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	Footwear Importer Saves 20 Hours Per Month on Report Generation Sisense

Footwear Importer Saves 20 Hours Per Month on Report Generation

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Technology Category	Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Retail Consumer Goods
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Sales & Marketing Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Inventory Management
Services	System Integration Training
Challenge	ES Originals faced significant issues with disparate and disconnected data, with nearly 1000 reports running against their ERP system. This led to logistical challenges, as reports were static and required new reports for any additional fields or selection criteria. The company needed a unified and standardized reporting system to streamline the process and reduce the number of reports. Additionally, salespeople had to bring hard copies of reports to client sites due to unreliable internet connections, and data from partners came in different formats, complicating the reporting process. Read More
About Customer	Founded in 1954, ES Originals is one of the longest surviving footwear importers in the US, pioneering imports from Asia. The company has a long history and has evolved its systems over time to meet various requirements. ES Originals operates a homegrown ERP system and deals with a large volume of reports, which has become a logistical challenge. The company brought in Software Analyst Ahuva Shabtai to address these issues and improve their reporting processes. ES Originals is a large organization with over 1,000 employees, and it operates in the retail and consumer goods industries. Read More
Solution	Ahuva Shabtai leveraged Sisense, a BI tool that ES Originals already owned but had not deployed, to address the reporting challenges. She conducted an audit of the existing reports, identifying nearly 1000 reports and analyzing how many could be combined with filtering options. She also addressed the issue of data ingestion from partners by standardizing the data formats. Ahuva worked closely with internal IT staff and utilized Sisense support and training materials to implement the solution. She focused on creating graphic representations of data and ensuring that everyone was reading from a single source of truth. This involved addressing discrepancies in reports and identifying unused or outdated reports. The implementation also included adding timing to inventory reports, allowing users to see current and future availability based on procurement information. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Visualization

Analytics & Modeling - Predictive Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Retail

Consumer Goods

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Sales & Marketing

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

ES Originals faced significant issues with disparate and disconnected data, with nearly 1000 reports running against their ERP system. This led to logistical challenges, as reports were static and required new reports for any additional fields or selection criteria. The company needed a unified and standardized reporting system to streamline the process and reduce the number of reports. Additionally, salespeople had to bring hard copies of reports to client sites due to unreliable internet connections, and data from partners came in different formats, complicating the reporting process.

About Customer

Founded in 1954, ES Originals is one of the longest surviving footwear importers in the US, pioneering imports from Asia. The company has a long history and has evolved its systems over time to meet various requirements. ES Originals operates a homegrown ERP system and deals with a large volume of reports, which has become a logistical challenge. The company brought in Software Analyst Ahuva Shabtai to address these issues and improve their reporting processes. ES Originals is a large organization with over 1,000 employees, and it operates in the retail and consumer goods industries.

Solution

Ahuva Shabtai leveraged Sisense, a BI tool that ES Originals already owned but had not deployed, to address the reporting challenges. She conducted an audit of the existing reports, identifying nearly 1000 reports and analyzing how many could be combined with filtering options. She also addressed the issue of data ingestion from partners by standardizing the data formats. Ahuva worked closely with internal IT staff and utilized Sisense support and training materials to implement the solution. She focused on creating graphic representations of data and ensuring that everyone was reading from a single source of truth. This involved addressing discrepancies in reports and identifying unused or outdated reports. The implementation also included adding timing to inventory reports, allowing users to see current and future availability based on procurement information.

Impact #1	The implementation of Sisense resulted in a significant reduction in the number of reports, streamlining the reporting process.
Impact #2	Salespeople no longer need to bring hard copies of reports to client sites, as they can now access standardized reports with reliable data.
Impact #3	The addition of graphic representations and drill-down tables has improved data visualization and made it easier for users to understand the information.

Impact #1

The implementation of Sisense resulted in a significant reduction in the number of reports, streamlining the reporting process.

Impact #2

Salespeople no longer need to bring hard copies of reports to client sites, as they can now access standardized reports with reliable data.

Impact #3

The addition of graphic representations and drill-down tables has improved data visualization and made it easier for users to understand the information.

Benefit #1	Admins that run one of six core business reports have saved 20 hours per month in report generation.
Benefit #2	Prior to Sisense, ES had 1600 reports from each division that had to be filtered and examined as text.

Benefit #1

Admins that run one of six core business reports have saved 20 hours per month in report generation.

Benefit #2

Prior to Sisense, ES had 1600 reports from each division that had to be filtered and examined as text.

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Footwear Importer Saves 20 Hours Per Month on Report Generation

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