Increasing Manufacturing Productivity with Modern Systems with Rocket^® API 

Company

Industry: Industrial & Manufacturing

A leading global professional services firm tasked with digitally transforming its client’s partner ecosystem for improved efficiency and innovation. 

Challenge

Modernizing a seasoned, decentralized partner ecosystem reliant on green screens and disconnected applications.

The manufacturer’s partner network relied on 200 isolated programs across various platforms, creating a fragmented system that hurt productivity. Existing COBOL-based systems with green-screen interfaces were highly siloed, making cross-application communication difficult. Independent partners added complexity with customized systems. To resolve this, the client needed an integrated solution for seamless application communication, flexibility for diverse partner environments, scalability, and security. 

Solution

Rocket API transformed the green-screen workflows into modern applications and created APIs for seamless communication between applications.

The consulting company used Rocket API to transform existing green-screen workflows into user-friendly applications with real-time access to partner functions. By populating a central server with APIs, they analyzed key processes and rapidly developed APIs without changing the COBOL-based system. This resulted in 250 ready-to-use APIs, enabling over 20 partners to build tools like warehouse systems, work order platforms, and Salesforce integrations, boosting collaboration across the network. 

Results

Modernized systems, improved partner alignment, and enhanced operational efficiency through integrated APIs.

Using Rocket API, the consulting company developed nearly 250 APIs to modernize the manufacturer’s systems, improving warehouse management, service apps, and Salesforce integrations. Key outcomes included real-time functionality for better productivity, streamlined collaboration with 20 partners, and scalability for global growth. The solution also saved time and costs by enabling faster development without changing the COBOL-based system. A secure, centralized API hub with role-based access ensures consistent performance, keeping the manufacturer competitive. 

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