1. Forschungszentrum Jülich
Business challenge
Forschungszentrum Jülich needs clear insight into its finances and operations to keep vital research running smoothly—but reliance on spreadsheet-based planning created delays and risk of error.
Transformation
Forschungszentrum Jülich transformed its financial planning with a powerful solution from IBM Analytics, empowering teams to create reports with greater speed and accuracy than ever before.
“The IBM Analytics solution helps us perform financial planning faster and more accurately than ever before.”
—Claas Habbinga, Head of the Financial Services Team, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Business benefits:
3 weeks saved
on consolidating financial plans
Saves days spent generating reports on fixed- cost allocation
Enables controllers to focus more closely on ensuring optimal use of public money
Forschungszentrum Jülich
Supports thousands of research projects and the CFO with efficient financial planning
Solution components:
IBM® Cognos® TM1®
IBM Software Services
SAP ERP
Forschungszentrum Jülich conducts research to provide comprehensive solutions to the great challenges facing society in the fields of energy and environment, information and brain research. Employing around 5,700 people, the organization is one of the largest interdisciplinary research centers in Europe.
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Forschungszentrum Jülich
Company Background
Forschungszentrum Jülich conducts research to provide comprehensive solutions to the great challenges facing society in the fields of energy and environment, information and brain research. Employing around 5,700 people, the organization is one of the largest interdisciplinary research centers in Europe.
Business challenge
Forschungszentrum Jülich needs clear insight into its finances and operations to keep vital research running smoothly—but reliance on spreadsheet-based planning created delays and risk of error.
The benefit
Forschungszentrum Jülich can consolidate financial plans three weeks faster and save days on reporting of fixed-cost allocations, enabling a sharper focus on ensuring smart use of public money.
Pull Quote
“The IBM Analytics solution helps us perform financial planning faster and more accurately than ever before.”
—Claas Habbinga, Head of the Financial Services Team, Forschungszentrum Jülich
Solution components
IBM® Cognos® TM1®
IBM Software Services
SAP ERP
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