Our Case Study
We focus on ROI, profit margin improvements, and new revenue opportunities.
Our case studies document the measurable outcomes we have delivered for clients across industries. Each case study follows a consistent structure: business challenge, solution architecture, implementation approach, and quantified results. Featured case studies include the FleetPride distribution optimization engagement (IBM CPLEX), the Prometric assessment platform analytics implementation, and multiple financial services AI deployments.
2018 IBM Beacon Award for Outstanding Analytics Solution
Cresco International has been named the winner in Outstanding Analytics Solution in 2018 IBM Beacon Award, revealed at the IBM PartnerWorld at Think conference in Las Vegas, Nevada.
The IBM Beacon Awards program recognizes IBM Business Partners that deliver exceptional solutions to help drive business value and transform the way clients and industries operate. The Beacon Award for Outstanding Analytics is awarded for skills in business analytics, client dedication and business value-add to multiple organizations.
Prayas (Energy Group)
With help from IBM Business Partner Cresco International, PEG transitioned to a modeling platform based on IBM® ILOG® CPLEX® Optimization Studio software. The organization can now introduce more variables into its simulations and test them more frequently, yielding richer research data to craft policy recommendations for the energy sector.
FleetPride
If a farmer’s tractor breaks down during harvest or a courier’s van has engine issues, they can’t afford to wait long for spare parts to arrive—they’ve got a job to do. Working with Cresco International, FleetPride is transforming its supply chain management with analytics, helping to ensure customers get the parts they need, when they need them.
Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Cresco partners with DART to extend its planning capabilities with new analytics tools. Dallas Area Rapid Transit, a transportation agency serving Dallas and 12 suburbs, uses IBM Analytics to more efficiently manage its budget and enterprise resources.
First Bank Texas
Cresco partners with First Bank Texas to develop a more robust planning capability. First Bank Texas realized that its financial planning processes relied on the experience and insight of key team members. To develop a more robust planning capability, the bank implemented IBM® Planning Analytics, which streamlines the generation of budgets, financial statements, cash flow reporting and trend analysis.
Tactical Institute
Cresco partners with Tactical Institute to build safer communities using social media analytics. When individuals and groups are planning criminal activity, they often signal their intentions online via open-source social media. Tactical Institute uses cognitive analytics from IBM to assist in its mission to monitor social channels 24x7, analyze billions of comments and posts, home in on threats, and identify perpetrators before they can act.
GameStop
Cresco partners with GameStop to create a culture of self-service business insight with IBM Cognos Analytics To run a major international retail business effectively, data-driven decision-making is a must. Through BI tools such as IBM® Cognos® Analytics, GameStop is empowering business users to serve themselves with the data they need and transforming the IT team from a producer of reports to an enabler of business insight. Read the success stories!
Basin Holdings
Cresco partners with Basin Holdings to introduce a radical new approach to group accounting. With a diverse and evolving portfolio of companies to manage, Basin Holdings found it difficult to consolidate financial data at group level. By integrating subsidiaries’ systems with an IBM Analytics solution, the group has simplified the consolidation process, reducing routine audit fees by over 30 percent and saving more than 100 days per year.
Life Sciences Industry (Orthofix)
Cresco partners with Life Sciences to boost inventory visibility, deliver products faster, and increase revenue. When a surgeon needs one of The Company’s medical devices for an urgent case, the company may need to move inventory from one hospital to another in a matter of hours – or risk losing the sale to a competitor. By providing instant insight into operational data, IBM Analytics is helping the company solve this and other key business challenges, fast.
Prometric
When professionals take high-stakes certification exams, fairness and accuracy are critical. Prometric ensures that every candidate receives a reliable and equivalent assessment experience. Working with Cresco International, Prometric is transforming exam delivery using advanced optimization, enabling the creation of unique tests for each candidate while maintaining strict statistical standards. This helps ensure consistent difficulty, balanced content coverage, and a seamless testing experience at scale.
