MollerGruppen

Greater stability than mainframe
The migration started on Monday, January 17, 2011.
Knutsen says there were 1.5 days of slightly slower
functionality “but nothing a user would notice and by
theWednesdayeverythingwasne.
“By April we had 99 per cent stability; over the summer
we had one or two stops; by autumn, we had our best
reporting status ever: just one stop. We regard it as
more stable than the mainframe environment, which
we never thought would happen. The mainframe is
thought of as the ultimate in stability. This is better.”
He says he had expected his team to be required to iron
out any problems in the system, but this hasn’t been
necessary. “We used these resources to improve the
system, to remove any native bugs. It’s allowed us to
focus on the best of the business: selling and repairing
cars, not worrying about IT resources.”
The cost savings mean MøllerGruppen will have
recouped its investment within three years. In addition,
the cost stability allows Knutsen to maintain his
fees to dealers. “The IT department is, in principle,
anon-protoperation.Doingthismeanswehaven’t
increasedourinvoicestodealersforthelastveyears
(which is a decrease in real terms: we’re giving away
ination).Anditlookslikewecankeepthemthesame
for the next two-three years. That’s the vision: better
functionality without budget increase. If nothing
else this solution demonstrates our credibility.”
He says the platform allows for the evolutionary
growth favoured by the Group. “We’re taking it module
by module, adding new functionality. We’re in the
process of adding an application for used cars, and
we’ll be renewing the warehouse management and
spare parts purchasing systems.
“This platform is good for business. It’s centralised, it’s
focused on business processes and it allows us to see
what’s happening in all parts of the value chain.”
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