About the Customer
The customer, valued at more than USD 800 million, is one of Australia’s largest horticultural companies and a major supplier of produce to food retailers. Operating across multiple regions with complex supply chains, the company manages diverse agricultural operations from production to distribution.
Business Scenario
Before Maventic, the customer leveraged SAP and non-SAP sources across regions, which hindered a unified view of their data. They sought a solution for seamless integration and comprehensive reporting.
Challenges
Operating with fragmented data across multiple systems and regions, the company struggled to gain unified visibility and derive actionable insights for strategic decision-making.
- Data Integration Complexity – Diverse SAP and non-SAP sources posed difficulties in unifying the data, creating operational silos across different geographical locations and business units.
- Loss of Productivity – Multiple sources of data posed challenges in deriving actionable insights, severely impacting user productivity and hindering timely decision-making across the organization.
- Lack of a Single Source of Truth – Struggled with unsynced data stored in various systems, databases, and formats across different departments and locations. This fragmentation made it difficult to consolidate and analyze data effectively.
Solution
The customer recognized the need to improve their business metric understanding and profitability insights. After assessing various SAP partners, they chose Maventic to streamline processes and generate various mission-critical reports with SAP Datasphere.
- Integrated Data with SAP Datasphere – Maventic utilized SAP Datasphere to combine data from multiple sources (SAP, online sales, non-SAP like Redshift, Nitea), creating a unified data foundation.
- Real-Time Analytics with SAC – SAP Analytics Cloud was employed for reporting and visualization, replacing error-prone manual spreadsheets with automated, accurate reporting.
- Strategic Insights – Bird’s-eye view dashboards were implemented to track critical operations and visualize KPIs for informed decision-making at executive levels.
- Produce Sales/Supply Report – Developed comprehensive reports examining sales and supply trends in the agricultural market, providing insights into demand and supply chain dynamics.
- Forecast vs Budget Variance Report – Created reports evaluating variances between production forecasts, budget, and actuals, offering a complete view of financial performance.
- Product-Wise Production & Export Report – Implemented detailed overviews of production and export data categorized by product, offering insights into production efficiency and export performance.
