Magni's Global Integration of R&D Formulation Development and Tech Service Project Management with Alchemy Cloud

Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
Use Cases
- Construction Management
- Supply Chain Visibility
Services
- Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
- System Integration
About The Customer
Magni is a leading provider of protective coatings for a wide range of applications. Their products are used by the world's top Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) in various sectors, including military, automotive, and sports. Their coatings are used in applications ranging from submarines and fighter jets to sports cars and their components. Magni's coatings help customers push performance boundaries by providing high-performance, long-lasting protection. The company has a worldwide team of experts who work on the development and project management of their products.
The Challenge
Magni, a leading provider of protective coatings for various applications, was facing challenges with its back-end formulation development process. The process was managed using a combination of Excel and Deacom ERP, and their project management systems were based on SharePoint. This setup was not efficient and lacked real-time visibility into the latest product and project information for their worldwide team of experts. In 2020, Magni decided to modernize its back-end formulation development process and replace their SharePoint-based project management systems. The challenge was to integrate all R&D formulation development and Tech Service projects into a unified system that would provide real-time visibility and streamline operations.
The Solution
To address these challenges, Magni selected Alchemy Cloud. Alchemy Cloud was chosen to integrate all R&D formulation development and Tech Service projects into a unified system. This integration would enable Magni's worldwide team of experts to have real-time visibility into the latest product and project information. The solution involved moving all formulation-related projects from SharePoint into Alchemy. This would give everyone across R&D and Technical Service a real-time view of all projects, test data, and results. The end-to-end formulation process would be tracked in Alchemy, capturing a rich database of AI-ready formulation data. Shared visibility of all formulation data, versioning control, test results, and flagged potential issues would accelerate innovation and shorten customer response times.
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