Design Data for Supply Chain Analysis

Another byproduct of the pandemic was the unexpected impact to the supply chain. Distribution companies that imported products for raw materials – everything from candle scents to chemicals needed to make tape – were facing severe challenges. We had begun the improvement to data infrastructure roughly a year before the world changed, so we were able to handle a lot of real-time changes as they happened and support insights into how to stabilize business, all while addressing data fluctuations as they occurred (new pricing, new surcharges, increased freight charges, etc.).