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Use Case for ManufacturingPurchase Order Analysis
Use Case for ManufacturingClient Profile
v $500m+inrevenuev Manufacturerofgovernmentandcommercial
transportationgoodsv Multiplemanufacturingplantsv Hundredsofexternalsuppliers(vendors)v Hundredsofemployees;20+Buyers
Use Case for ManufacturingDriven by Purchase Orders
Inthemanufacturingvertical,thePurchaseOrderisKing.InresponsetoPurchaseOrders:v Operationscoordinatessupplyfromin-housemanufacturing,purchasing
fromVendorsandinventorycontrol.v ThePlantsscheduletheirworkloadandoutput.v CustomerServicemanagesexpectationsandnegotiatesthedifferences.
Manufacturing – PO AnalysisExcel is the Unfortunate Standard
PurchaseOrderanalysistakestime.Itrequireshistoricaldata,anditrequiresmanycalculations...
InarecentRDCclientexample,alargemanufacturerperformedallofitsPurchaseorderanalysisinExcel.Anassessmentofasingleworkbookfound:
v Twodataimports
v 15calculatedfields,manyrequiringmanualintervention
v Amanuallymaintainedhistorytabletosupporttrending
v Twomanuallymaintainedlookuptables.
v 18PivotTablestoproducethemeasures
Manufacturing – PO AnalysisExcel is the Unfortunate Standard
Purchase Order Measures:Ø Unconfirmed
POsØ High Risk POsØ Late POsØ PO Avg AgeØ PO Max AgeØ PO Avg Turn
TimeØ More . . .
Manufacturing – PO AnalysisExcel is the Unfortunate Standard
Pivot Tables Galore:
* Pivot Values (measure results) referenced into another tab . . .
* User copies-and-pastes the weekly values into a history table each week.
Manufacturing – PO AnalysisExcel is the Unfortunate Standard
ProducingthePurchaseOrderAnalysisWorkbookwasasevenstepprocessthattook1to1.5hoursaweektoproduce.Manyproblemswereevident:
v Onlyonekeyanalystwasproficientatcreatingthereport.
v Multiplecopy-pasteactionsandrun-timeformulamaintenancewaspronetoerror.
v TheReportwasonlyrunonceaweekbecauseitwasamanualprocess.
v Themeasures,orKeyPerformanceIndicators(KPIs)producedinthereportweretrappedthere...boundtoExcelandnotavailabletoanyoneelse.
Manufacturing – PO AnalysisExcel is the Unfortunate Standard
Purchase Order Measures:Ø Unconfirmed
POsØ High Risk POsØ Late POsØ PO Avg AgeØ PO Max AgeØ PO Avg Turn
TimeØ More . . .
Does this situation sound familiar?
q Heavy requirements definition
q Data mart has to be designed and loaded
q Custom development; built from scratch
q Skill has to be learned or purchased
Let’s Build a Dashboard Application!Great, but There is a Problem . . . It’s Costly and Time Consuming!
Use Case for ManufacturingThe “Typical Solution”
CommissionaprojectbetweentheBusinessUnits(Manufacturing,CustomerServiceandOperations)andIT.Customdevelopmentofaportalinvolves:
v Allocationofseveralinternalresources
v RequirementsgatheringacrossTHREEbusinessunits!
v BuildingETLroutinestorollupthedataforthemeasures
v BuildingaportalframeworkfortheUsers
v ComposingChartsanddrills
v Buildingexportroutinessotheusescouldgetintouchwiththedatawhenneeded
v QualityAssurance,reworkandmore!!
Use Case for HealthcareThe “Typical Solution”
Howmuchwouldaprojectlikethiscostinyourorganization?
Howlongwouldittaketogetaprojectlikethisfunded,builtandimplemented?
Configure, Don’t Build Your BI Application
The Alternative . . .Configure, Don’t Build!!
QuikMetrix is a truly configurable portal “accelerator” (or template) that delivers a fully functional business intelligence
application for display, charting and drilling of metrics/measures/key performance indicators (KPI’s) in a
matter of weeks without requiring application development or a data warehouse . . . and without breaking the bank.
The New Equation for Success
Fast Time-to-Value + Low Price = Low Risk & High ROI
And QM’s repeatable solution keeps delivering ROI !!
Use Case for ManufacturingQuikMetrix Is a “Game Changer”
TransformcomplexExcelworkbooksintoaQuikMetrixwebapplication...ü NoApplicationDevelopmentü NoDatawarehouseorDataMart
Developmentü RepeatableSolution
Use Case for ManufacturingQuikMetrix Applied
Use Case for ManufacturingQuikMetrix Applied
v LogicforinitialmeasureseasilyharvestedfromExcel:POCount,AvgPOAge,MaxPOAge,PctofPOsineachof3categories,more...)
v 5yearsofhistoricaldatapulledfromSAPtocreateandpreservethemeasureshistory.
v Nightlyupdates;newnumbersautomaticallyeachday!!v QM’s“persistent”measuresarestoredinaSQLDBtobeconsumedbyany
query/reportingtool.v Manualworkloadeliminated.v UsingtheQuikMetrixtemplate,
Usersmaydeploynewdashboardsandcreatenewmeasures“atwill”.
Use Case for ManufacturingQuikMetrix Applied
QuikMetrixPacked with Features . . .
1. Pre-built,metadata-drivenBIapplicationmeansnodevelopment2. Auto-aggregationforeachmeasuremeansnoneedbuildadatamart3. Reusabletemplate&methodologyfordeployingInfoApps&measure...
Buyonce,useoverandoveragain!4. Built-insingle-clickdataexporttoPDFandExcel;Built-indrill-to-detail.5. Linkacustomreportforeachmeasure6. UIcontrolallowsindependentmanipulationofeachmeasure7. Memoryforusersettings8. AvailablemodulesforBudgettoActual,Goals&Thresholdsand
Forecastingforpredictivemeasures9. EachQMInfoAppisfullyexpandableusingWebFOCUStools
Solution Value Points
Key Solution Points
1. FastImplementationTimeØ Deliveredin4-to-5-weektime-boxØ Upto40measuresacross1-2InfoAppsØ QuikMetrix is a BA exercise, not a development projectØ Pulldatafrombackendsystems,datawarehouseandevenexistingExcel
workbooks2. Affordable
Ø Pricedtoavoidthe”Itcoststoomuchtobuild”objectionØ Inexpensiveadd-onsforBudget-to-Actuals,Thresholds,andtime-series
forecastingØ On-PremisesandIn-Clouddeploymentmodelsavailable
Key Solution Points
3. Fast Time-to-ValueØ Quickly delivers process automation, reduces latency of information and
improves accuracy for any type of performance reportingØ Enable ALL decision makers, not just SOME decision makersØ QuikMetrix is a Game Changer!
4. ReusableMethodology&TemplateØ Client acquires technology AND methodologyØ Once the framework is in place, easily add new InfoApps & measuresØ End-users can create persistent measures == > Enormous value point!!Ø High ROI = QM pays for itself quickly; and the more you use it, the
higher the ROI
Key Solution Points
5. CollaborativeCommunityofApplicationUsers:Ø CliententersintoanetworkofuserstoshareandgrowtheQMappØ QMbecomesricherinfeatures&capabilitieswitheachnewinstallØ ClientscansubmitnewfeaturerequestsviaemailØ EachnewversionofQMisofferedtotheQMnetworkofUsersfor
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