TBC Corporation client reference video

"We have already seen immediate returns. We were able to achieve a 70% savings in our technology deployment and we are already seeing anywhere between a 10% to 15% jump in our retail sales. " - Stephen R. Smith, senior vice president and chief information officer, TBC Corporation

Customer:
TBC Corporation

Industry:
Automotive

Deployment country:
United States

Founded in 1956, TBC Corporation is one of the largest vertically integrated sellers of tires for the automotive replacement market. A wholly owned subsidiary of Sumitomo Corporation in Japan, TBC is better known by the brands it owns, including Midas, National Tire & Battery (NTB), Tire Kingdom, Merchants Tire and Big O Tires. TBC markets on a wholesale basis to regional tire chains and distributors serving independent tire dealers throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico.

Business need:
TBC Corporation wanted to shift its focus from tire sales to automotive services and provide more Internet benefits for its customers. To do so, it needed a new technology platform.

Solution:
TBC worked with IBM Software Services for IBM® WebSphere® to create a service-oriented architecture (SOA) to support solutions for data, the cloud and mobility.

Benefits:
The company gained valuable insight into its customers and inventory, helping provide a 10 percent to 15 percent increase in retail sales.

IBM products and services that were used in this case study.

Software:
WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI50, WebSphere eXtreme Scale, WebSphere DataPower Integration Appliance XI52, WebSphere Enterprise Service Bus, WebSphere Application Server, WebSphere Message Broker, WebSphere DataPower Appliances, IBM Operational Decision Manager