Case Study
Nexus BI Dashboard Suite
Five production Power BI dashboards built for manufacturing operations leadership
The Challenge
Replacing manual reporting with real-time analytics
Client
Plant leadership and cross-functional teams at a major manufacturing facility managing 500+ pieces of equipment, 70+ contractors, and $6M+ in material variances annually.
Problem
Critical operational data was trapped in spreadsheets, Word documents, and email chains. Monthly reports were manually assembled, causing delays and data accuracy issues.
Solution
Five production Power BI dashboards connected to SharePoint cloud refresh, replacing every manual report with real-time, automated analytics accessible to the entire team.
The Dashboards
Five dashboards, each solving a different operational challenge
Calibration Compliance
Tracks 514+ assets across 9 calibration vendors with overdue/due-soon logic, compliance scoring, and direct certificate links. Features a sidebar navigation with Executive, Equipment Detail, and Quick Certs views.
Production Workforce
OEE man-hour capacity planning with weekly trend analysis and 40hr/50hr target tracking across Dry, Liquid Fill, and Liquid Mix departments. Used directly for headcount and scheduling decisions.
MUV Analysis
Material usage variance financial analysis tracking $6M+ in annual losses. Breaks down variances by reason code, production line, top offending materials, and new product launches.
Contractor Compliance
Real-time visibility into risk classification and insurance expiration for 70+ vendors. Features filtering, search, and dual table/card views. Data used directly in leadership escalation.
Contract Compliance Report
Monthly contract lifecycle tracker covering 55+ vendor agreements by status, agreement type, and Veriforce enrollment. Replaced a manual Word document sent to leadership each month.
By the Numbers
514+
Assets Tracked
$6M+
Losses Monitored
70+
Vendors Analyzed
55+
Contracts Managed
Built With
End-to-end: star schema data models, DAX measures, Power Query data cleaning, and SharePoint cloud refresh
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