Decision Inc is in the process of implementing a Microsoft data warehouse at the Kaap Agri group. This will optimise how it manages its data to more effectively integrate the information and deliver better business insights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
About Kaap Agri<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Kaap Agri group specialises in\nretail and trade in agricultural, fuel, and related retail markets in Southern\nAfrica. With an agricultural foundation, the JSE-listed company has a core\nretail focus, which accounts for 80% of the revenue, augmented by a dedicated\nretail fuel strategy that is gaining momentum. With its strategic footprint,\ninfrastructure, facilities, and client network, Kaap Agri follows a\ndifferentiated market approach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kaap Agri employs over 3,000 people and has a footprint of 200 business units across South Africa and Namibia, which includes the retail trading brand Agrimark. Other trading divisions in the Kaap Agri stable include grain storage, handling and agency services, a packaging material supplier and distributor, as well as a manufacturer of agricultural irrigation products. The company\u2019s retail fuel operations are grouped within The Fuel Company (TFC), which also operates the forecourt convenience brand, Expressmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The requirement<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In\nsupport of its growth objectives, Kaap Agri acquired several businesses over\nrecent years. With Digital Transformation a key strategic focus area, the group\nalso invested in new systems to optimise the business. Therefore, Kaap Agri\nneeded to find an effective way of consolidating its data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n To\nthis end, the company was looking for a data warehouse offering that could do\nthis and integrate the data from multiple sources to meet their business\nintelligence (BI) and business analytics requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\nneeded to optimise our processes and build on the wealth of historical data\navailable to the organisation,\u201d said Corrie Stadler, BI Manager at Kaap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWith\na data warehouse, it would be faster to move to self-service BI because the\ndata is centralised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cFollowing\na presentation from Decision Inc, we decided to select them as our service\nprovider given how they would be able to cost-effectively assist us with a\nphased implementation of a Microsoft data warehouse solution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n According\nto Stadler, this [phased] approach would align with the roadmap of the\norganisation and be the most resource-effective way of managing the migration\ngiven the budgetary constraints on the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThe\nservice levels Decision Inc provided us were amazing, and when combined with\ntheir service offering and strong relationship with us, it certainly was the\nright decision to select them as our partners,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOne\nof the requirements was to work with a strategic service provider that could\ndeliver on more than one focus area for us. Given their expertise across data\nwarehousing, BI, and customer relationship management, to name a few, it\ncertainly has been the right company to work with.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The\nbenefits<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Even\nthough the data warehouse is still being rolled out, it has already been\ndelivering on the expectations of Kaap Agri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTo\ndate, the process has been very straightforward. From the first presentation to\ngradually implementing what we needed to get up and running took a matter of\nmonths,\u201d said Stadler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAn\nimportant part of this process has also been skills transfer to ensure our\nemployees are comfortable in using the system and making it sustainable for us\nin the future. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDecision\nInc has assisted well in this regard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stadler\nsays the domain knowledge of Decision Inc is excellent and the organisation\nunderstood the business environment and unique requirements of Kaap Agri very\nwell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBy\nintegrating three different business units into one financial system it has\nresulted in a 30% improvement in the time it takes us to extract data from our\nsystems,\u201d added Stadler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUsing\nthe Microsoft solution, we can more effectively pull data into the data\nwarehouse, manipulate it, and optimise stock.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Decision Inc is in the process of implementing a Microsoft data warehouse at the Kaap Agri group. 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