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	WebFOCUS Turns Neways Into a Cleaner, Data-Driven Company Information Builders

WebFOCUS Turns Neways Into a Cleaner, Data-Driven Company

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration
Applicable Industries	Consumer Goods
Applicable Functions	Business Operation Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Predictive Quality Analytics Real-Time Location System (RTLS)
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services Data Science Services System Integration Training
Challenge	Neways, a company that designs, manufactures, and sells personal care, household, and nutritional products, faced the challenge of standardizing global reporting systems and processes. The company needed to provide business analysts with a self-service BI environment and deliver critical business information to a large, dispersed network of independent distributors. The structure of the organization created unique challenges for Neways’ IT team. Internally, business analysts needed self-service reports to help monitor finances, anticipate trends, and predict results based on current insight. Externally, Neways’ enormous and globally dispersed user base of independent distributors needed access to real-time production data to support sales efforts and track qualification for monthly bonuses. Read More
About Customer	Neways Enterprises is a company that designs, manufactures, and sells products that are free of harmful ingredients. Its innovative personal care, household, and nutritional products are distributed to 31 countries worldwide. With headquarters in Springville, Utah, Neways has regional offices in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Belgium, and Thailand. As a direct sales company, Neways provides lucrative business opportunities to hundreds of thousands of independent distributors worldwide. The structure of the organization creates unique challenges for Neways’ IT team. Read More
Solution	To solve both of these challenges, Neways Chief Information Officer Kevin Givan spearheaded an initiative to help Neways become a more data-driven company, with an emphasis on modernizing its reporting environment. Technology from Information Builders is central to his strategy. WebFOCUS provides Neways with a flexible, general-purpose reporting environment that not only keeps the diverse user base informed, but also drives sales and revenue. Thanks to a performance boost from WebFOCUS Hyperstage, the new business intelligence (BI) platform exceeded original expectations. Neways uses Hyperstage for large distributor reports and complex internal reports, such as financial reporting requests that need to be turned around quickly. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Application Infrastructure & Middleware - Data Exchange & Integration

Applicable Industries

Consumer Goods

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Predictive Quality Analytics

Real-Time Location System (RTLS)

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Data Science Services

System Integration

Training

Challenge

Neways, a company that designs, manufactures, and sells personal care, household, and nutritional products, faced the challenge of standardizing global reporting systems and processes. The company needed to provide business analysts with a self-service BI environment and deliver critical business information to a large, dispersed network of independent distributors. The structure of the organization created unique challenges for Neways’ IT team. Internally, business analysts needed self-service reports to help monitor finances, anticipate trends, and predict results based on current insight. Externally, Neways’ enormous and globally dispersed user base of independent distributors needed access to real-time production data to support sales efforts and track qualification for monthly bonuses.

About Customer

Neways Enterprises is a company that designs, manufactures, and sells products that are free of harmful ingredients. Its innovative personal care, household, and nutritional products are distributed to 31 countries worldwide. With headquarters in Springville, Utah, Neways has regional offices in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Belgium, and Thailand. As a direct sales company, Neways provides lucrative business opportunities to hundreds of thousands of independent distributors worldwide. The structure of the organization creates unique challenges for Neways’ IT team.

Solution

To solve both of these challenges, Neways Chief Information Officer Kevin Givan spearheaded an initiative to help Neways become a more data-driven company, with an emphasis on modernizing its reporting environment. Technology from Information Builders is central to his strategy. WebFOCUS provides Neways with a flexible, general-purpose reporting environment that not only keeps the diverse user base informed, but also drives sales and revenue. Thanks to a performance boost from WebFOCUS Hyperstage, the new business intelligence (BI) platform exceeded original expectations. Neways uses Hyperstage for large distributor reports and complex internal reports, such as financial reporting requests that need to be turned around quickly.

Impact #1	Tiered WebFOCUS reporting environment enables independent distributors to gather information to boost revenue and profitability.
Impact #2	Subscription-based reports turn BI into a profit center; end-user reporting environment satisfies requests for information.
Impact #3	This level of accessibility is important to Neways’ highly mobile user base, especially at the end of each month when distributors attempt to close business and qualify for bonuses.

Impact #1

Tiered WebFOCUS reporting environment enables independent distributors to gather information to boost revenue and profitability.

Impact #2

Subscription-based reports turn BI into a profit center; end-user reporting environment satisfies requests for information.

Impact #3

This level of accessibility is important to Neways’ highly mobile user base, especially at the end of each month when distributors attempt to close business and qualify for bonuses.

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WebFOCUS Turns Neways Into a Cleaner, Data-Driven Company

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