Like other companies in its industry sector, Emmi needs to safeguard product quality and ensure full traceability. This need led to a decision to replace its existing ERP system with J. D. Edwards, which offered the potential of achieving full visibility of data relating to all processes.

Objective:
Emmi needed to ensure traceability of all its products and achieve better control over its processes. Having decided to implement a new ERP system, it then needed to identify a hardware platform offering high availability and redundancy. It also wanted to achieve an optimal balance between costs and utilisation levels.

Approach:
• Emmi decided to implement the J. D. Edwards ERP system.
• It chose a UNIX-based HP platform based on clustered HP 9000 rp4440 Servers with an HP StorageWorks EVA 5000, HP StorageWorks EVA 6000 and HP StorageWorks EVA8100 storage systems, and an HP StorageWorks backup solution ESL 322.
• Two HP Integrity rx3600 Servers currently handle the database tier. Over time, Emmi plans to implement J. D. Edwards completely to an HP Integrity server environment.
• Bison Systems AG and HP collaborated on the implementation, with HP Consulting & Integration responsible for sizing the platform and for installing servers and storage systems.
• The infrastructure is supported by HP Mission Critical Support

Business benefits:
• Higher utilisation levels lead to reduced costs of ownership.
• Enterprise-class availability and high redundancy support a 24 x 7 operation.
• The flexibility of the architecture supports Emmi’s ability to react more quickly to customer needs and changing market conditions.


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