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The idea was to achieve this as fast as possible so the company could make the right business decisions based on knowing what was working well globally and what was not . The solution allowed Wilsonart to get into details of product line margins , effectively analyze and understand volume , price , mix , inflation / deflation , and other metrics at a regional and consolidated global level .
The fundamental enterprise-wide modelling of financials , sales , supply chain , operations , manufacturing and the like took a year to crack , and of course , there is an ongoing process of refinement , but the result was a far more unified global business with visibility into each reporting unit .
Previously , analysts across the business were spending more time in data gathering than on data analysis . Once the company automated and harmonized data and processes , it increased their productivity 30-35 % and allowed them to focus on other priorities . Wilsonart could focus on what was working well in one region of the world and deploy it in other regions while also being able to effectively
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