HARMAN has entered into an agreement with data driven manufacturing specialist Qlik to collaborate on joint development and marketing of digital manufacturing technology. The two companies have already worked together to develop Qlik solutions customised for HARMAN’s manufacturing requirements. The new agreement will see the two companies continue to work together to develop new industrial data and analytics solutions, which HARMAN will market to its enterprise digital transformation customers.

HARMAN sells nearly 5,000 finished goods, produced among 10+ manufacturing plants, created from over 12,000 components that are sourced from over 2,000 suppliers. Like many other companies with extensive supply chains and internal operations, HARMAN needs access to accurate near real-time data to manage fluctuating demand and ensure effective data-informed decisions across the organisation. With data integration and analytics through Qlik, HARMAN’s teams are able to develop a single source of data truth to quickly align priorities, connect cross-functional teams and deploy agile development to manage the changing nature of market conditions.

HARMAN has utilised Qlik as a central element in building a data and analytics foundation across the business. One key example is the Qlik-powered Helix Analytics Experience Platform. A self-serve analytics enablement platform, Helix helps HARMAN’s cross-functional teams quickly collaborate, allowing for rapid response to changing conditions while limiting manufacturing disruption. HARMAN also activates key enterprise data from sources like SAP for stronger decisioning with Qlik Data Integration. With Qlik Data Integration, HARMAN feeds data from any source into its Snowflake data cloud to blend internal and external data more easily for deeper insights. This provides a clear and accurate picture of capacity and resources to efficiently forecast and meet fluctuating customer demand. This experience will be fed into new joint HARMA-Qlik solutions for HARMAN’s Digital Transformation Solutions customers.

HARMAN’s Digital Transformation Solutions is a strategic business unit with over 7,000 professionals with expertise in AI/ML, cloud computing and analytics. In partnering with Qlik, HARMAN Digital Transformation Solutions will modernise its platform by integrating AI-powered recommendations, big data scalability, embedded visualisations, analytics and governed self-service for a broader range of enterprise customers.

“We’ve been on a significant digital transformation journey the past few years, and effectively deployed Qlik to drive our internal data-driven decisioning. With Qlik, we have the data we need to get answers in minutes, allowing us to quickly pivot while still effectively managing different aspects of our business,” said Nick Parrotta, President – Digital Transformation Solutions & Chief Digital and Information Officer (CDIO) at HARMAN. “We are excited to strengthen our partnership with Qlik to provide an enhanced experience backed by data and analytics to our enterprise customers, that can potentially improve their performance and drive business results.”

“HARMAN is an amazing example of the type of relationship we’re building with more and more customers, working together to bring the power of data and analytics to a larger ecosystem of their partners and customers,” said Mike Capone, Qlik CEO. “We’re excited about our journey with HARMAN in helping them activate their data across their teams as well as in their solutions to drive performance and revenue.”