data warehouse usage in retail sector
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Presented by Santhosh.T,
Syed Muzammil.
Because few affordable POS products incorporate comparisons to goal and other cross-departmental reports.
Because a data warehouse provides control over what data you see.
Because data can be integrated with other management reporting systems for a one-stop overview of agency performance.
The Analytical phase of a Datawarehouse Project Is The Most Important Phase.
The project leader will become very important in setting expectations in this phase.
One-Stop for Sales and Inventory Reports. High-level information including sales to
shipment and performance compared to goals.
Web-based, automated reports available from in or outside of the office first thing in the morning.
.Easy export of all pertinent data to common format (text delimited or SQL).Automation tools to support hands-off collection of data.Reliable internet connections between all stores and main office.
Simple to read, drill-down reporting No duplicate data entry - all sales and
inventory to be pulled from POS system; sales/inventory goals to be entered annually.
Standardized design tools - SQL, HTML and PHP with documentation of all code.
High level info summarized at top; drill down for details.
Filter reports by store, district, or any combination.
Export to Excel by clicking icon for current page’s data.
Web-based - available to authorized Intranet members from office or remote locations.
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Report Criteria Selection:Stores, Dates, Custom Reports, Period to Date
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