Mercedes Benz Lease Finanz
Business Driver
- Dramatically reduce approval time and increase flexibility of lease process in time for launch of new A-Class model in less than 12 months
- Fully integrated and scalable credit application and approval system to enable rapid implementation of enhancements
Technology Drivers
- Time and resource intensive process, not aligned with MBLF direction
- Needed Open system, distributed system to meet strategic goals
Results
Newly developed Credit Approval System
- Custom Develop open multi-tier C/S solution
- 8 month implementation
- Fix Price / Fix Time Frame
- Application - Target
- Client - Visual Basic
- Functionality - ANSI C
- Data - Oracle
- Environment NT and UNIX
- Benefits
- Credit approval in 15 minutes
- Allows for creative finance options
- Operates over WAN
- Interfaces to dealers, credit bureaus and ERP applications
| Old System | smartShift Solution |
Credit Approval | 1-2 days | 15 minutes |
Functionality | Limited and Performance constraints | Allows for creative finance options |
Interface Capability | Early generation and not flexible | Operates over WAN, interfaces to dealers, credit bureaus, ERP apps |
