aegion corporation: the mobile supply chain journey

© 2014 Data Systems International, Inc.

AEGION CORPORATION:THE MOBILE SUPPLY CHAIN JOURNEY

Thys LourensCIO, Aegion Corporation

Mark GoodeSVP, Global Sales, DSI


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THE MOBILE SUPPLY CHAIN


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THE TRADITIONAL VIEW OF A SUPPLY CHAIN


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THE NEW SUPPLY CHAIN REALITYIn the Digital Economy, the Customer Is at the Center


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DSI: THE MOBILE SUPPLY CHAIN COMPANYEnd-to-End Supply Chain Visibility & Execution Across Industries


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WHO IS AEGION?


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WHO IS AEGION?

Aegion Corporation is a global leader in infrastructure protection and maintenance services. The company has 175 facilities in 33 countries.


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The Aegion Pipeline Protection PortfolioWHO IS AEGION?


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The Aegion Family of CompaniesWHO IS AEGION?


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AEGION’S BUSINESS CHALLENGES


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Company PrioritiesAEGION’S BUSINESS CHALLENGES

• Eliminate time-consuming manual processes in manufacturing facilities• Maintain visibility into all job sites and facilities, despite location and

connectivity• Improve information accuracy by allowing operators to capture transactions at

time and place of event• Improve speed of doing business – employees are on the road all the time• Be self-sufficient to reduce TCO


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Why Mobile?AEGION’S BUSINESS CHALLENGES

“We wanted a single mobile development platform to automate all of our field sales, field service, and

transaction approval needs.”

–Thys Lourens, CIO, Aegion Corporation


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Addressing the Needs of Executive Business SponsorsAEGION’S BUSINESS CHALLENGES

COOAccurate tracking of high-cost customer assets at Aegion’s facilities, some as big as 300 acres, is paramount to on-time delivery of products for our oil and gas customers on offshore drilling projects.

CFOMinimize project exposure risks, improve cash flow visibility, and accurately track backlog.

CIOImplement single, scalable, integrated solutions to meet business needs and objectives. A complicated, multi-technology architecture is not acceptable and certainly isn’t cost-effective.


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THE SEARCH FOR A MOBILITY SOLUTION


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Exploring the AlternativesFINDING A MOBILITY SOLUTION

Before implementing mobility (and, by extension, a mobile supply chain) at the enterprise level, Aegion needed to evaluate the alternatives:

Rely on Mobile Functionality in Existing ERP• Assemble packages and point solutions to meet individual needs

Develop A Tailored, Mobile-Optimized Solution• Use native device toolkits• Implement a generic Mobile Application Development Platform (MADP)• Leverage web technologies (JavaScript, HTML5, etc.)

Build A Mobile Solution• Development toolkits• Web services• Use a comprehensive platform


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What Aegion NeededFINDING A MOBILITY SOLUTION

• Seamless, certified integration to existing systems of record

• Support different user personas and diverse sites including manufacturing, distribution, yards, job sites, field sales and service, and corporate finance

• On- and off-premise functionality

• One centralized platform to mobilize all needs


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One Platform, A Full Range of Devices and PersonasFINDING A MOBILITY SOLUTION


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THE RESULTS


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An Overview of Aegion’s Supply ChainAEGION’S SUPPLY CHAIN EVOLUTION


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Benefits of Mobility: The Results Are InAEGION’S SUPPLY CHAIN EVOLUTION

Increased visibility into

WIP inventory

Flexibility to develop industry-specific

solutions


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Benefits of Mobility: The Results Are InAEGION’S SUPPLY CHAIN EVOLUTION

Self-Sufficiency

That Reduces TCO

Efficient Approvals for

Faster End-to-End Revenue Cycles

Significant Reductions in

Data Entry Errors


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ABOUT DSI


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THANK YOU

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