Manufacturing

Introduction

Our data experts developed an Online Inventory Dashboard solution using Microsoft Power BI and Azure to address this. The solution enabled intelligent decision-making by consolidating regional sales and inventory data and providing a unified and actionable view of their operations.

Challenges

The client used an Inconsistent inventory management system operating in different regions, including the US, Europe, Australia, and the Asia Pacific:

• US Region: SAP Business One
• Australia Region:MYOB
• European and Asia Pacific Regions:Third-party managed warehouse management systems This lack of integration created several challenges:
• No real-time access to inventory on hand by volume and value.
• Difficulty in tracking inventory turns and inventory cover.
• Limited visibility into profit margins due to currency fluctuations and seasonal demand changes.

The absence of consolidated data prevented the client from gaining comprehensive insights, impacting their ability to respond effectively to market demands.

Solution Overview

Our team addressed these challenges by consolidating data from diverse sources including MYOB and SAP Business One. After analyzing the client's Inventory Dashboard requirements and applying necessary calculations and transformations, we delivered an advanced Inventory Dashboard using Microsoft Power BI and Azure.

Key features of the solution included:

• Integration of regional data into a unified dashboard.
• Visualizations showing inventory on hand by volume and cost, with comparisons across regions through side-by-side bar charts.
• Metrics for inventory turns, leveraging category-based analysis.
• Historical data insights and inventory cover projections based on growth factors and percentile increase increments.

Benefits

Our solution provided the client with:

• A comprehensive BI dashboard for real-time visibility into inventory metrics.
• Insights about inventory on hand, categorized by volume and cost.
• Comparative views of regional performances with detailed filters.
• Projections for inventory cover using historical data and growth patterns.
• Enhanced decision-making capabilities by consolidating fragmented data and providing actionable insights.

This tailored BI solution empowered the client to optimize inventory management, respond proactively to changing demands, and improve profitability across their global operations.