A supplier and their manufacturing customer had some disruptions to the normal flow of raw materials. Communication on usage and inventory was random, requiring the supplier to guess at what to deliver.

Using Power BI, against the ERP systems for both supplier and customer, they are now sharing real-time daily usage and inventory data back and forth. Now, at any time, the supplier can see daily usage directly from the customer’s ERP system. In reverse, the customer, at will, can see inventory from the supplier’s ERP.

Between the 5 hours a week wasted on manual reporting, the lost production due to down machines or changeover and the extra inventory being carried to anticipate what is needed this solution was a real win for both companies.

$93,600 in Unnecessary Costs