Use Cases

Plug & Play Toolset & Playbook for Microsoft Fabric

Organizations that have been working with on-premise or SQL-based systems usually have templates and well-established processes and ways of doing things. Bringing in a cloud-based SaaS ERP solution like Microsoft Fabric often means suddenly losing all your familiar processes and structure. Luckily, you don’t need to re-invent the wheel.

OmniAnalytics provides A plug and play toolset and playbook for building your modern data estate with Microsoft Fabric:

Seamless integration: OmniAnalytics provides you with all the processes, procedures, and templates needed to seamlessly embrace Microsoft Fabric in your organization. This includes Governance processes, Procedures for a well-managed data team, and Templates for any new data source or SaaS platform.

Comprehensive Data Setup: Everything you need to build an effective data setup in Fabric is already included in OmniAnalytics, making it easy to create a comprehensive enterprise data warehouse.

Future Proof Platform: Re-platforming or upgrading your analytics setup and bringing in something new like Fabric, can be a big challenge for your organization. But having tried-and-tested processes built into OmniAnalytics serves as a playbook for adding new data sources in the future.

Seamless ERP Migrations

Organizations often struggle with integrating historical ERP data with new systems, ensuring data consistency, and maintaining seamless operations during the migration process. This challenge is compounded by the need to integrate data from various sources into a cohesive, continuous data layer that supports detailed reporting and analytics post-migration.

OmniAnalytics provides a comprehensive solution that ensures data consistency and seamless operations during the ERP migration process. With its advanced analytics and pre-built connectors, OmniAnalytics facilitates a smooth transition from any ERP to D365, integrating historical data with new systems to create a continuous data layer for detailed reporting and analytics, along with other core OmniAnalytics features.

ERP Migration Scenarios:

Dynamics NAV / AX to D365 Business Central / F&SCM: OmniAnalytics offers pre-built logic and connectors for Dynamics NAV and Dynamics AX migrations, accelerating the transition to D365 Business Central and F&SCM, ensuring a contiguous data layer between historical and current ERP systems.

  • Dynamics NAV --> D365 Business Central
  • Dynamics AX --> D365 F&SCM

Hybrid ERP Environments: For organizations managing data across different on-premise and cloud ERP systems, OmniAnalytics supports managing and integrating data across different on-premises and cloud ERP systems into the pre-built D365 models.

Supporting Your Various ERP Lifecycle Stages: OmniAnalytics adds value by enhancing data visibility and analytics capabilities, ensuring organizations can leverage their data effectively throughout any phase of your ERP migration process:

  • Planning Cycle: You’re actively planning an ERP migration.
  • Implementation Cycle: You’re actively migrating ERP systems.
  • Support Cycle: You’re providing ongoing support and maintenance of the ERP system.

Real-Time Analytics for Manufacturing

OmniAnalytics provides real-time analytics capabilities that are crucial for enhancing operational efficiency and decision-making in manufacturing. Additionally, these real-time capabilities can be extended to additional use cases like warehousing and sales reporting.

Unlock Real-time Data Processing: Gain real-time insights into incoming orders, work in progress, daily processed orders, and overall throughput, ensuring your manufacturing operations are always a step ahead. Overcome the delays and limitations of traditional batch processing ensuring your manufacturing operations are always a step ahead.

Visualize Real-time Data on the Production floor: Showing real-time manufacturing data on the production floor makes it easy for everyone to see orders, processing details, and throughput metrics. This boost in visibility helps improve efficiency and decision-making across the board:

  • FOR EMPLOYEES: Provide instant accessibility for easy viewing including:
    • Incoming orders
    • Current work order
    • Daily processed orders
  • FOR WORK CENTERS & SUPERVISORS: Provide aggregated data focusing on production performance:
    • Schedule adherence
    • Daily Throughput
    • Daily Transactional analysis

Reduce MRP Errors: Incomplete transactions can disrupt manufacturing resource planning (MRP), causing unnecessary batch scheduling for the following day. Utilizing real-time data, shift supervisors can verify that all transactions are completed, detect issues, and avoid incorrect planning in MRP systems.

Interconnected Data for Maximum Sales Impact

OmniAnalytics integrates sales, inventory, purchasing, and finance data for a comprehensive operational view. This enables informed decision-making, optimized sales strategies, and improved customer engagement. Here’s how OmniAnalytics optimizes sales performance:

Comprehensive Sales Views: OmniAnalytics provides a comprehensive view of your sales, inventory, purchasing, and finance data all in one place. This interconnected data allows you to see the full cycle of your operations, from who is buying your products to who you are purchasing from, and what you have in stock.

Supply-based Customer Triggers: If your inventory levels for a particular item hits a certain threshold, OmniAnalytics can notify your sales team to offer unique, personalized offers to customers who have previously purchased that item. This proactive approach not only helps in managing inventory efficiently but also drives sales by offering timely discounts and improving customer satisfaction.

Proactive Engagement Based on Readily Available Data: By leveraging OmniAnalytics to track historical purchases, you can proactively identify trends and address changes. If there's a significant drop in a customer's order volume, the system will flag this change, prompting your sales team to engage with the customer and offer compelling deals to win back their business. With end-to-end customer visibility, you gain insights into buying patterns, visibility of outstanding invoices, and potential shipping delays that could impact the customer experience.