Linxens.
With Bissantz, Linxens makes the core processes of its own value creation measurable and keeps the value contribution of all parts of the organization under control at the point of origin.
diverse data sources, e.g. Salesforce, SAP CO-PA, SD, MM and PP
self-service BI for data sets outside of SAP and Salesforce
decentralized analysis competence in a centrally maintained data model
reporting from the highest management level to the specialist department
three days instead of 1.5 weeks for the month-end closing including analyses
consistent, globally understandable visualization concept
Transparent value flow at Linxens.
Group reporting in the month-end closing.
Ludwig Stüwe, responsible for Division Controlling at secure connectors provider Linxens, believes it is important to determine the exact position: „The secure connectors industry is very competitive. Only those who know exactly what their costs are at all times can withstand the fierce cut-throat competition.“ In the past, group reporting at the end of the month-end closing cost time and nerves. The company wanted to identify the drivers of the gross margin as early as possible – but to do so, it had to resort to data loaded into the consolidation software from the production sites in Asia and Europe, at account level and without data depth.
Further analyses of the deviations and their causes were carried out on request by the local controllers, who used Microsoft Excel to search for answers in SAP downloads. „When clarifications were required with locations in other time zones and a different communication culture, this regularly led to frustration because we had to wait or explanations were not sufficient for our understanding,“ Stüwe adds. The DeltaMaster business intelligence software from Bissantz provided a remedy.
Bissantz convinced Linxens because of the open data management, the business and statistical analysis procedures and the visualization functions. In the first stage of the project, the SAP CO-PA module was connected in order to depict the income statement in DeltaMaster, and analysis applications for turnover, gross margin and manufacturing costs were developed. „After just a few days, we were able to interactively access the data in meetings using the navigation and analysis options,“ Stüwe reports.