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Boosting Profitability with Real-Time Insights: A Case Study on Al-Watania

Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Applicable Functions

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Track & Trace of Assets

Services

System Integration

The Challenge

Al-Watania, a manufacturing company with over 10,001 employees, was facing significant challenges with their previous Business Intelligence (BI) solution. The system was slow, often delivered inconsistent data, and made reporting unreliable. The process of accessing data and creating reports and dashboards was crucial for the company to monitor its operations effectively. However, the slow data loading and query execution times made real-time dashboard running virtually impossible. The IT team had to rely on multiple SAP applications to develop the requested dashboards, resulting in complicated user interfaces. This complexity made it difficult for business users to navigate the system, further straining the already costly IT resources.

About The Customer

Al-Watania is a large manufacturing company with over 10,001 employees. The company operates in the manufacturing industry and relies heavily on data and reporting to monitor its operations and make informed decisions. The company previously used a BI solution that was slow and often delivered inconsistent data, making it difficult for the team to stay on top of operations. The company's IT team had to rely on multiple SAP applications to develop the requested dashboards, which were often complicated and difficult for business users to navigate. This situation strained the company's IT resources and made it difficult for the company to operate efficiently.

The Solution

Al-Watania implemented Incorta, an analytics platform that provided robust reporting and dashboards, drawing from all corporate data systems. The platform integrated with other BI visualization tools and was accessible to over 50 business users across the organization. Incorta uses direct data mapping for data sourcing, eliminating unnecessary parts of ETL and enabling business users to generate reports independently. Data from multiple enterprise sources, including SAP software, could be integrated to create up-to-the-minute reports, enabling real-time action. This solution empowered business users to create their own reports and dashboards easily. The CEO could monitor the performance of all functions through daily, weekly, and monthly dashboards. The manufacturing and operations team could monitor various parameters of livestock in real time to reduce loss and maximize productivity.

Operational Impact

The implementation of Incorta brought about significant operational improvements for Al-Watania. The new system provided more reliable and consistent data, which improved the accuracy of net sales and gross profit calculations. The ability to integrate data from both sales and financial systems into a single report resulted in better data consistency. The real-time profitability analysis and detailed sales performance monitoring facilitated data-driven decision-making, leading to increased profitability. The faster delivery of abnormal indicator reports allowed the poultry health department to take quick corrective measures, reducing animal mortality by 50%. The ease of use of the new system also resulted in significant cost savings, as business users could easily update or change reports without requiring the help of a costly consultant.

Quantitative Benefit

50% reduction in waste due to more timely reporting.
50% reduction in animal mortality with faster delivery of abnormal indicator reports.
$215,000 saving in annual IT operational cost by enabling business users to easily update or change reports.