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Manufacturing analytics for your business.

Explore commercial, production and financial data for your manufacturing business. Use dashboards and an AI analyst to investigate changes and prepare reports matched to your products, customers and sites.

Upload sample data to try itSee a demoAI analytics for Industrial manufacturersStart with a sample. Views and reports depend on your data and agreed setup.

Manufacturer customer and product-line example · illustrative

Customer 5108 · product lines bought against catalog fitreconciled ✓
Bearings
$1.2m
Seals
$410k
Couplings
$120k
Service
$40k
Gearboxes
—
Total$1.77m
DashboardsStart with standard views
AI analystExplore your business questions
Your reportsShaped around your business and data

Reporting for your part of manufacturing

Choose the questions and measures that matter to your business. These examples show different reporting needs within the industry; the available analysis depends on the records you supply.

Industrial manufacturers

Review customer demand, product-line mix and commercial concentration. Add catalog or opportunity information when exploring account growth beyond current sales.

Production and operations

Explore output, downtime or quality trends where the relevant production records are supplied. Agree on units, event definitions and reporting periods first.

Manufacturing finance

Compare revenue, costs and budgets by product or site. Product-margin analysis depends on cost allocations that match the question being asked.

How it works

Three steps, in this order.

Bring a sample

Product, customer or site IDs, dates, sales and costs, plus production, quality or budget records for the chosen report.

Shape your views

Start with standard dashboards. Agree on the measures, reporting periods and business structure your customized views need.

Explore questions and reports

Work with an AI analyst to investigate the available data and prepare reports. Review the definitions and results in the context of your business.

“Which product lines and sites explain the change in manufacturing costs?”Example question for your AI analyst

Questions this industry asks

Short answers. The Help center has the long ones.

What data should I start with?

Product, customer or site IDs, dates, sales and costs, plus production, quality or budget records for the chosen report.

Do I have to use the example dashboard?

The example illustrates one part of the industry. Standard dashboards are a starting point; views can be customized to your business and data as part of your agreed setup.

Can every report work from the same sample?

The report depends on the fields, history and definitions in your sample. Start with one question, identify the records it needs and confirm any gaps before relying on a comparison.

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