Case Study: Appvion achieves unified data quality, better decision‑making and $100K+ annual savings with Information Builders (WebFOCUS & iWay)

Appvion Maximizes Value of Information Assets

Appvion, a Wisconsin-based manufacturer of thermal, carbonless and specialty papers with about 1,700 employees and nearly $1B in annual sales, struggled with fragmented reporting: different departments used disparate tools and scattered data across multiple applications, warehouses and spreadsheets, causing inconsistent information, heavy maintenance overhead, and poor decision-making.

Appvion implemented Information Builders’ WebFOCUS and iWay platform to unify BI, integration and data quality, replacing complex ETL tools and delivering custom InfoApps for both power and business users. The new environment centralized data, improved quality and consistency, cut the report catalog from 177 to 30, reduced maintenance costs by more than $100,000 annually, and enabled faster, better-informed operational and strategic decisions.

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Andrea Landwehr

IT Applications Team Leader