Cutting Reporting Time by 80% with a Centralized Power BI Dashboard
- Client Overview
Industry
Retail & Distribution
Company Size
700+ employees
Location
Netherlands
- Problem Statement
The client was producing weekly sales and inventory reports using a patchwork of Excel sheets, manual exports from their ERP, and email-based updates from branch managers. This caused:
- Reporting delays of up to 5 days
- Inconsistent KPIs across departments
- Limited insight into real-time stock levels and sales trends
- High dependency on analysts for basic data needs
- Solution Provided
We developed a centralized reporting solution using Microsoft Power BI, integrated with the client’s ERP system and point-of-sale (POS) data sources.
Key Features:
Unified data model with Microsoft Dataverse and Azure SQL
Executive dashboards for sales, inventory, and regional performance
Department-level views with row-level security
Scheduled data refreshes and self-service capabilities
Embedded Power BI dashboards within Microsoft Teams
- Impact & Business Value
- Reporting cycle reduced by 80% (from 5 days to 1)
- 100% consistency in KPI definitions across regions
- 40% fewer ad-hoc report requests to the data team
- Management can now act on daily insights, not weekly summaries
“Power BI gave us real-time visibility into our business. We no longer waste days preparing reports—decisions happen faster and with greater confidence.”
— Head of Business Insights
- Tools & Technology
Power BI
Azure SQL Database
Microsoft Dataverse
Power Automate (for scheduled refresh alerts)
Microsoft Teams (Power BI embed)
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