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Supply Chain Analytics

Analytics that drives decisions, not reports.

Five practice areas under one roof. Each has its own maturity diagnostic, reference artifact, and engagement model. Click a tab to see how we work in your area.

8+
Planning analytics builds shipped across CPG, industrial, healthcare, and 3PL
12wk
Typical IBP scorecard build, brief to production with adoption plan
87%
Median planning team adoption at 90 days, measured by login data
3d → same day
Typical S&OP close compression after the IBP scorecard ships
Featured Practice

IBP & Planning Practice

The analytics layer that turns IBP, supply planning, and procurement into decisions your operating team will act on. This is where BaszGroup goes deepest.

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IBP & Planning Maturity Diagnostic

Six questions. Sixty seconds. No email required. Your answers do not leave this page.

1 of 6
Q1 / IBP Cadence
How long does your monthly S&OP or IBP cycle take to close?
Q2 / Demand Consensus
How is demand consensus across sales, marketing, and finance tracked today?
Q3 / Financial Reconciliation
When do you reconcile the supply plan to the operating financial plan?
Q4 / Tooling
What does your planning team mostly rely on day to day?
Q5 / Ownership
If a forecast variance crosses a threshold tonight, who acts on it tomorrow morning?
Q6 / Scale
What is your revenue band? This calibrates the cost estimate.
Your Readout

Planning Analytics Maturity
STAGE 01
Spreadsheet & Meetings
Excel exports, no shared scorecard, IBP runs on slides
STAGE 02
Static Dashboards
BI built once, used in meetings, no reconciliation logic
STAGE 03
Cadence Aligned
Dashboards tied to IBP rhythm, named owners, exceptions
STAGE 04
Scenario & Predictive
What if modeling, financial reconciliation, predictive flags

What is likely happening inside your IBP cycle

    Likely Cost

    First Rebuild We Would Run
    Reference Build

    Integrated Business Planning Scorecard

    Live demo with synthetic data. Cadence aware view of demand consensus, supply feasibility, and financial alignment across the monthly IBP cycle.

    CadenceMonthly
    DecisionDemand / supply / financial consensus
    OwnerIBP cycle lead
    Horizon18 month rolling

    September Cycle

    Demand Consensus
    82.4%
    + 6.1 pts vs prior
    Supply Feasibility
    91.7%
    + 2.3 pts
    Financial Plan Alignment
    94.1%
    + 1.8 pts
    Open Exceptions
    14
    + 3 vs prior
    S&OP Cycle Progress
    Five step monthly cadence, current state
    STEP 01
    Demand Review
    Closed Sep 3
    STEP 02
    Supply Review
    Closed Sep 10
    STEP 03
    Reconciliation
    In progress
    STEP 04
    Pre IBP
    Sep 22
    STEP 05
    Executive IBP
    Sep 28
    Demand Consensus by Segment
    Sales vs marketing vs finance signal
    CPG North
    94%
    CPG South
    88%
    Industrial
    78%
    Foodservice
    64%
    Retail Pvt Label
    82%
    Plan vs Actual, Rolling 6 Months
    Volume index, planned and realized
    Open ExceptionSegmentOwnerImpactStatus
    Capacity shortfall, Plant 4, NovCPG NorthVP Manufacturing$1.8M revenue at riskRisk
    Forecast skew, foodservice Q4FoodserviceDemand Lead14% variance vs salesWatch
    Commodity exposure, cocoaCPG SouthProcurement Lead3.2 pts margin riskWatch
    55sites
    Largest multi-site WMS control tower BaszGroup has shipped to date
    15min
    Median exception detection time after instrumentation, down from shift end
    8wk
    Typical control tower build, brief to live across the network
    5+
    WMS platforms supported in production: Manhattan, Blue Yonder, Körber, and others
    Practice 02

    Control Tower & WMS Visibility

    Multi-site warehouse operations visibility for VP Distribution and DC Operations leaders. Throughput against plan, labor utilization, and real time exception management across the network.

