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Wegter generates dozens of reports every day using QlikView

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Technology Category	Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Industries	Retail
Applicable Functions	Sales & Marketing
Use Cases	Inventory Management Supply Chain Visibility
Services	Data Science Services
Challenge	Wegter, a non-food wholesaler, was facing several challenges. They needed a faster business analysis for their customers and a reduction in the time it took to generate reports on licensing and royalty agreements. Their customers were also demanding more detailed reports on available inventory, delivery schedules, and royalties. The company was using different packages to retrieve data, organize it, and present it, which was inefficient and time-consuming. They were also struggling to meet their customers' demand for a delivery reliability rate of more than 92 percent. Read More
About Customer	Wegter B.V., based in Hengelo, The Netherlands, is a wholesaler of non-food products. The company operates in the retail, hotel & restaurant, and corporate kitchen markets through its three units: Wegter Consumenten B.V., Wegter Grootverbruik B.V., and Indomo B.V. Wegter Services B.V. provides administrative, automation, and logistical support to these units. The company employs approximately 80 people and generates dozens of reports every day for its operations. Read More
Solution	Wegter Services B.V. deployed 30 QlikView applications to 40 employees across 5 functional areas. The initial 3 applications were up and running within 3 days. With QlikView pulling data from TMS Powermaster on IBM System i (AS/400), Wegter Services now analyzes customers, products, inventories, prices, and sales with a focus on driving corporate profitability. The solution was implemented quickly and smoothly at the beginning of 2005. It took JIS only three days to install QlikView, including three applications that topped Wegter’s priority list: tools for generating reports on sales, inventories, and delivery reliability. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics

Applicable Industries

Retail

Applicable Functions

Sales & Marketing

Use Cases

Inventory Management

Supply Chain Visibility

Services

Data Science Services

Challenge

Wegter, a non-food wholesaler, was facing several challenges. They needed a faster business analysis for their customers and a reduction in the time it took to generate reports on licensing and royalty agreements. Their customers were also demanding more detailed reports on available inventory, delivery schedules, and royalties. The company was using different packages to retrieve data, organize it, and present it, which was inefficient and time-consuming. They were also struggling to meet their customers' demand for a delivery reliability rate of more than 92 percent.

About Customer

Wegter B.V., based in Hengelo, The Netherlands, is a wholesaler of non-food products. The company operates in the retail, hotel & restaurant, and corporate kitchen markets through its three units: Wegter Consumenten B.V., Wegter Grootverbruik B.V., and Indomo B.V. Wegter Services B.V. provides administrative, automation, and logistical support to these units. The company employs approximately 80 people and generates dozens of reports every day for its operations.

Solution

Wegter Services B.V. deployed 30 QlikView applications to 40 employees across 5 functional areas. The initial 3 applications were up and running within 3 days. With QlikView pulling data from TMS Powermaster on IBM System i (AS/400), Wegter Services now analyzes customers, products, inventories, prices, and sales with a focus on driving corporate profitability. The solution was implemented quickly and smoothly at the beginning of 2005. It took JIS only three days to install QlikView, including three applications that topped Wegter’s priority list: tools for generating reports on sales, inventories, and delivery reliability.

Impact #1	Increased delivery-to-promise rates
Impact #2	Reduced report generation time
Impact #3	Increased sales through more effective sales tracking and analysis

Impact #1

Increased delivery-to-promise rates

Impact #2

Reduced report generation time

Impact #3

Increased sales through more effective sales tracking and analysis

Benefit #1	Increased delivery-to-promise rates by 15 % – up from from 80 % to 92 % +
Benefit #2	Reduced report generation time by 99 % – down from days to minutes

Benefit #1

Increased delivery-to-promise rates by 15 % – up from from 80 % to 92 % +

Benefit #2

Reduced report generation time by 99 % – down from days to minutes

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Overview

Wegter generates dozens of reports every day using QlikView

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