Microsoft Office 365 Customer Solution Case Study Yarn Manufacturer Improves Service with Cloud Collaboration Tools Overview Company: Ascent Yarns India Company Website: Company Size: 215+ employees Country or Region: India, Australia Industry: Manufacturing Company Profile Established in 2003, Ascent a subsidiary of Global Pacific Nominees, Australia, manufactures and exports specialized polyester yarns for label weaving. Business Situation Being multi-locational, travel is essential for the management to grow the business, but the travel was hampering productivity and accurate decision making. Solution Ascent migrated to Small Business Premium, SharePoint Online to improve the visibility on approval processes, eliminate document exchange via email and enable employees to work together regardless of location. Benefits Freedom to access information from virtually anywhere Quicker decision making with access to relevant information Pay-as you-go licensing lowers costs Aids growth “Microsoft Office 365 enables business owners to effectively manage the business from any location with the help of workflows in SharePoint Online. These help in accessing all relevant documents, and facilitate approvals from anywhere.” Ashvini Shekhar, Director, Ascent Yarns India Three entrepreneurs from Ahmedabad founded Ascent Yarns India, to manufacture and export specialized polyester yarns. Today the company has multiple locations and has successfully created a global presence in the yarn market for narrow fabrics. Being a multi-locational business, it requires extensive travel but the company’s antiquated server and email solutions were hindering their ability to make timely smart and dependable decisions. To improve their collaboration and communications, the company moved to Microsoft Office 365. Ascent is now powered with the ability to make quick decisions, increase productivity, build a knowledge base for future, and be prepared for the next wave of growth.
Manual processes inhibit speed, growth and quality of decisions. Automated business processes using SharePoint Online, on the other hand, offer consistency. “Workflows reduce time consuming, unnecessary communications,” says Ashvini. “These result in speedy, efficient and effective management targeted at growth About Bitscape Infotech is 2013 Microsoft World Wide Partner award finalist for BI and a Microsoft technology focused solutions partner specializing in Microsoft SharePoint technologies and Windows Azure based development services. It has vast experience in delivering solutions and services using Office365 and workflow management solutions. It also offers seamless migration services from Exchange and SharePoint to Office365 based SharePoint Online and Exchange Online. It is an ISO 9001, ISO 27001 and ISO 20000 certified business and technology consulting company. Bitscape has multiple Microsoft competencies at organizational level. To know more about current competencies and offerings of Bitscape please visit Microsoft Microsoft Office 365 The new Office provides anywhere access to your familiar Office applications—plus email, calendar, video conferencing, and your most current documents—on almost any device, from PCs to smartphones to tablets. For more information about Microsoft Office 365, go to: www.office365.com