How did the manufacturer improve reporting and decision-making across its operations?

By implementing a modern BI reporting solution, the organization centralized critical data and improved visibility across business functions. This helped teams access more timely insights and make more informed operational decisions.

CASE STUDY

Reporting and BI Solution for a Global Leader in Manufacturing Coating Systems

Manufacturing

The Client is a leading global coatings company dedicated solely to developing, manufacturing, and selling liquid and powder coatings. The Client used an outdated “Spend” database with no unified and consolidated view of the business operations

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Challenges

Need for an integrated solution that gathers data from the SAP system
Complete visibility into every aspect of the business operations
Mechanism for data ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load)
Business Intelligence insights and reporting –derived from raw data

Solutions

New Era Technology delivered a BI reporting solution that centralized data and streamlined reporting across the organization. The result was improved visibility, reduced complexity, and stronger decision-making across manufacturing operations.

Results

Complete Automation of the Data Extraction Process
Single Data warehouse having data from multiple sources (TIPS, CIMPRO, SAP)
Consolidated reporting solution for top management
Ability to create Ad-hoc reports/on-the-fly reports
Role-based data security
Ability to edit Master Data from the front end

Overview

The Client’s business leaders need timely, accurate information on variable and fixed costs and working capital to make strategic business decisions. The existing solution gave poor visibility of tracking Raw Material, Indirect, Resale, Packaging, and global spending.

To streamline its operations and gain valuable insights from its operational data, The Client approached New Era Technology to provide a viable solution that catered to its specific business needs.

Challenges & Considerations

Need for an integrated solution that gathers data from the SAP system
Complete visibility into every aspect of the business operations
Mechanism for data ETL (Extract, Transform, and Load)
Business Intelligence insights and reporting –derived from raw data

Process & Technology

Process

New Era Technology has developed an end-to-end automated system that triggers after the Client’s SAP team places the files in a landing Zone. A monthly job (SSIS package) runs on the 11th day of every month to take care of the ETL process and generates a Cube. The Cube generates ad-hoc/on-the-fly reports for the Client’s analytical team.

Technology:

Visual Studio 2012
SQL Server Integration Services
SQL Server Analysis Services
SQL Server Reporting Services
SharePoint 2013

Outcome & Benefits

Outcome

Developed Reports carry information about:

Region-wise spend report
Region-wise Spend
Level wise Spend
Checksum Analysis
Detailed Report of Spend

Benefits

Complete Automation of the Data Extraction Process
Single Data warehouse having data from multiple sources (TIPS, CIMPRO, SAP)
Consolidated reporting solution for top management
Ability to create Ad-hoc reports/on-the-fly reports
Role-based data security
Ability to edit Master Data from the front end

IN THIS CASE STUDY

Overview
Process & Technology
Outcome & Benefits
Outcome

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