Target EntitiesOperational Visibility, Real-Time Dashboard, Single Source of Truth, Margin Visibility, ERP Reporting, Mid-Market Analytics
Core ValueOne real-time view across departments, margin leaks caught early, 3 to 5 decision metrics, a 6-week sprint not a 12-month warehouse
Tech StackERP integration, Data Warehouse, BI Dashboard, Data Integration
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Consumer Goods & Distribution

How a consumer goods company replaced stale reports with one live dashboard

A consumer goods company pulled data from ERP, warehouse logs and sales spreadsheets, so a full operational picture took days of manual work and was stale by the time it arrived. We built one real-time dashboard over the existing systems, focused on the few metrics that drive decisions.

6 weeks

from kickoff to live dashboard

Real time

data freshness, was 30+ days

1 source

of truth across departments

Challenge

Three systems gave three answers, and reports were stale by the time they were compiled.

What we built

One real-time dashboard over the existing ERP, warehouse and sales data.

Result

One trusted view, with margin leaks visible as they happen.

The challenge

The ops team pulled data from ERP, warehouse logs and sales spreadsheets every week, the kind of manual reporting that costs mid-market teams 15 to 20 hours a week. Without real-time visibility, pricing errors, shipping overcharges and slow-moving stock ran undetected until month-end. Sales said revenue was up, finance said margins were down, warehouse said fill rates were fine: three systems, three answers.

What we built

  • Connected the existing ERP, spreadsheets and operational systems into one real-time view.
  • Covered sales, inventory, logistics and margin in a single dashboard.
  • Focused the build on the 3 to 5 metrics that drive decisions, delivered as a 6-week sprint, not a 12-month warehouse project.

How the data flows

Source systems

ERP
Warehouse logs
Sales spreadsheets
Unified real-time dashboard

Reporting

Sales & margin
Inventory
Logistics

The outcome

For the first time the whole company worked from one set of numbers. Margin leaks that used to hide until month-end became visible in real time, and decisions stopped resting on conflicting reports.

Systems & technologies

ERP integrationData WarehouseBI DashboardData Integration

Before vs after

Before
BeforeDays of manual reporting, stale on arrival
AfterOne live dashboard, refreshed in real time
BeforeMargin leaks undetected until month-end
AfterPricing and cost issues visible as they happen
BeforeThree systems, three answers
AfterOne source of truth across departments

Get in touch

Getting three different answers from three systems?

In a short call we can map your systems and identify the 3 to 5 metrics where missing visibility is costing you the most.

Email us directly

sales@3alica.com