by introducing a system linking arrays of sensors and displays, including barcode scanners, data collection units and various alarms and indicators. Solution benefits include:

• Improved production process performance
• More responsive error handling and efficient restart
• Greater production control through regular work in progress reports and performance measurement information.

The system transformed operations, providing management with new levels of real-time control, along with insights and options not available under the previous system. In addition, performance metrics and reports helped raise capacity utilization while lower capital investment.

as well as supplier of building control systems and services, required IT development support for its financial forecasting and reporting systems. The requirements were driven by the company's global reporting priorities which mandated consistent reporting on a region-wide basis. The project objectives were to:

• Equip each operational office with the capabilities of producing regular reports on project costs, billing and profitability required by headquarters
• Follow country-specific tax regimens and reporting conventions
• Ensure system maintainability and support

The solution approach was designed to control additional IT costs and user training by building on the functionality of existing in-house systems where possible, while aligning local offices to the wider corporate reporting standards.