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    Control Tower & WMS Visibility Diagnostic

    Six questions. Sixty seconds. Built for VP Distribution and DC Operations.

    1 of 6
    Q1 / Visibility
    How do you currently see throughput across your warehouse network?
    Q2 / Exception Detection
    How quickly do you find out when a site is missing its throughput plan?
    Q3 / Labor Utilization
    How is labor utilization tracked across sites?
    Q4 / Cross Site Comparability
    Can you compare site performance on the same metrics, fairly?
    Q5 / Action Loops
    When the control tower flags a problem, what happens next?
    Q6 / Network Scale
    How many sites are in your warehouse network?
    Your Readout

    Control Tower Maturity
    STAGE 01
    Reports & Calls
    Daily reports, no shared view, exception detection at shift end
    STAGE 02
    Per Site Dashboards
    Each site has its own dashboard, no cross-site comparability
    STAGE 03
    Network Visibility
    Single network view, standardized metrics, hourly updates
    STAGE 04
    Real Time Control
    Real time exceptions, named playbooks, automated action loops

    What is likely happening across your warehouse network

      Likely Cost

      First Rebuild We Would Run
      Reference Build

      Multi-Site WMS Control Tower

      Live demo with synthetic data. Real time throughput, labor utilization, and exception flow across a five site warehouse network.

      CadenceReal time / shift
      DecisionLabor, throughput, exceptions
      OwnerVP Distribution
      HorizonShift / day / week

      Network Operating Tower

      Throughput vs Plan
      96.2%
      on shift
      Labor Utilization
      88.4%
      + 2.1 pts
      Open Exceptions
      7
      3 critical
      Order Cycle Time
      2.4 h
      - 0.3 h
      Throughput by Site, Current Shift
      Units per hour vs plan
      104%DC East
      88%DC South
      98%DC West
      102%DC Mid
      94%DC NW
      Exceptions by Type, Last 24h
      Open and resolved exception flow
      Picking
      12
      Receiving
      4
      Replen
      18
      Putaway
      3
      Yard
      8
      SiteRegionThroughputLabor UtilOpen Exc.Status
      DC East, AllentownNortheast104%91.2%1On Plan
      DC South, AtlantaSoutheast88%79.4%3Lagging
      DC Mid, ChicagoMidwest102%90.1%1On Plan
      DC West, RenoWest98%86.3%2On Plan
      7days
      Typical monthly operating review prep time, down from 2+ weeks
      6wk
      Typical exec scorecard build, brief to first board ready cycle
      100%
      Of metrics ship with named owners and operating plan linkage
      12+
      Board ready scorecards built across CSCO and COO sponsors
      Practice 03

      Executive & Operational Reporting

      Board ready supply chain reporting, monthly operating reviews, and exec scorecards. Built for the CSCO, COO, and CFO who need a defensible single source of truth.

      Discuss your reporting needs

      Executive Reporting Maturity Diagnostic

      Six questions. Sixty seconds. Built for executive sponsors of supply chain reporting.

      1 of 6
      Q1 / Source of Truth
      How does your exec team currently get supply chain numbers?
      Q2 / Prep Effort
      How long does monthly operating review prep take your team?
      Q3 / Definition Consistency
      If you ask 3 leaders for OTIF, do you get the same number?
      Q4 / Operating Plan Linkage
      Are the metrics in your exec reports tied back to the operating plan?
      Q5 / Narrative
      When numbers move, do execs know why before the meeting?
      Q6 / Scale
      What is your revenue band? This calibrates the cost estimate.
      Your Readout

      Executive Reporting Maturity
      STAGE 01
      Inconsistent Decks
      Different numbers each month, multi week prep, no clear source
      STAGE 02
      Assembled Reporting
      One deck, but built manually, weak operating plan linkage
      STAGE 03
      Reconciled Scorecard
      Single source, mostly automated, financial reconciliation
      STAGE 04
      Board Ready by Design
      Named commentary, operating plan linkage, same day prep

      What is likely happening inside your exec reporting cycle

        Likely Cost

        First Rebuild We Would Run
        Reference Build

        Monthly Operating Review Scorecard

        Live demo with synthetic data. Board ready supply chain view: cost to serve, perfect order, inventory health, and named commentary per metric.

