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processes and identified over 200 business problems . The business helped us lay these processes out and identify the issues they faced every day . We understood where rework takes place , where errors occur , where manual intervention is required and more . With the help of our business partners from the very beginning , they were on the hook for helping us develop a solution that met their needs . They were on the hook for creating success . And they were on the hook for bringing value to the rest of the organisation ,” he continues .
G & J Pepsi had an Equipment Move Order process that took roughly 4 days and required manual entry of duplicative data across multiple systems . This was over 170K manual touchpoints annually , all error-prone due to human data entry .
After the Gemba sessions , Balzer states : “ We were able to layout a new process and automate it within 45 seconds in Dynamics 365 . Think about that . Work that once took 4 days , now takes 45 seconds !”
The G & J Pepsi On-Premise Sales teams were able to improve their market position by 4 share points and finished 2021 at a 450 index compared to the competition .
With this innovation and comprehensive strategy , Balzer reflects on how G & J Pepsi ’ s digital transformation journey has already started to provide its customers with real , tangible benefits : “ We ’ re actively partnering with Microsoft to use Azure IoT in the field . We must deliver chilled juice products to our customers that must remain within a specific temperature range that is required by FDA regulations . We have deployed technology with sensors in the coolers that monitor temps , transmit that to Azure IoT and then allow us to monitor , report and alert a driver of potential issues . The technology means that we have reduced
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