CHALLENGES
- Existing budgeting & planning solution was not adapted to Danone’s business.
- High workload and too much data crunching for Finance users with existing systems (Excel or Essbase depending on the country).
- A limited scenario simulation was only available to business users and most of the business units were not using the same tool.
SOLUTION
- Built and adapted existing Data Integration flows from source systems like SAP and others (Trade Management, Transportation Management, Master Data Management…).
- Advised the customer on the functional and technical process improvement options.
- Tested and deployed the solution.
BENEFITS
- Efficient profitability analysis by brand and customer
- Improved rolling forecast cycles
- Improved and user-friendly reporting capabilities.