A franchisee in Switzerland runs an extensive number of rental stations in the country. The business  manages a fleet of mainly owned rental cars and is part of one of the biggest car retailers in Europe.

They needed a replacement of their legacy Finance and ERP system with the aim to run on an innovative state-of-the-art platform, which is in alignment with the mother companies’ strategic direction. 

Microsoft established a very good local contact and Annata´s industry experience was critical in closing the deal with this customer. Their industry ability to speak directly to the customer’s needs, along with industry-specific IP, the Common data model for Automotive, coupled with Annata´s strategic product roadmap made the selection an obvious choice.

Annata also organized a reference customer visit to a car import, dealer, and rental company that trusted the Dynamics platform with the Annata solutions for Automotive for years to handle their whole business.

A global leading carrier for heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) set out on a mission to be the first choice for customers in HVAC and industrial refrigeration applications.

Annata’s long-term strategic roadmap for the device industry and the Annata solution portfolio was a strong argument supporting the customers’ decision.

Dynamics Finance and Operations and Annata 365 were the core ERP solutions already in implementation. Annata 365 Field Service and its extensive integration capabilities using the Common Data Model for Automotive and Equipment were proposed to the business.

A Mexican subsidiary of an international motor company was utilizing multiple and heavily customized legacy systems which were around 20 years old and displayed no improvement to the business. The financial reports generated caused many discrepancies in the business which dampened business decisions. 

The management was looking for an Integrated system that was consistent and easily manageable, in which all users from different departments could manage business processes in a co-dependent and competent manner.  

Annata’s extensive solution provided the Mexican subsidiary with a technology transformation through its transition to digitized workflows.

With a primary focus on excellent product quality and outstanding customer service, the equipment manufacturer made a company-wide decision to shift their business process to the cloud using Dynamics 365 and Annata’s Finance & Operations solution. 

The solution was rolled out to several major markets within Europe and the Americas in a span of 3-4 years, before offering the industry template to their independent dealer network. Annata was selected as the preferred industry solution partner to move their on-premise solution within their headquarters to the cloud within three months, utilizing its extensive industry and digital competencies in the Annata team. 

As an existing customer of AX and Annata IDMS on-premise, the Swiss company decided to start its journey to the cloud in early 2020. Annata’s finance and operations solution was the core of the solution proposed to the company.  

Annata’s full suite of capabilities was implemented and included extensive device management functionalities that support the entire lifecycle of a machine encompassing imports, sales, and lifecycle management with service/work order management, warranty handling, parts management, and rental. 

In addition to a proven solution, Annata was the primary choice due to the strongly committed executive management team which is very much supportive of the strategic project goals.

An American-based zero-emission, battery- and hydrogen-electric heavy truck manufacturer was looking for an IT infrastructure to support its business processes in finance, accounting, and manufacturing. They were working on an aggressive timeline and were looking for trusted vendors with extensive Industry experience to roll out an agile system as fast as possible.  

The manufacturer was confident that Annata was the best ISV to provide the Finance & Operations implementation as a primary platform.The industry knowledge that Annata brought to the implementation helped them make the right choices as they built their finance, manufacturing, and operational systems to ensure success in the long term.

A Swedish trucking manufacturer selects Annata and Dynamics 365 to replace their current wholesale and dealer management systems around the globe. By adding Annata 365 to the Dynamics solution, the company is provided with the comfort to cover almost all its operational processes and drive additional benefits by moving to a cloud-based system.

The company’s primary challenge was that it was dealing with large sets of homegrown solutions and legacy vertical solutions with a separate outdated dealer management system that did not communicate with each other. The current on-premise portfolio needed to be replaced with a standard, cloud-based solution, that covers imports, dealerships, aftersales, and service operations, in addition to its rental and fleet-based markets.

The North American arm of a Chinese electric vehicle (EV) manufacturer, with a 450,000-square-foot bus manufacturing and forklift assembly facility, required an agile solution to manage its supply chain, assembly, dealer orders, and post-sales processes for parts, warranty, and dealer management.   

The existing solution was unable to support these business processes cost-effectively with the same flexibility and agility. Annata’s automotive original equipment manufacturer (OEM) experience and track record of successful and agile implementations, particularly in the U.S. market were key to winning against other competitors.  

Annata was chosen as a solutions provider to replace a 20-year-old heavily customized legacy system for an RV manufacturer. The systems in use were not supplying prompt information to the management team and model changes for production were painful to implement. 

The implementation was vital to simplify access to data and increase service levels to its different dealers. The manufacturer selected Annata due to Annata’s global ISV status and strong solution functionalities to manage their critical workload, particularly those that require interaction with their dealer channel.   

Annata’s robust dealer portal solution has improved dealer relationships with a quicker turnaround on warranty claim decisions and processing.

An innovative company in the health industry that provides remote cardiac monitoring systems in the U.S. was challenged by the inability to track their devices’ lifecycle history and location. They were also unable to support an increase in device rental, the implementation of new business models, and manage operations.

Finally, they had multiple disparate systems with complex interfaces. As their business has grown significantly it recognized the need to improve both its backend finance and accounting systems and its device product lifecycle management system.

A division of a  Japanese multinational automotive manufacturer serving developing markets chose Dynamics 365 + Annata365 to replace all their current systems for their vehicle division across Africa and selected countries in Latam and Asia. 

The implementation was complex as it involved replacing three heavily customized, on-premise solutions with a standard, (based on a global template), cloud-based offering. The complexity was further increased as the connectivity in some African countries can be intermittent, and delivering a project across many countries requires a great deal of experience and planning.

A South African arm of a major importer and distributor of cars and spare parts was looking to expand the use of the solution into Dynamics 365 Sales. Annata 365 Sales was selected as the preferred industry solution.

The business was very happy with D365 CE and felt that the automotive expertise of Annata alongside the local knowledge of Decision Inc, Annata’s main partner in South Africa, was a winning combination.

The reputation of both Annata and Decision Inc working with the Microsoft team in South Africa also helped to land the deal. The underlying Common Data Model for Automotive was also an important factor in the decision.

The expansion of the use of Dynamics CE for sales was already planned but the business felt that the Annata Sales app would provide ‘out of the box’ functionality and save them a considerable amount of time and effort. The business estimated that implementing the Annata Sales app would save them up to 3 years compared with developing the functionality themselves.