Fulwood,Preston,PR2 9AW,UK
info@enterprizesoftwareservice.com
Our client is a leading brick-and-mortar retailer with over 10,000 line items across more than 30 stores, utilising Dynamics 365 - Supply Chain Management to streamline operations across various departments. The company emphasises delivering advanced reports to stakeholders, ensuring efficient data integration, and effectively managing sales demand.
The retailer faced high costs and complexities in providing Power BI licences across departments. Managing multiple licences was financially burdensome, and there was an urgent need for a cost-effective solution to streamline analytics access without compromising service quality.
The existing manual data integration process was time-consuming and prone to errors, hindering the accuracy and timeliness of data updates. The retailer needed a more efficient, automated approach to ensure reliable data flow into the data warehouse.
The retailer lacked the ability to dynamically adjust inventory threshold levels, which restricted the mercantile team’s capacity to respond promptly to sales demand and changing inventory needs. A more flexible inventory management system was necessary to optimise stock levels and operational efficiency.
DataMarts EmbeddedBI provided a tailored solution that directly addressed the Retail ERP provider’s analytics delivery challenges. In a short span, DataMarts transformed the Power BI implementation, delivering significant cost savings and operational efficiencies.
DataMarts EmbeddedBI allowed the retailer to consolidate licensing under a single umbrella, significantly lowering the cost of Power BI licences while maintaining comprehensive analytics access for all departments.
The streamlined licensing reduced costs from $100k per month to just $30k, saving the retailer $70k monthly.
The solution ensured consistent access to insights, empowering employees to make data-driven decisions confidently.
Analytics content was delivered efficiently through various workspaces, including Planning, Procurement, Manufacturing, Order Management, Warehouse Management, and Asset Management.
Power Automate was employed to automate the data integration process, drastically reducing manual intervention and improving data handling efficiency.
The automated integration process minimised the time previously spent on manual data handling, leading to faster data updates and quicker access to business insights.
Automation minimises human errors, ensuring accurate and consistent data integration.
Streamlining data workflows improved operational efficiency, freeing resources from manual data management tasks.
The automated system is easily scalable to accommodate increased data volumes as the business grows.
The integration of Power Apps within Power BI reports allowed the mercantile team to view current inventory levels and sales demand side by side, enabling real-time decision-making. The setup also facilitated dynamic adjustments of inventory thresholds directly within the reports, with immediate updates to the data warehouse.
Viewing inventory levels and sales demand in real-time empowered teams to make prompt, data-driven decisions.
The mercantile team could adjust inventory threshold levels, such as minimum, maximum, and reorder points, directly within Power BI reports, ensuring that inventory levels aligned with real-time conditions.
Dynamic inventory adjustments enabled procurement teams to source necessary materials effectively based on accurate inventory data and demand forecasts.
Dynamic inventory adjustments allowed manufacturing teams to plan production based on accurate inventory data and demand forecasts.
The implementation of DataMarts EmbeddedBI, Power Automate, and PowerApps led to significant improvements in cost savings, operational efficiency, and inventory management. The retailer reallocated resources toward critical business initiatives, fueling further growth.
The integration of advanced analytics and Dynamic Inventory Thresold setup provided comprehensive insights across various modules, empowering users to make timely, informed decisions. and process automation provides streamlined data integration.
Enhanced analytics capabilities improved inventory management, sales tracking, and logistics efficiency, fostering better demand forecasting and operational productivity.
The automated analytics delivery system supported scalability, catering to the growing data needs of Dynamics 365 users.
Dynamic tools allowed teams to manage inventory levels effectively, minimising stockouts and overstock situations.
Advanced analytics delivered deeper operational insights, optimising performance across the supply chain.
DataMarts EmbeddedBI enriched with data write back facility and automated data integration process has not only addressed immediate challenges but also established a robust framework for future success, equipping Dynamics 365 - Supply Chain Management users with advanced forecasting, automated data handling, and dynamic inventory management capabilities, thereby driving operational excellence.
