Usiminas, supported by AWS Partner Enkel tackled significant challenges in freight pricing and route optimization within the steel industry. By developing a customized automation platform based on AWS services, the Brazilian steel company streamlined logistics processes, leading to a 14% reduction in costs and significant efficiency gains. The project not only cut delivery distances by 448,000 kilometers but also resulted in a notable decrease in CO2 emissions, avoiding the release of 1,577 metric tons. This project enhances Usiminas' market competitiveness and reinforces its commitment to environmental sustainability, demonstrating the positive impact of innovative solutions in the logistics sector.
For nonprofits that rely on donors to support their charitable causes, fundraising efforts are critical. Built by fundraisers, for fundraisers, digital solutions from Peak Fundraising Systems aim to help nonprofits maximize their campaigns. The company’s platform provides key insights into the performance of fundraising programs so organizations can improve donor retention and sign up the right donors. To make sure Peak provides the best experience to its nonprofit customers, it collaborated with AWS Premier Partner DNX Solutions to create an automated system that uses near real-time data analysis. In fact, the new system helps nonprofits analyze their campaigns and find the insights they need 94 percent faster than before.
CoachMePlus and The Informatics Applications Group, Inc. (TIAG) teamed up to create the Warrior Performance Platform, an athlete management system designed for the military to measure soldiers’ health and wellness. To ensure the platform met the high security standards required by the US Department of Defense (DoD), CoachMePlus and TIAG collaborated with AWS Partner InfusionPoints to use XBU40, a multi-tenant platform hosted on AWS GovCloud (US), to automate and accelerate defense industry authorization. With the security controls and automation provided by AWS and XBU40, CoachMePlus and TIAG achieved DoD Impact Level 4 (IL4) cloud provisional authorization in just over a year, opening the door to a new opportunity with the US Army to support soldier health and readiness.
Pella, a leader in custom windows and doors, wanted to target digitally-active, modern shoppers with a fully digital, direct-to-consumer purchasing experience. The company worked with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and AWS Partner Elastic Path to replace its monolithic ecommerce platform with a flexible, composable architecture designed around APIs. This shift allowed Pella to streamline its purchasing process and reduce complexity with an intuitive experience. The solution helped Pella improve page load times, reduce cart abandonment by 40 percent, and serve online shoppers exceptional experiences.
Worldreader aims to ignite a lifelong love of reading and learning in families and their children. Collaborating with AWS Partner SoftwareOne, Worldreader used AWS generative AI technology to create book-aligned activities (BAAs) for a selection of stories available under Creative Commons license. Using Amazon Bedrock and Anthropic Claude 3 Opus, SoftwareOne helped design and automate BAAs in multiple languages, increasing reader engagement, eliminating manual work, and helping young readers and their families bond while reading and discussing their favorite story.