Streamlining Organizational Processes with Better BI Featuring Logistic Specialties, Inc. (LSI) 7900 Westpark Drive, Suite T107 McLean, VA 22102 | www.logixml.com
Jun 26, 2015
Streamlining Organizational Processes with Better BI
Featuring Logistic Specialties, Inc. (LSI)
7900 Westpark Drive, Suite T107 McLean, VA 22102 | www.logixml.com
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Welcome
Agenda
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• Introduction– Matt Hoffman, Director of Product Management,
LogiXML• Case Study: Logistic Specialties, Inc. (LSI)
– Mark de Amici, Chief Information Officer, LSI– James Beames, Senior Systems Analyst, LSI
• Wrap Up and Q&A
LogiXML
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• Founded in 2000• First to market with web-based BI• Headquartered outside Wash. DC
– Offices in Los Angeles and UK• High customer ratings in Gartner BI Platforms User
Survey– Software & Support Quality– Overall Customer Experience
• Over 700 customers worldwide
Beyond Traditional Reporting
Agile BI solutions can be utilized for many nontraditional use cases like managing organizational processes:
– Customer Self-Service– Vendor Relationship Management– Process Monitoring and Alerting– Benchmarking as a Service
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LSI Case Study
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• Specializes in managing & fulfilling government procurement bids
• Serves government contractors with business development consulting & support
• Efficiently facilitate the fulfillment of government supply requirements
(LSI)
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Logistic Specialties, Inc. (LSI)
• LSI provides value by:– Collaborating with sub-contractors & suppliers on
proposals– Providing program management oversight upon
award• Must respond rapidly to government RFPs
with most competitive bid
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Business Challenge: Manual RFP Process
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• Excel sheet with 1,200 parts with 26,000 records of history– 20 tabs– 127 MB– 10-12 minutes just to open
Investigating Solutions
• Evaluated several vendors– Traditional BI players– Supply Chain Management solutions
• Accomplished only 40% of needs– Did not track what was quoted– Who was it given to when done– When & how it got delivered
• Charged a % of profits• Required help from costly consultants
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Why LogiXML
• Fast to implement with pre-built components that come out of the box
• Easy to modify/maintain• Flexible to enable workflow between multiple
teams and systems• Reliable since the team had previous
experience in Logi Info
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Commodities Tracking System
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US Gov RFPAnalyst
Processes RFP
Decision Support
Application
Vendor Portal
Engineer Portal
Vendor
RFQ Alert
..... Logs-in
Vendor Quote
Assessment
Engineer
….. Logs-in
ENG Alert
Vendor History
Functions:• Workflow / Alerts• Vendor Analysis• Project Mgmt• Risk Mgmt• Financial Analysis
RFP Response
*Built by a single developer using Logi Info
Results
• Everything built by 1 person in 12 months• Cut development time by 33-50% • Program run by 3-4 people
– Half the staff of competitors• LSI wins:
– Over 50% of the contracts on which they bid – 60% of the dollars within their target market
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Logi Info Pervades LSI
• Logi Info has become our middleware– Purchase request tracking system– Executive and sales dashboards– Time-tracking system (in progress)
• Logi’s database neutrality enables LSI to link to databases they couldn’t otherwise
• Link to databases even Crystal can’t
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Results (which bear repeating)
• Everything built by 1 person in 12 months• Cut development time by 33-50% • Program run by 3-4 people
– Half the staff of competitors• LSI wins:
– Over 50% of the contracts on which they bid – 60% of the dollars within their target market
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The Logi Difference
• Out-of-the-Box Functionality- Rapid creation of sophisticated embedded BI applications- Easy to build and maintain- Minimizes need for custom coding
• Beyond Traditional BI- Alerts, workflows, and database write-back capabilities- Hundreds of pre-built and interactive charts, graphs, analysis tools, and dashboards- Support for exporting, widgets, file templating, and much more
• Easy to Deploy and Manage- Open, web-based, high performance XML architecture- Unmatched integration, customization, and extensibility (e.g. single sign-on, white labeling)- Cross platform support on .NET and Java and browser-independent
The Fastest and Easiest Way To Create Dynamic Information Applications
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Thank You
LogiXMLhttp://www.logixml.com
Logistic Specialties, Inc. (LSI)http://www.lsiwins.com
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