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Uses for Business Intelligence Reports

This is just a small sampling of possible uses for business intelligence reports or dashboards.

There are many others not listed; the possible list is almost infinite. 

Sherlock Resources uses Microsoft Power BI to create Business Intelligence Reports and Dashboards.

Financial Analysis

  • Financial Analysis Over Time

  • Financial Time Series Comparisons (comparing Quarter 1 results this year to last year for example)

  • Financial Forecasting

  • Examining Profit Margins

  • Compare Profit Margins of various products and services

  • 80/20 Analysis of Products and Services

  • Comparing financial situation between regions / countries / states / cities

  • Leverage (debt to equity and return on equity)

  • Tracking costs

  • Cash Flow

  • Accounts Receivable

  • Valuation

 

HR Analysis

  • Reports with visuals that combine data from your HRIS, Applicant Tracking System, Performance Management System, and Training Management System

  • Headcount

  • Turnover Rates

  • Compensation

  • Recruitment Campaign Results

  • Recruitment Costs

  • Internal vs External Hires

  • Performance Ratings

  • Training

  • Diversity

  • Employee Satisfaction

  • Employee Attendance Rate

  • Average Overtime Hours

 

Sales Analysis

  • Sales Funnel tracking conversion rates

  • Tracking Sales Performance versus goals

  • Sales Forecasting

  • Comparing results between salespeople

  • Comparing sales between regions

  • Comparing sales among products and services

  • Tracking Market Share

 

 Marketing Analysis

  • Success of Marketing Campaigns

  • Success of Social Media Channels

  • Customer Sentiment Analysis

  • Number of Leads

  • Lead Generation Sources

  • Landing Page Conversions

  • Cost Per Click

  • Conversion Rates

 

Inventory Analysis

  • Tracking Inventory Levels

  • Demand Forecasts

  • Performance Efficiency

  • Supplier Quality

  • Product Costs

  • Carrying Costs of Inventory

  • Inventory Turnover Ratio

  • Quote to Invoice Accuracy

 

Manufacturing Analysis

  • Production Volume

  • Production Costs

  • Bottleneck Identification

  • On-time Delivery

  • First Time Right

  • Downtime

  • Rework

  • Performance efficiency

  • Utilization / Capacity

  • Rate of Return

  • Asset Turnover

 

Shipping Analysis

  • Order Cycle Efficiency

  • Shipping Vendor Comparisons

  • Order Fulfillment Analysis

  • Damage Rates / Cargo Loss

  • Shipping Costs

  • Identify Shipping Bottlenecks

  • On-time Delivery

  • Shipping Times / Transit Time

 

Quality Analysis

  • Defects

  • Scrap

  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness

  • Throughput

  • Customer Retention Rate

  • Customer Complaints

  • Supplier Quality

  • On-Time Delivery

  • Maintenance Metrics

 

Safety Analysis

  • Total Recordable Incident Rate

  • Lost Time Injury Incidence Rate

  • Near Misses Rate

  • Safety Violations

  • Penalties / Fines Paid

  • Safety Training Hours / Courses Completed

  • Average Time to Resolution

 

Customer Analysis

  • 80/20 Analysis of Customers

  • Customer Satisfaction

  • Customer Retention / Customer Attrition

  • Customer Location

  • Customer Size

  • Customer Industries

  • Revenue / Average Revenue per Customer

  • Customer Health Scores

  • Opportunities to up-sell

  • Customer Lifecycle Value

  • Customer Acquisition Costs

  • Customer Retention Costs

  • First Contact Resolution Rate

 

Project Management

  • Projects Done On Time

  • Projects Done Within Budget

  • Identify Bottlenecks

  • Project Quality and Effectiveness

  • Cycle Time

  • Adjustments to the Schedule

  • Planned Hours vs. Time Spent

  • Return on Investment

  • Resource Capacity / Resource Conflict

 

Executive (CEO) Dashboards

  • Number of Customers

  • Customer Satisfaction

  • Revenue VS Last Year and Revenue Trend

  • Profit VS Last Year and Profit Trend

  • Costs, Cost Trend

  • Cash Flow Trend (if it’s a concern)

  • Accounts Receivable Overdue

  • Employee Headcount and Turnover

  • Key Safety and Quality Metrics

  • Key Manufacturing Metrics

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