Business Analytics Using SAP

Ankur Jindal, Divya Anand Karinje

EIM/Finance-Intern

University of Texas at Dallas

Abstract

Dart Container previously used Manugistics for Transportation

Management, Genelco for HR, Catalyst for Warehouse
Management. Different legacy systems(based on verticals) were
used for its business.
In 2012, Dart acquired SOLO Cup, which triggered more
complicated operations. SAP was right there to give very efficient
solutions.
With the enormous amount of growth in data & complicated
business processes, various SAP BW/BOBJ tools are extensively
used at Dart for more efficient analysis. Seamless integration of
various SAP tools lead to the reduction of development &
operating costs. SAP Finance had its early implementation with all
sub modules being extensively used by business.
Background

Objective/Goal

Design & Creation of Reports on Webi: Provide

Webi Reports to Business End Users
Design & Creation of Business Universes: Provide
self service Universes to Power Users
Data Modelling in SAP BW: Creation of new data
models, along with Production support in SAP
BW/BOBJ
Solve Production Support issues in the area of SAP
Fixed Assets and Cash Management

Results-Fill Rate

The fill rate reports measures how well the business is

fulfilling customer orders by both:
1. Quantity Shipped
2. On-time Shipment
The fill rate reports are used to evaluate several groups
from sales, production planning, and plant managers.
As a customer service oriented organization, Dart
maintains high fill rates

Results Process Flow for Positive

Pay File

Methods & Tools Used

Agile Methodology is being followed by Dart

Container Corporation
Different BI tools & Reporting methods are used
for Analytics

Take Away/ Learning

Intern Role with Different

Users
Data Flow in DART Containers

Darts business has mainly 3 types of users

Power Users- Creates, Modifies & Schedules
reports
Adhoc Users- Modifies & Schedules reports
End Users/Business Users- Run various reports
Role:-

1. EIM team develops Web-Intelligence, Crystal Reports

and submit it to End and Ad-Hoc Users for Analysis.
2. EIM team develops self-service Universes which
enables Power Users to create their own reports on
Web-Intelligence, Analysis for Office-Excel/OLAP
3. Act as a liaison between business users and technical
consultants which involves converting business
requirements
into
functional
specifications,
configurations, testing, documentation, end to end

Results- Checks generated to the

Vendor after Payment Run.

Business Processes in Finance with

practical implementation, where we
generated positive pay files, created
vendor Invoices, generated checks for
vendors, ran depreciation for assets,
generated various FI reports.
Food packaging Industry Scenario
BOBJ Products used to create different
reports for different users
Insight of how SAP can have a great
impact on Food Packaging industry
Cross Functional Experience and Time
Management

References: SAP COMMUNITY NETWORK