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Case Study: Shaw Industries achieves international expansion with Oracle NetSuite
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How the Cloud and Two-Tier ERP Enabled International Expansion
Shaw Industries Group, a $6 billion carpet manufacturer, faced challenges supporting its international expansion with a heavily customized, on-premises ERP system designed for North American operations. Their CIO, Roddy McKaig, needed a solution that could handle multiple currencies, languages, and time zones while integrating back to headquarters, all without the massive capital expense of building new regional data centers.
The company implemented a two-tier ERP strategy using Oracle NetSuite's cloud ERP system for its non-North American operations. This solution provided the platform for agile international expansion into China, India, and Europe. The results were significant, allowing Shaw to avoid millions in capital expenses on data centers and reduce operating expenses by an estimated $500,000 to $1 million per location annually by not having to hire local IT staff. Oracle NetSuite enabled faster post-merger integration and gave the company a scalable model for continued growth.
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Shaw Industries Group
Roddy McKaig
Chief Information Officer