Tableau User Enablement

Automotive Supplier

Our client is a leading automotive supplier in the field of tire manufacturing. The company employs a large workforce across hundreds of locations in numerous countries and has grown into one of the world's largest automotive suppliers. In the area of Research & Development, which focuses primarily on the analysis of tire and material testing, M2 introduced a new business intelligence tool several years ago.

Customer situation

  • No standard BI system
  • No standardized data model that enables a comprehensive view
  • Data collection still partly manual
  • Different standards in data collection and preparation
  • No comprehensive training and support model for all users

Project approach

  • Introduction of Tableau as a standard BI tool and establishment of a standardized data model
  • Rapid enablement of future Tableau users through M2 training and workshops, tailored to the special data environment in the Research & Development area
  • Extension of Tableau Server with the M2 Housekeeping Tool and other customer-specific solutions
  • Support from M2 consultants (1:1 sessions, weekly Q&A) to relieve the IT department during the implementation of the project

Project result

  • After a short time, Tableau is the central analysis and reporting tool for hundreds of end users from different areas of the company
  • Automated and standardized data collection, analysis and visualization (e.g. reduction from 60 reports to a single dashboard)
  • Possibility of rapid ad-hoc data queries for faster, data-based decisions without detours
  • Ongoing, specialized all-round service

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