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Telling your data story with Alteryx & Tableau Date: May 28 th, 2018 Jacob Olsufka | Senior Visual Analytics Consultant

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THE BUSINESS SCENARIO

THE BUSINESS SCENARIO 1 2 3 Who are we? We are the analytics team for an online office retailer based out of Silicon Valley. Our exec team wants a presentation for the annual end of the year review meeting. What do the execs want? Practice Our leadership team wants to understand how our performance compared to last year. They want to see if there are opportunities to minimize costs to our customers. What data do we have? Transaction data for each order that has been placed in the last two years. Information on the products being purchased and the customers doing the purchasing.

THE IDEA WHITEBOARD Practice

THE PRESENTATION

THE PRESENTATION 1 2 3 Sales are up, but shipping is becoming an issue Our east coast customers are incurring large shipping costs, we think sales could increase even higher if we can solve this problem. We recommend expanding a distribution center Practice center, will allow us to serve our east coast Having a more centrally located distribution and southern clients more cost effectively. Where should we put it? Our real estate team gave us four options that are all in our price range and will cost us the same to build. We will provide an analysis of these options to recommend the best.

SHIPPING BUSINESS LOGIC • Shipping will always cost a minimum of $3. • Every 400 miles costs $3, the remainder miles cost $0. 02 per mile • Shipping costs are multiplied depending on the Ship Mode Multiplier Standard Class 1 Second Class 1. 2 First Class 1. 5 Same Day 2 Practice • A flat rate is allocated per item to be shipped in bulk to the distribution center Distribution Center Flat Rate Atlanta $4. 5 Chicago $4 Nashville $4 Arlington $3

THE RECOMMENDATION

THE RECOMMENDATION Where should we put it? Our real estate team gave us four options that are all in our price range and will cost us the same to build. We will provide an analysis of these options to recommend the best. Practice

THE RECOMMENDATION 1 Which center has the best $ saving opportunity? Chicago and Nashville are virtually tied. The benefits of a distribution center are proven.

THE RECOMMENDATION 2 Which location is the best for our truck fleet? Nashville provides the best option from a miles driven perspective.

THE RECOMMENDATION 3 Other factors. . Recalling our sales performance analysis, we saw that sales are high in the winter months We will want to factor that into our decision, as Chicago is in an area of the country that often deals with winter storms and snow.

THE RECOMMENDATION 1 2 3 Which center has the best $ saving opportunity? Chicago and Nashville are virtually tied. The benefits of a distribution center are proven. Which location is the best for our truck fleet? Nashville provides the best option from a miles driven perspective. This will benefit us from a truck maintenance, gas mileage, and time savings standpoint. Other factors. . Recalling our sales performance analysis, we saw that sales are high in the winter months We will want to factor that into our decision, as Chicago is in an area of the country that often deals with winter storms and snow.

RECOMMENDATION: Given our analysis, we recommend that the distribution center be located in Nashville, TN. We estimate that this will save our customers outside of the west coast up to 50% on shipping costs. Let’s discuss further.

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