomas W. Shelman, VP and CIO
Ronald D. Sugar, Chairman, CEO and President
FY03 revenue: $26.2 billion
Employees: 123,000


Raytheon Co.
Waltham, Mass.
www.raytheon.com
Manufacturing visualization tool developed by IT to meet a government request for near-real-time shop floor metrics also improved its production rate.
Rebecca R. Rhoads, VP and CIO
William H. Swanson, Chairman and CEO
FY03 revenue: $18.1 billion
Employees: 78,000


Automotive Manufacturing


DaimlerChrysler
Auburn Hills, Mich.
www.daimlerchrysler.com
Digital information links between product development and manufacturing increased vehicle quality, manufacturing flexibility and productivity.
Susan J. Unger, Senior VP and CIO
Jürgen E. Schrempp, Chairman of the Board of Management and CEO
FY03 revenue: $171.9 billion
Employees: 362,063


Delphi Corp.
Troy, Mich.
www.delphi.com
Improved internally developed Web portal to boost usage by auto parts suppliers from less than 10 percent to almost 100 percent. Data mining is accessible by PDA.
Bette Walker, VP and CIO
J.T. Battenberg III, Chairman, CEO and President
FY03 revenue: $28 billion
Employees: 190,000


General Motors Corp.
Detroit
www.gm.com
Cost flexibility enabled by 95 percent outsourced IT labor that is managed by unique matrix of process information officers and business process officers.
Ralph Szygenda, Group VP and CIO
G. Richard Wagoner Jr., Chairman and CEO
FY03 revenue: $185.5 billion
Employees: 338,000


Banking/Investment


Fannie Mae
Washington, D.C.
www.fanniemae.com
Service-oriented architecture and shared data services enabled management of a huge increase in assets without increasing IT staff and a sharply reduced time-to-market for new mortgage products.
Julie St. John, Executive VP and CIO
Franklin D. Raines, Chairman and CEO
FY03 revenue: $53.8 billion
Employees: 5,201


The Huntington National Bank
Columbus, Ohio
www.huntington.com
Service-oriented architecture enables reuse of business functions, lowering development costs by 90 percent while speeding delivery. Leadership training sessions held for IT managers.
Joseph A. Gottron II, Executive VP and CIO
Thomas E. Hoaglin, Chairman, President and CEO
FY03 revenue: $372.4 million
Employees: 8,500


The Massachusetts Housing Finance Agency
Boston
www.masshousing.com
Extranet for online transactions improved and lowered the cost of the loan approval process, resulting in growth of loan pipeline in a difficult market. Extranet extended to offer mortgage insurance products and network lenders.
Dave O'Connor, Director of IT
Thomas R. Gleason, Executive Director
FY03 revenue: $58.9 million
Employees: 315


Merrill Lynch & Co.
New York City
www.ml.com
Cost transparency initiative launched to improve management of common IT utilities among businesses. Customizable GUI developed to encompass all front-end trading applications increased revenue from cross-selling products.
John W. Cummings, Senior VP, Chief Information Services Officer and Head of
Stan O'Neal, Chairman, Chief Executive and President FY03 revenue: $20.2 billion Employees: 48,100


 
 
 
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