The high-tech industry today is facing tremendous earnings pressure in an increasingly competitive marketplace and an uncertain economy. The need to more efficiently and effectively manage the business is key not only to meet the immediate demands of shareholders but also to grow the future business. For our customers in the high-tech manufacturing industry, Teradata has delivered millions of dollars in top- and bottom-line impact within the first six months of a project.

• Reduce material costs an additional 0.2% to 0.5% through contract compliance and PPV
• Improve forecast accuracy by 3 to 5 percentage points which reduces inventory by 5% to 8%
• Decrease production costs 2% to 4% by focusing cost reduction efforts on the most threatening cost issues
• Increase revenues and market share by increasing OEM service levels by 1 to 3 percentage points