Before designing the perfect solution, the Wipro Team studied the bottling systems of the customer, the industry and the operations of major retail chains. The result is the Bottler Hub/Extranet that automates the distribution of pricing data, and is made available to the customer's entire roster of registered bottlers and retailers.

Now, the 1,400 bottlers log onto the system with just a web browser, input information, like price changes negotiated with retailers, and send it to their customers, who in turn conveys it to the respective retail outlet. After the deployment of the Bottler Hub, the customer is today the one face for all retailers instead of the 1,400 different bottlers.

The Bottler Hub/Extranet was developed in Java using IBM'sVisualAge developer tools. The Java 2 Enterprise Edition components link to the customer's SAP financial, manufacturing and ERP applications. The apps connect to Unix-based IBM WebSphere application servers.

The Bottler Hub/Extranet has made the customer 75% more efficient than the industry standard in cycle time of broadcasting a pricing change, getting it approved by retailers and fixing errors.