Manufacturing Industry

Power BI for Manufacturing & Supply Chain

Power BI implementations for discrete and process manufacturers. We deliver OEE dashboards, supply chain analytics, quality control reporting, and IoT-connected factory floor monitoring.

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Manufacturing Data Challenges We Solve

Integrating data from ERP systems (SAP, Oracle, Dynamics)

Real-time IoT data from factory floor sensors and PLCs

Multi-plant reporting with different systems and data formats

Connecting to MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems)

Historical trend analysis across millions of production records

Mobile dashboards for plant managers and floor supervisors

Manufacturing Power BI Use Cases

Proven analytics solutions tailored to manufacturing industry requirements and workflows.

OEE & Production Monitoring

Overall Equipment Effectiveness dashboards with availability, performance, and quality metrics. Real-time production line monitoring and downtime tracking.

Supply Chain Analytics

End-to-end supply chain visibility with supplier performance, inventory optimization, demand forecasting, and logistics tracking dashboards.

Quality Control

SPC charts, defect tracking, first-pass yield, customer complaints, and CAPA (corrective and preventive action) management dashboards.

IoT & Predictive Maintenance

Connect IoT sensor data from factory equipment to Power BI for vibration analysis, temperature monitoring, and predictive failure dashboards.

Cost Analysis

Product costing, variance analysis, material cost tracking, labor efficiency, and overhead allocation dashboards for manufacturing P&L.

Safety & Compliance

OSHA incident tracking, near-miss reporting, safety KPIs, environmental compliance, and regulatory audit dashboards.

Manufacturing Power BI FAQ

Can Power BI connect to SAP for manufacturing data?

Yes, Power BI connects to SAP through multiple methods: SAP HANA connector (direct), SAP BW/4HANA connector, SAP Business Warehouse connector, and OData/REST APIs. We design extraction patterns that provide real-time or near-real-time data without impacting SAP performance.

How does Power BI handle IoT data from factory equipment?

We use Microsoft Fabric Real-Time Intelligence or Azure Event Hubs to ingest IoT data streams from PLCs, SCADA systems, and sensors. Power BI streaming datasets provide real-time factory floor dashboards, while historical data flows into a data lakehouse for trend analysis.

Can Power BI calculate OEE automatically?

Yes, we build DAX measures that calculate OEE (Availability x Performance x Quality) from production data. The model supports drill-down from plant-level OEE to individual machine, shift, product, and operator dimensions with automatic downtime categorization.

How do you handle multi-plant reporting with different ERP systems?

We design a unified data model that normalizes data from different ERPs into a common star schema. Microsoft Fabric data pipelines handle the ETL from SAP, Oracle, Dynamics, and custom systems into a single analytical layer that supports cross-plant comparison and consolidation.