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Ryohin Keikaku Operates More Than 1,000 Stores Worldwide

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Data-as-a-Service
Applicable Industries	Retail
Applicable Functions	Sales & Marketing Business Operation
Use Cases	Supply Chain Visibility Inventory Management
Services	Data Science Services
Challenge	Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. operates retail stores centered on MUJI, and moreover, product planning, development, manufacturing, wholesaling and merchandising. The company administers 1,029 stores worldwide, in breakdown 479 stores in Japan and 550 stores in overseas respectively (as of August 2020). In 2017, the company introduced Tableau as a BI (Business Intelligence) tool to visualize and analyze various kinds of data, including customer information and sales results, for the purpose of sales metric analysis. As everything continued going to plan in 2018, the desire to utilize the reports that were being used in Japan overseas became more entrenched. However, when Ryohin Keikaku created intermediate data for Tableau on the core system program, only the developers can perform maintenance. So, it is difficult to respond to requests from users to make improvements quickly. They also lacked of people who had the required specialist knowledge to participate in the global roll-out of Tableau report creation during the project to reconstruct the global system. Read More
About Customer	Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based company that operates retail stores centered on MUJI, a brand known for its minimalist design and emphasis on recycling. The company is responsible for everything from the planning, development, and manufacturing of products right through to their distribution and sales. The product line has now expanded to encompass approximately 7,000 items that cater to everyday needs, including clothing, household items, and food. Ryohin Keikaku also operates 1,039 stores, both within Japan and internationally, including MUJI stores, restaurants, and IDÉE, etc. (as of August 2020). In 2017, the company introduced Tableau as a BI (Business Intelligence) tool to visualize and analyze various kinds of data, including customer information and sales results, for the purpose of sales metric analysis. Read More
Solution	Ryohin Keikaku introduced Japan’s self-service data analysis solution Alteryx because they wanted to expand the use of Tableau’s report creation feature, a feature that had previously only been used in Japan, globally. Alteryx allows for data processing and logic changes even in the absence of employees with expertise in areas like programming, helping contribute to the company’s global expansion. In the initial phase, Ryohin Keikaku concentrated its adoption of Alteryx on global MD analysis. During subsequent stages the scope of use for Alteryx was expanded to forecast management and financial analysis in managerial accounting. Analyses of globally standardized KPIs were implemented during global MD analysis and the insights visualized on Tableau. As part of the third phase of its introduction, Ryohin Keikaku is currently working on utilizing Alteryx to analyze app members. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Data-as-a-Service

Applicable Industries

Retail

Applicable Functions

Sales & Marketing

Business Operation

Use Cases

Supply Chain Visibility

Inventory Management

Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. operates retail stores centered on MUJI, and moreover, product planning, development, manufacturing, wholesaling and merchandising. The company administers 1,029 stores worldwide, in breakdown 479 stores in Japan and 550 stores in overseas respectively (as of August 2020). In 2017, the company introduced Tableau as a BI (Business Intelligence) tool to visualize and analyze various kinds of data, including customer information and sales results, for the purpose of sales metric analysis. As everything continued going to plan in 2018, the desire to utilize the reports that were being used in Japan overseas became more entrenched. However, when Ryohin Keikaku created intermediate data for Tableau on the core system program, only the developers can perform maintenance. So, it is difficult to respond to requests from users to make improvements quickly. They also lacked of people who had the required specialist knowledge to participate in the global roll-out of Tableau report creation during the project to reconstruct the global system.

About Customer

Ryohin Keikaku Co., Ltd. is a Tokyo-based company that operates retail stores centered on MUJI, a brand known for its minimalist design and emphasis on recycling. The company is responsible for everything from the planning, development, and manufacturing of products right through to their distribution and sales. The product line has now expanded to encompass approximately 7,000 items that cater to everyday needs, including clothing, household items, and food. Ryohin Keikaku also operates 1,039 stores, both within Japan and internationally, including MUJI stores, restaurants, and IDÉE, etc. (as of August 2020). In 2017, the company introduced Tableau as a BI (Business Intelligence) tool to visualize and analyze various kinds of data, including customer information and sales results, for the purpose of sales metric analysis.

Solution

Ryohin Keikaku introduced Japan’s self-service data analysis solution Alteryx because they wanted to expand the use of Tableau’s report creation feature, a feature that had previously only been used in Japan, globally. Alteryx allows for data processing and logic changes even in the absence of employees with expertise in areas like programming, helping contribute to the company’s global expansion. In the initial phase, Ryohin Keikaku concentrated its adoption of Alteryx on global MD analysis. During subsequent stages the scope of use for Alteryx was expanded to forecast management and financial analysis in managerial accounting. Analyses of globally standardized KPIs were implemented during global MD analysis and the insights visualized on Tableau. As part of the third phase of its introduction, Ryohin Keikaku is currently working on utilizing Alteryx to analyze app members.

Impact #1	Visualizing workflows allows them to be understood intuitively, even without knowledge of programming or any other special skills.
Impact #2	When dealing with improvement requests or performance improvements, it is possible to look at the workflow on a big screen together with all of the staff, which makes it easy for people to come forward with opinions.
Impact #3	The response time from support is fast, and even if we are having trouble with something, we receive assistance very quickly.

Impact #1

Visualizing workflows allows them to be understood intuitively, even without knowledge of programming or any other special skills.

Impact #2

When dealing with improvement requests or performance improvements, it is possible to look at the workflow on a big screen together with all of the staff, which makes it easy for people to come forward with opinions.

Impact #3

The response time from support is fast, and even if we are having trouble with something, we receive assistance very quickly.

Benefit #1	It may be subjective, but I do believe that the introduction of Alteryx has halved the amount of time to process data.

Benefit #1

It may be subjective, but I do believe that the introduction of Alteryx has halved the amount of time to process data.

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Ryohin Keikaku Operates More Than 1,000 Stores Worldwide

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