2008
2008 Winner Profile
Freescale Semiconductor
- Project Description: The chip maker deployed its Enterprise Business Intelligence program to deliver information and analysis of events on the factory floor in near-real-time. The system, which includes data visualization tools, improved Freescale's ability to make faster decisions about manufacturing problems. The processing time for generating reports has been cut from 2 days to half a day. Annual productivity savings due to better decision making amounts to approximately $1.2 million. The company has also been able to resolve quality problems 30 percent faster.
- Project type: Business Intelligence, Data Warehouse, Middleware/EAI
- Business Functions: Accounting & Finance, Manufacturing
- Business Goal: Strategic/Competitive Advantage
- CIO: $model.cio100.cioFirstName Coursen, VP & CIO
- CEO: Rich Beyer, CEO
- Headquarters: Austin, Texas
- Industry: Manufacturing
- Revenue (2007): $5.72 billion
- Website: www.freescale.com
