Art In Motion driving the business with QlikView
Customer Company Size
Mid-size Company
Region
- America
Country
- Canada
- United States
Product
- QlikView
Tech Stack
- JD Edwards One World ERP system
- EDI
Implementation Scale
- Enterprise-wide Deployment
Impact Metrics
- Cost Savings
- Productivity Improvements
- Customer Satisfaction
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Real Time Analytics
Applicable Functions
- Sales & Marketing
- Business Operation
Use Cases
- Supply Chain Visibility
- Inventory Management
- Demand Planning & Forecasting
Services
- Data Science Services
About The Customer
Art In Motion is a Canadian-based leading international fine art publisher and wholesaler framer of innovative wall decor. The company has showrooms throughout North America and an international network of distributors, delivering products to customers in more than 70 countries. Established in 1985, Art In Motion has experienced rapid sales growth with revenues increasing from approximately $50 million in 2001 to $86 million in 2004. The company is organized into four separate sales channels: national, regional, international, and licensing. Each department needs to look at data differently ranging from products, artists, art category, account, sales representative, and more.
The Challenge
Art In Motion, a leading international fine art publisher and wholesaler framer of innovative wall decor, was facing challenges due to its rapid growth. The company installed JD Edwards One World ERP system in 2002 to automate and streamline its business processes. However, the resulting data was overwhelming and the company needed better access to and distribution of data. With varied product lines and four distinct channels of distribution, Art In Motion required easy access to real-time, front-line analysis of sales, inventory, and distribution. The company began its business intelligence initiative and evaluated several solutions before selecting QlikView.
The Solution
Art In Motion selected QlikView because it was easy to build and deploy powerful applications at a far lower cost without the need for external consulting resources. Moreover, QlikView’s graphics and “one click” drill down capabilities made it easy to learn and use. They started with sales analysis and created a series of queries that looks at all types of sales data according to the various criteria, drilling down to territory, customer or a line item on an invoice. The company also used QlikView to track fulfillment and to reduce raw inventory levels by deciding to eliminate one of its warehouses within nine months. They built a supply chain application in QlikView that gave the production team a six-month look-back at demand usage of raw materials and a six-week look forward at the coming orders to determine the right levels of buffer stock to maintain.
Operational Impact
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