Podorozhnyk, Ukraine’s largest pharmacy chain, successfully revamped its analytical reporting and inventory management processes by integrating Power BI and Azure Cloud. This transformation reduced report processing times from 5 hours to 4 minutes, delivering real-time data analytics and boosting operational efficiency across its 2,000+ stores, which handle 30,000 SKUs per hour. The project optimized stock management, streamlined supply chain operations, and enhanced decision-making with interactive dashboards and advanced data visualizations.
ABOUT THE CLIENT
Podorozhnyk is the largest retail pharmacy network in Ukraine, serving over 17 million customers through more than 2,000 pharmacy locations. With a product catalog that processes 30,000 SKUs every hour, Podorozhnyk relies on robust data analytics and business intelligence to manage stock, monitor sales, and optimize its vast supply chain. The company has been a trusted leader in the healthcare retail market for over 24 years, known for providing reliable and high-quality pharmaceutical products.
Challenges and Solutions
As Podorozhnyk expanded its network, it faced significant challenges in managing real-time inventory data and generating timely analytical reports. Their existing system struggled to handle large volumes of data across multiple datasets, causing delays in report generation. Key metrics such as product turnover, stock levels, and supply chain efficiency were difficult to access in real-time. This led to inefficiencies in inventory management, overstock issues, and slow decision-making due to outdated and time-consuming reports.
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Cobit Solutions implemented a fully customized business intelligence solution using Power BI and Azure Cloud to address these challenges. The migration to Azure Cloud provided scalable and high-performance data processing, enabling near-instant report generation. Power BI was used to develop interactive dashboards that provided real-time data visualizations and insights into inventory turnover, stock levels, and sales performance.
The solution inclu for real-time inventory and sales analytics.
- Azure Cloud Integration for faster, scalable data processing.
- Customizable data visualizations to track product performance, demand forecasting, and stock optimization.
- Inventory Turnover Matrix that helped streamline inventory management and reduced excess stock levels.
These enhancements allowed the management team to monitor KPIs in real-time, optimize the procurement process, and reduce the risk of overstocking or understocking critical products. The cloud-based business intelligence solution enabled seamless access to data from multiple sources, improving the speed and accuracy of decision-making.
OUTCOMES​
- Faster Report Processing: The migration to Azure Cloud reduced report generation times from 5 hours to just 4 minutes, allowing real-time access to critical business insights.
- Optimized Inventory Management: The implementation of an Inventory Turnover Matrix provided detailed insights into product demand and turnover rates, allowing Podorozhnyk to optimize stock replenishment cycles, reduce excess inventory, and improve product availability.
- Real-Time Analytics: Power BI dashboards enabled real-time analytics, empowering the management team to make data-driven decisions quickly and improve operational performance.
- Improved Supply Chain Efficiency: Streamlined supply chain processes resulted in better stock control and more efficient procurement, reducing operational costs and ensuring the right products were available at the right time.
- Scalability: The Azure Cloud infrastructure provided the scalability needed to support the growing network of pharmacies without compromising performance, ensuring long-term business agility.
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