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Storequip

D ATA D A SHB O A R DS Tel: +27 11 503 1500
84 Merino Avenue, Cnr Houer Road,
City Deep, Johannesburg, South Africa

Website : www.storequip.co.za
Linked to the previous example, the executive may require the Successful change management will result in immediate
data dashboard to provide the following key metrics: use of the data dashboard, leading to improved operational Email: clintons@storequip.co.za
• Inventory value trends in each of the regional warehouses. improvement. Along with the end user buying into the Clinton: +27 79 503 0456
• Aging analysis of the current inventory. dashboard, business rules, processes, training and governance
• Flow of goods into and out of each warehouse. structures are updated to ensure all new dashboard users are
• Monitoring of safety incidents in each warehouse. prepared to successfully navigate the tool.
The Storequip Group are the largest manufacturers of shelving and racking systems in
Executive data dashboard example. 4. Tracking the impact. Dashboards as an operational Africa. We can consequently offer several racking systems ranging from light duty
continuous improvement tool track the industrial shelving to 21 ton heavy duty racking across Sub-Saharan Africa.
performance of the specified operational

function linked to its strategic objective.
The visibility of the operational performance
highlights opportunities for improvement. As per
the previous example, a dashboard that provides
a view of the inventory level analysis of all
warehouses will allow the executive to determine
which warehouses have inventory values that
are trending in the wrong direction. The executive Dexion
has a holistic view of what is happening in all the
regional warehouses through one dashboard. As
soon as a warehouse’s inventory levels increase
beyond a desirable metric, then the executive can
Operational dashboards provide an immediate impact on take action with the relevant warehouse manager.
the performance of day-to-day operations. The user of the
dashboard could vary from a machine operator, inventory By following these four principles of effective dashboard
controller or warehouse manager to a process engineer. implementation, organisations can achieve enhanced

Ensuring the dashboard is designed with, and for, the end operational visibility, clear identification of operational
user will result in the user being able to immediately put the constraints and statistical performance analysis for both
dashboard tool to use. processes and employees. Combined, the impact of these Louver
data dashboards creates a platform for an operations
Designing dashboards with the end user enhances the environment to develop and thrive from a culture of
change management process, ensuring successful acceptance continuous improvement. •
of the powerful tool into the business’s
value chain. Operational data dashboard example.

3. Change management. The
success of implementing a 4IR (Fourth
Industrial Revolution) tool into an
operations environment is heavily Ezeelok
reliant on the success of the change
management programme. Due to
the clear objective of the dashboard
and focus on perfecting the user
experience, the change management
process is entrenched in the dashboard
development.

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