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	Unified Data Analytics Elevate Nortek's Supply Chain Operations Incorta

Unified Data Analytics Elevate Nortek's Supply Chain Operations

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Big Data Analytics Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Functions	Logistics & Transportation Warehouse & Inventory Management
Use Cases	Real-Time Location System (RTLS) Supply Chain Visibility
Challenge	Nortek, a global manufacturing and technology company with over 10,000 products and millions of connected systems, faced significant challenges due to its complex business structure and multiple new acquisitions. The rapid advances in IoT and smart home technologies added market pressure to deliver value, which required real-time insights. However, to analyze their Oracle NetSuite ERP data, they had to dump it into Microsoft Excel and then manually apply pivot tables and lookup functions. They also used business intelligence (BI) tools like Tableau or Microsoft Power BI, which required keeping the data warehouse up to date and structured correctly. This process was time-consuming and diverted IT resources from delivering business analytics. The company was in dire need of a more efficient solution. Read More
About Customer	Nortek is a global manufacturing and technology company with over 10,000 products and millions of connected systems deployed worldwide. The company's complex business structure is further complicated by multiple new acquisitions. Nortek operates in a rapidly advancing market of IoT and smart home technologies, which adds pressure to deliver value through real-time insights. The company previously relied on manual data analysis and traditional business intelligence tools, which proved to be time-consuming and inefficient. Read More
Solution	Nortek adopted Incorta, a unified data analytics platform, which delivered value within three weeks, starting with real-time analytics dashboards that the company’s CEO and CFO could access on their iPads. This allowed leaders and managers to look at complex problems from any angle and solve them quickly, enabling the entire business to become strategic and action-oriented. When the government’s trade war with China threatened to impact 40% of Nortek’s business, Incorta dashboards with granular detail were created in a single day to deliver robust insights across the entire business. This enabled Nortek to implement thousands of targeted, strategic actions across their global supply chain, resulting in better outcomes for their customers, suppliers, and business. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Big Data Analytics

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Applicable Functions

Logistics & Transportation

Warehouse & Inventory Management

Use Cases

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Supply Chain Visibility

Challenge

Nortek, a global manufacturing and technology company with over 10,000 products and millions of connected systems, faced significant challenges due to its complex business structure and multiple new acquisitions. The rapid advances in IoT and smart home technologies added market pressure to deliver value, which required real-time insights. However, to analyze their Oracle NetSuite ERP data, they had to dump it into Microsoft Excel and then manually apply pivot tables and lookup functions. They also used business intelligence (BI) tools like Tableau or Microsoft Power BI, which required keeping the data warehouse up to date and structured correctly. This process was time-consuming and diverted IT resources from delivering business analytics. The company was in dire need of a more efficient solution.

About Customer

Nortek is a global manufacturing and technology company with over 10,000 products and millions of connected systems deployed worldwide. The company's complex business structure is further complicated by multiple new acquisitions. Nortek operates in a rapidly advancing market of IoT and smart home technologies, which adds pressure to deliver value through real-time insights. The company previously relied on manual data analysis and traditional business intelligence tools, which proved to be time-consuming and inefficient.

Solution

Nortek adopted Incorta, a unified data analytics platform, which delivered value within three weeks, starting with real-time analytics dashboards that the company’s CEO and CFO could access on their iPads. This allowed leaders and managers to look at complex problems from any angle and solve them quickly, enabling the entire business to become strategic and action-oriented. When the government’s trade war with China threatened to impact 40% of Nortek’s business, Incorta dashboards with granular detail were created in a single day to deliver robust insights across the entire business. This enabled Nortek to implement thousands of targeted, strategic actions across their global supply chain, resulting in better outcomes for their customers, suppliers, and business.

Impact #1	The implementation of Incorta's unified data analytics platform has significantly transformed Nortek's operations. Leaders and managers can now quickly analyze complex problems and make strategic decisions, making the business more agile and action-oriented. The ability to create detailed dashboards in a single day has been particularly beneficial during the trade war with China, allowing Nortek to swiftly respond to changing tariff rates and other factors. This has resulted in better outcomes for their customers, suppliers, and business. Furthermore, the new system has freed up IT resources from tedious manual work, replacing war rooms full of analysts and managers with simple dashboards.

Impact #1

The implementation of Incorta's unified data analytics platform has significantly transformed Nortek's operations. Leaders and managers can now quickly analyze complex problems and make strategic decisions, making the business more agile and action-oriented. The ability to create detailed dashboards in a single day has been particularly beneficial during the trade war with China, allowing Nortek to swiftly respond to changing tariff rates and other factors. This has resulted in better outcomes for their customers, suppliers, and business. Furthermore, the new system has freed up IT resources from tedious manual work, replacing war rooms full of analysts and managers with simple dashboards.

Benefit #1	2 hours to deliver real-time operational intelligence dashboards with new analysis, compared to two days previously.
Benefit #2	6 weeks to full production deployment, with critical dashboards delivered in half that time.
Benefit #3	40% faster integration of acquisitions.

Benefit #1

2 hours to deliver real-time operational intelligence dashboards with new analysis, compared to two days previously.

Benefit #2

6 weeks to full production deployment, with critical dashboards delivered in half that time.

Benefit #3

40% faster integration of acquisitions.

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Unified Data Analytics Elevate Nortek's Supply Chain Operations

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