        CadenceMonthly
        DecisionExec operating review, board ready
        OwnerCSCO / COO
        HorizonMonthly + trailing 12mo

        September Operating Review

        Cost to Serve
        $4.82
        - $0.18 vs plan
        Perfect Order
        94.6%
        + 1.2 pts
        Inventory Health Index
        82
        flat MoM
        OTIF
        91.4%
        - 0.6 pts
        Cost to Serve by Business Unit
        Current month vs operating plan
        $4.21CPG North
        $3.84CPG South
        $5.62Industrial
        $4.06Foodservice
        $4.94Retail PL
        Operating Plan Variance, Trailing 6mo
        Cost vs plan, indexed
        MetricThis Monthvs PlanOwnerNamed Commentary
        Cost to Serve$4.82- $0.18VP LogisticsCarrier rebid + mode shift to LTL holding
        Perfect Order94.6%+ 1.2 ptsVP DistributionDC Mid stabilized after WMS hypercare
        Inventory Health82flatVP PlanningSlow movers up 4 pts, offset by faster turn on A items
        OTIF91.4%- 0.6 ptsVP DistributionDC South labor shortfall on Tuesday shifts
        3tiers
        Strategic, operational, and tactical KPI cascade designed for every engagement
        100%
        Of metrics shipped with a named owner and documented threshold
        4wk
        Typical KPI architecture engagement, brief to documented framework
        40+
        Standardized supply chain metrics in the BaszGroup reference library
        Practice 04

        KPI Architecture & Scorecards

        The metric hierarchy work that makes a dashboard get used after launch. Strategic to tactical cascades, named ownership, threshold logic, and escalation paths.

        Discuss your scorecard needs

        KPI Architecture Maturity Diagnostic

        Six questions. Sixty seconds. Built for analytics leaders and operating sponsors.

        1 of 6
        Q1 / Hierarchy
        Do your KPIs cascade from strategic down to tactical?
        Q2 / Named Ownership
        Does every metric have a named owner who acts when it moves?
        Q3 / Thresholds
        Do your KPIs have documented green / yellow / red thresholds?
        Q4 / Escalation
        When a KPI crosses a threshold, is the escalation path documented?
        Q5 / Review Cadence
        How often is the KPI framework itself reviewed and revised?
        Q6 / Scale
        What is your revenue band? This calibrates the cost estimate.
        Your Readout

        KPI Architecture Maturity
        STAGE 01
        Flat Metrics List
        No cascade, implicit ownership, no thresholds
        STAGE 02
        Partial Framework
        Some hierarchy, partial ownership, arbitrary thresholds
        STAGE 03
        Documented Cascade
        Cascade exists, named owners, thresholds set
        STAGE 04
        Living Framework
        Reviewed quarterly, escalation documented, plan linked

        What is likely happening in your KPI framework

          Likely Cost

          First Rebuild We Would Run
          Reference Build

          Supply Chain KPI Hierarchy

          A three tier cascade designed to be defensible at every level. Each tier has named owners and the linkage that lets a strategic miss decompose to a tactical cause.

