As a midsized manufacturer of coated fabrics and films for automotive and industrial applications, Canadian General-Tower (CGT) must ensure that the needs of its customers are met quickly and efficiently. One key to doing this is to exchange important product documents with each of its partners in a timely way, including planning schedules, forecast information, and ship notice manifests.

Read this case study and learn how CGT chose to build on its previous experience with Microsoft® BizTalk® Server and Microsoft Dynamics^™ AX. The new EDI solution is based on these technologies and the GXS Trading Grid®, which funnels all transactions through a single connection in real time. This combination of infrastructure has improved efficiency by 80 percent on key tasks such as setting up a new trading partner, and improved the timeliness and accuracy of customer information by 90 percent or more. It provides the real-time visibility CGT needs to respond to its partners on time and to remain competitive.