Transforming Sales and Inventory Planning with Unified Supply Chain Analytics
Enabled real-time visibility into sales performance, inventory positions, and demand trends through a centralized analytics platform, empowering faster forecasting, optimized inventory planning, and data-driven decision-making.
200+
Stores consolidated into a centralized analytics platform
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Enterprise systems integrated for unified sales and inventory reporting
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Business domains enabled through sales and inventory analytics
Executive Summary
The client relied on manually collected sales data from more than 200 stores, making it difficult to generate timely, accurate, and flexible reports for forecasting and inventory planning. The manual reporting process limited visibility into sales performance and hindered effective business decision-making.
DiLytics implemented Oracle Supply Chain and Order Management Analytics, integrating data from Oracle EBS, merchandising, inventory, and warehouse management systems into a centralized analytics platform. The solution delivered analytics capabilities covering sales performance, inventory visibility, demand forecasting, and store performance management.
The solution improved sales visibility, enhanced forecasting and inventory planning, reduced manual reporting effort, and enabled business users to make faster and more informed decisions through trusted, centralized analytics.
The client relied on manually collected sales data from more than 200 stores, making it difficult to generate timely, accurate, and flexible reports for forecasting and inventory planning. The manual reporting process limited visibility into sales performance and hindered effective business decision-making.
DiLytics implemented Oracle Supply Chain and Order Management Analytics, integrating data from Oracle EBS, merchandising, inventory, and warehouse management systems into a centralized analytics platform. The solution delivered analytics capabilities covering sales performance, inventory visibility, demand forecasting, and store performance management.
The solution improved sales visibility, enhanced forecasting and inventory planning, reduced manual reporting effort, and enabled business users to make faster and more informed decisions through trusted, centralized analytics.
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Client Overview
The client is one of the fastest-growing prestige beauty brands in the United States and a pioneer in mineral-based cosmetics. Known for its clean beauty products and strong retail presence, the company operates through a broad network of stores and sales channels, requiring accurate visibility into sales performance, inventory levels, and demand trends.
- Industry: Health and Personal Care Retailers
- Location: New York, United States
- Focus Areas: Mineral-Based, Cruelty-Free, Makeup & Skincare Products
- Stores: 200+ Retail Stores
Breaking Down Barriers in Sales and Inventory Visibility
The organization depended on manually collected data from hundreds of stores, resulting in delayed reporting, inconsistent information, and limited visibility into sales and inventory performance. A scalable analytics platform was needed to automate reporting and provide timely, actionable business insights.
Manual Data Collection
Manual Data Collection
Lack of Data Accuracy and Consistency
Lack of Data Accuracy and Consistency
Limited Reporting Flexibility
Limited Reporting Flexibility
Delayed Report Generation
Delayed Report Generation
Breaking Down Barriers in Sales and Inventory Visibility
Manual Data Collection
Manual Data Collection
Lack of Data Accuracy and Consistency
Lack of Data Accuracy and Consistency
Limited Reporting Flexibility
Limited Reporting Flexibility
Delayed Report Generation
Delayed Report Generation
Centralized Oracle Analytics for End-to-End Sales and Inventory Visibility
DiLytics partnered with the client to implement Oracle Supply Chain and Order Management Analytics using Oracle Analytics. The solution automated data integration, centralized reporting, and delivered analytics capabilities that provided comprehensive visibility into sales performance, inventory positions, and demand trends across stores and sales channels.
- Conducted requirements analysis and fit-gap assessment
- Designed and implemented enterprise data warehouse and ETL processes
- Developed Oracle BI metadata, reports, and dashboards
- Performed conference room pilots, testing, and user acceptance testing
- Executed production deployment and go-live support
- Enabled business users with self-service access to operational insights
The solution delivered analytics capabilities across two major business areas:
- Sales Performance Analytics: Providing visibility into sell-in, sell-out, sell-through, comparable store sales, gross sales, net sales, and pricing performance.
- Inventory & Demand Planning Analytics: Providing visibility into inventory on hand, demand forecasts, stock positions, and sales trends to support planning and replenishment decisions
- Integrated data from Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), MI9 Merchandising & Inventory System, and Red Prairie Warehouse Management System
- Implemented Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse as the centralized reporting repository
- Developed ETL processes using Informatica
- Delivered analytics through Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) and Oracle BI Applications
- Established a scalable analytics platform supporting enterprise sales and supply chain reporting
- Conducted requirements analysis and fit-gap assessment
- Designed and implemented enterprise data warehouse and ETL processes
- Developed Oracle BI metadata, reports, and dashboards
- Performed conference room pilots, testing, and user acceptance testing
- Executed production deployment and go-live support
- Enabled business users with self-service access to operational insights
The solution delivered analytics capabilities across two major business areas:
- Sales Performance Analytics: Providing visibility into sell-in, sell-out, sell-through, comparable store sales, gross sales, net sales, and pricing performance.
- Inventory & Demand Planning Analytics: Providing visibility into inventory on hand, demand forecasts, stock positions, and sales trends to support planning and replenishment decisions
- Integrated data from Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS), MI9 Merchandising & Inventory System, and Red Prairie Warehouse Management System
- Implemented Oracle Business Analytics Warehouse as the centralized reporting repository
- Developed ETL processes using Informatica
- Delivered analytics through Oracle Business Intelligence Enterprise Edition (OBIEE) and Oracle BI Applications
- Established a scalable analytics platform supporting enterprise sales and supply chain reporting
Driving Better Sales and Inventory Decisions Through Centralized Analytics
The centralized analytics platform automated reporting and unified enterprise data, enabling business users to improve forecasting accuracy, optimize inventory planning, and make faster, more informed operational decisions.
Enhanced Sales Visibility
Provided comprehensive insights into store sales performance across locations and sales channels
Improved Demand Forecasting
Enabled more accurate demand planning through timely access to trusted sales and inventory data
Optimized Inventory Planning
Improved inventory management and replenishment decisions through better visibility into stock positions and demand trends
Automated Reporting Processes
Reduced manual effort by automating data collection, integration, and enterprise reporting
Trusted Business Insights
Improved reporting accuracy and consistency through centralized, integrated analytics
Faster Data-Driven Decisions
Empowered business users with timely operational insights and self-service analytics for informed decision-making
Tech Stack Summary
The solution leveraged Oracle technologies to build a centralized analytics platform that unified sales, merchandising, inventory, and warehouse management data into a scalable enterprise reporting environment.
Data Sources
Data Integration
Data Warehouse
Data Visualization
Data Sources
Data Integration
Data Warehouse
Data Visualization
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