A global auto manufacturing corporation operating in over 40 countries with multiple manufacturing plants, R&D facilities and supply chain hubs spanning the world, requires a seamless data exchange solution for its operations. Internal departments across production factories, engineering, procurement, and logistics constantly share large volumes of sensitive data, including:
- Production schedules
- Design blueprints
- Inventory and supply chain data
- Quality control reports
- Financial and compliance records
The company faces numerous challenges when exchanging data across complex IT landscapes. These environments typically include mainframe systems, legacy systems, and more recently introduced cloud platforms and modern digital solutions. To manage this complex web of data exchanges, the company chose Axway Transfer CFT, with a strategic emphasis on support of z/OS, to ensure robust, secure, and high-performance internal file transfers across all their applications.
The role of managed file transfer on z/OS
The company has historically relied on IBM mainframe systems running z/OS for core business operations such as production planning, financial transactions, and supply chain management. Because their IT landscape is now moving progressively all business applications to a private cloud, data flows must evolve while keeping the core workloads on mainframe systems. Given the critical nature of these operations, integrating with Axway Managed File Transfer on z/OS was a natural fit to ensure seamless file transfers between mainframe environments and other systems across the organization. In addition, with the recent support of z/OS 3.1 in Axway Transfer CFT, the company benefits from enhanced performance, security, and compatibility with the latest mainframe technologies.
Technology for economic impact and business goals achievement
- Improved supply chain efficiency. Inventory data from manufacturing plants reaches procurement teams faster, reducing material shortages and production delays impacting directly the bottom line.
- Faster design iterations. Engineering teams in Europe can share updated vehicle designs with production facilities in Asia seamlessly, accelerating new model development driving innovation for the future.
- Enhanced compliance. Financial data exchanges between global offices meet regulatory requirements without additional manual checks eliminating the potential risks of compliance issues.
Conclusion
By leveraging Axway Transfer CFT on z/OS, the global auto manufacturing corporation has established a secure, reliable, and high-performance file exchange infrastructure across its global operations while gaining business agility and reducing compliance risks. This modern architecture-based integration with their mainframe systems ensures that critical data moves seamlessly between departments, enabling the company to maintain operational excellence and drive innovation in the highly competitive automotive industry.
