| COMPANY: | York Wallpaper and Fabrics |
| HEADQUARTERS: | York, PA |
| SIZE OF COMPANY: | 100-499 employees; $50M-$100M in revenue |
| INDUSTRY: | Miscellaneous manufacturing |
| PRIMARY PRODUCT LINE: | Residential and commercial wallcoverings |
| NAME OF PROJECT: | Modernizing 19th century manufacturing through 21st century Business Intelligence |
| PROJECT OBJECTIVE: | To migrate BI processes and data analytics into operations and manufacturing shop floor activities to cut costs and improve data collection and analysis; organize and optimize staffing; manage sales to maximize ROI |
| TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED: | QlikView from QlikTech |
| ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ROI: | Supervisors save 45 to 60 minutes daily; reduced setup time in identifying machines or SKUs that fall outside norms by two minutes per day, saving $20,000 per month; reduced waste 45%, saving $2.4 million; improved data analysis, sales reporting, inventory logistics, staff productivity |