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Lafarge Standardizes Partner-Centric Processes, Reduces On-Boarding Time & Maintenance Cost

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Customer Company Size
Large Corporate
Country
  • Worldwide
Product
  • webMethods Trading Networks
  • webMethods Integration Server
Tech Stack
  • Enterprise Service Bus (ESB)
  • B2B Gateway
Implementation Scale
  • Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
  • Cost Savings
  • Customer Satisfaction
  • Productivity Improvements
Technology Category
  • Application Infrastructure & Middleware - API Integration & Management
  • Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries
  • Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions
  • Logistics & Transportation
  • Procurement
Use Cases
  • Supply Chain Visibility
  • Track & Trace of Assets
Services
  • System Integration
About The Customer
Lafarge is the world key player in urbanization offering building solutions using cement, aggregates and concrete. With 68,000 employees in 64 countries, Lafarge posted sales of €15.2 billion in 2011. The company’s materials are used in residential, commercial, and institutional and public works construction. Lafarge’s customers build every kind of structure, from houses to commercial office buildings, around the world. Key to providing excellent service is Lafarge’s ability to provide building solutions using cement, and other materials, to a new construction site, in a timely way.
The Challenge
Lafarge’s customers build every kind of structure, from houses to commercial office buildings, around the world. Key to providing excellent service is Lafarge’s ability to provide building solutions using cement, and other materials, to a new construction site, in a timely way. That means integration and processes with local suppliers and contractors must be set up fast. Operating in 64 countries, Lafarge deals with a world of different suppliers and contractors with trading practices that vary by country. Setting up business at a new construction site used to take weeks with a traditional integration approach.
The Solution
Lafarge uses webMethods to integrate internal and external IT systems. Adopting the industry-leading integration platform has helped Lafarge standardize interfaces, reducing the time it takes to on-board a new site or supplier. After building an interface once, communication standards and document formats are ready to be re-used at any time. Lafarge uses webMethods as a full enterprise application integration suite, crossing all facets of its business: application to application, B2B as well as business to consumer. By using a standardized approach for integration, Lafarge succeeded in that goal. Standardizing processes and interfaces has created enormous efficiencies due to the global adoption and re-use of those assets.
Operational Impact
  • Easier business expansion to any location globally
  • New construction sites integrated in days
  • New partners on-boarded in hours
  • New documents for existing partners added with a few clicks
  • Processes standardized across the enterprise, from manufacturing to purchasing
Quantitative Benefit
  • Reduced maintenance costs

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