          TiersStrategic / Operational / Tactical
          OutputDocumented framework + scorecards
          OwnerCSCO / VP Analytics
          ReviewQuarterly framework review

          Three Tier KPI Cascade

          Strategic
          Total Supply Chain Cost % of Revenue
          OWNER:CSCO
          Perfect Order Rate
          OWNER:COO
          Cash to Cash Cycle Time
          OWNER:CFO
          Operational
          OTIF (On Time In Full)
          OWNER:VP Distribution
          Inventory Turns by Business Unit
          OWNER:VP Planning
          Cost to Serve per Order
          OWNER:VP Logistics
          Tactical
          Pick Accuracy by DC
          OWNER:DC Manager
          Forecast Accuracy by SKU class
          OWNER:Demand Planner
          Carrier On Time Pickup
          OWNER:Transportation Lead
          MetricTierGreen ThresholdRed ThresholdReview Cadence
          Perfect Order RateStrategic≥ 95%< 90%Monthly
          OTIFOperational≥ 93%< 88%Weekly
          Pick AccuracyTactical≥ 99.5%< 98.5%Daily
          Forecast AccuracyTactical≥ 80%< 70%Monthly
          22K+
          Suppliers, vendors, and trade partners integrated across client engagements
          12+
          Source systems typically consolidated per engagement: ERP, WMS, TMS, OMS, EDI
          10wk
          Typical data foundation build, brief to first production pipelines
          99.4%
          Pipeline uptime target across active engagements, monitored continuously
          Practice 05

          Data & ETL Foundation

          The pipelines, integrations, and master data work that make the analytics layer honest. Multi system consolidation, EDI and API integration, and the foundation under everything BaszGroup ships.

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          Data Foundation Maturity Diagnostic

          Six questions. Sixty seconds. Built for data leaders and analytics sponsors.

          1 of 6
          Q1 / Source Systems
          How is data from your ERP, WMS, TMS, and other systems brought together?
          Q2 / Master Data
          Is your master data (SKU, customer, vendor, location) reconciled across systems?
          Q3 / EDI & Partner Integration
          How are you connected to suppliers, customers, and 3PL partners?
          Q4 / Data Quality
          When the analytics layer disagrees with reality, how do you find out?
          Q5 / Documentation
          If your data engineer left tomorrow, would the pipelines be operable?
          Q6 / Scale
          What is your revenue band? This calibrates the cost estimate.
          Your Readout

          Data Foundation Maturity
          STAGE 01
          Manual & Brittle
          Email pulls, Excel, tribal knowledge, frequent breakage
          STAGE 02
          Partially Automated
          Some scheduled pipelines, weak master data governance
          STAGE 03
          Orchestrated Pipelines
          Mostly automated, monitored, documented gaps
          STAGE 04
          Governed Foundation
          Master data governed, real time validation, runbooks

          What is likely happening in your data foundation

            Likely Cost

            First Rebuild We Would Run
            Reference Build

            Supply Chain Data Foundation Architecture

            The pipeline architecture under a typical BaszGroup engagement. Source systems flow through a transformation layer into the analytics layer, with validation and governance at each step.

            Source SystemsERP, WMS, TMS, OMS, EDI
            TransformationETL + master data layer
            AnalyticsPlanning + reporting + control tower
            GovernanceQuality checks, audit, lineage

            Reference Data Flow

            Source Systems
            ERP SAP / NetSuite / Oracle
            WMS Manhattan / Blue Yonder / Körber
            TMS MercuryGate / OTM / Project44
            OMS + EDI 22K+ trade partners
            Transformation Layer
            Ingestion EDI / API / FTP / Batch
            Master Data SKU / customer / vendor / location
            Quality Checks Validation + named exception owners
            Modeling Star schema + semantic layer
            Analytics Layer
            IBP Scorecard Monthly planning rhythm
            Control Tower Real time WMS visibility
            Exec Reporting Monthly operating review
            KPI Scorecards Three tier cascade
            22K+
            Trade Partners
            12+
            Source Systems
            99.4%
            Pipeline Uptime
            15 min
            Data Latency Target
            Anonymized Engagement

            ~$400M food distributor. 3 day S&OP close became same day. 14 manual reports retired. 87% planning team adoption at 90 days. 12 weeks end to end.

            12 wkEngagement
            87%Adoption
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