Tableau Case Studies Silvaris Augments Proprietary Technology Platform with Tableau’s Real-Time Reporting Capabilities

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Silvaris Augments Proprietary Technology Platform with Tableau’s Real-Time Reporting Capabilities

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries	Construction & Infrastructure
Applicable Functions	Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Data Science Services
Challenge	Silvaris, a leading wholesale provider of industrial wood products and surplus building materials in North America, needed a real-time view into its data without having to move the data into a separate reporting format. The company works with rapidly fluctuating prices and large volumes of materials, making it crucial to have a system that can handle these variables. Silvaris had developed a proprietary online trading platform to manage transactions and share data with customers and partners in real time. However, the company needed a more efficient way to visualize and analyze this data. Read More
About Customer	Silvaris is a technology-powered trading company that operates in the wholesale market. The company specializes in sourcing, selling, financing, and transporting off-grade and excess products. Silvaris provides credit and international logistics services to more than 3,500 customers. The company has developed a proprietary online trading platform to streamline the flow of critical information between traders, accounting, credit, and logistics. This platform allows Silvaris to share transaction data and market information with its customers and partners in real time. Read More
Solution	Silvaris selected Tableau Software for its low cost, rapid implementation time, and ability to connect with and visualize live data. Once the company began using Tableau, it quickly realized that it could replace its entire reporting system. One way the company used Tableau was to measure the adoption of a new ecommerce initiative. The lumber and panel industry is traditionally slow to adopt new technologies, and Silvaris has been the leader in helping to get the industry online. It takes daily effort to keep people coming back to the site, and Silvaris keeps track of the online vs. offline orders each month via a report created with Tableau. Whenever the balance slips, the company knows it needs to renew its push to keep people buying online. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Applicable Industries

Construction & Infrastructure

Applicable Functions

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

Silvaris, a leading wholesale provider of industrial wood products and surplus building materials in North America, needed a real-time view into its data without having to move the data into a separate reporting format. The company works with rapidly fluctuating prices and large volumes of materials, making it crucial to have a system that can handle these variables. Silvaris had developed a proprietary online trading platform to manage transactions and share data with customers and partners in real time. However, the company needed a more efficient way to visualize and analyze this data.

About Customer

Silvaris is a technology-powered trading company that operates in the wholesale market. The company specializes in sourcing, selling, financing, and transporting off-grade and excess products. Silvaris provides credit and international logistics services to more than 3,500 customers. The company has developed a proprietary online trading platform to streamline the flow of critical information between traders, accounting, credit, and logistics. This platform allows Silvaris to share transaction data and market information with its customers and partners in real time.

Solution

Silvaris selected Tableau Software for its low cost, rapid implementation time, and ability to connect with and visualize live data. Once the company began using Tableau, it quickly realized that it could replace its entire reporting system. One way the company used Tableau was to measure the adoption of a new ecommerce initiative. The lumber and panel industry is traditionally slow to adopt new technologies, and Silvaris has been the leader in helping to get the industry online. It takes daily effort to keep people coming back to the site, and Silvaris keeps track of the online vs. offline orders each month via a report created with Tableau. Whenever the balance slips, the company knows it needs to renew its push to keep people buying online.

Impact #1	Tableau Software provided a real-time view into Silvaris' data without requiring a separate reporting format.
Impact #2	Tableau allowed Silvaris to replace its entire reporting system.
Impact #3	Tableau helped Silvaris measure the adoption of a new ecommerce initiative and keep track of online vs. offline orders.

Impact #1

Tableau Software provided a real-time view into Silvaris' data without requiring a separate reporting format.

Impact #2

Tableau allowed Silvaris to replace its entire reporting system.

Impact #3

Tableau helped Silvaris measure the adoption of a new ecommerce initiative and keep track of online vs. offline orders.

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Silvaris Augments Proprietary Technology Platform with Tableau’s Real-Time Reporting Capabilities

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