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Strengthening Enterprise Reporting & Analytics Across Multiple BI Platforms

BMCG developed an automated reconciliation and reporting solution that integrated vendor data with SAP, enabling real-time exception reporting and improved operational visibility.
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Industry
Supply Chain & Logistics
Platform
SAP, Microsoft SQL Server, Power BI
Technology
SAP, SQL Server, Power BI, T-SQL
The Challenge

Why Logistics Reconciliation Needed Automation

The business received daily operational files from multiple third-party logistics providers, each using different file formats and reporting schedules. Validating vendor transactions against SAP records required significant manual effort, making it difficult to identify discrepancies quickly and maintain accurate operational reporting.
As shipment volumes increased, the reconciliation process became increasingly time-consuming and limited the supply chain team’s ability to respond to operational issues.

Multiple Vendor Data Sources

Operational files arrived daily from different logistics providers, each using different data structures and reporting formats.

Manual Reconciliation

Business teams manually compared vendor transactions with SAP records, resulting in lengthy validation processes.

Limited Operational Visibility

Shipment and inventory discrepancies were difficult to identify quickly, delaying corrective actions.

Delayed Exception Reporting

Without automated reporting, operational exceptions often remained unresolved until manual reviews were completed.

Solution Delivered

Building an Automated SAP & 3PL Reconciliation Solution

BMCG designed and implemented a reporting solution that integrated SAP and third-party logistics data into a central SQL Server environment. Automated reconciliation logic compared transactions across systems, while Power BI dashboards provided real-time visibility into discrepancies and operational performance.

Reconciliation Process

  • Integrated SAP and 3PL operational data
  • Loaded daily vendor files into SQL Server
  • Automated transaction reconciliation
  • Compared vendor and SAP records
  • Identified operational discrepancies
  • Generated exception reports
  • Delivered interactive Power BI dashboards
  • Scheduled automated data refreshes

Solution Components

  • SQL Server data integration framework
  • SAP transaction comparison
  • Automated reconciliation logic
  • Power BI operational dashboards
  • Exception reporting
  • Automated refresh scheduling
  • Discrepancy tracking
  • Operational performance monitoring
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Our Approach

Delivering a Reliable Reconciliation & Reporting Framework

Data Integration Design

Designed a central SQL Server framework to consolidate SAP data and daily operational files received from multiple logistics providers.

Reconciliation Logic Development

Developed SQL-based comparison logic using joins and validation rules to automatically reconcile vendor transactions against SAP records.

Dashboard Development

Created Power BI dashboards that provided logistics teams with real-time visibility into reconciliation results, operational performance, and exception reporting.

Testing & Deployment

Validated reconciliation scenarios, configured automated refresh schedules based on vendor reporting timelines, and deployed the solution for day-to-day operational use.
Services Delivered

Services That Improved Supply Chain Visibility

The engagement combined data integration, reporting automation, reconciliation logic, and business intelligence to replace manual validation with a consistent, automated reporting framework.

SAP BusinessObjects Development

Developed and maintained SAP BusinessObjects Universes, Web Intelligence reports, and Crystal Reports to support enterprise reporting requirements.

SAP BW Reporting

Enhanced SAP BW reporting solutions to improve reporting accuracy, performance, and business visibility.

Performance Optimization

Optimised more than 120 enterprise reports through query tuning, Universe optimisation, and reporting best practices.

Security & Governance

Implemented row-level security, reporting governance controls, and access management to protect business data.

Platform Administration

Managed BusinessObjects Enterprise scheduling, report distribution, notifications, and production support activities.

Multi-Platform Analytics Support

Provided development and support across Power BI, Tableau, SAP Datasphere, and SAP Analytics Cloud to maintain a connected enterprise analytics environment.
Business Outcomes

Business Results Delivered

The solution automated reconciliation between SAP and third-party logistics systems, improved operational visibility, and enabled faster resolution of supply chain exceptions.

Automated Reconciliation

Replaced manual validation with an automated process that compared SAP and vendor transactions consistently.

Reduced Manual Effort

Minimised the time spent on reconciliation and operational reporting through automated data processing.

Improved Operational Visibility

Provided logistics teams with real-time insight into shipment, inventory, and transaction discrepancies.

Faster Exception Resolution

Enabled quicker identification and resolution of operational issues through automated exception reporting.

Improved Reporting Accuracy

Delivered consistent and reliable reporting across multiple logistics providers through standardised reconciliation processes.

Standardized Supply Chain Reporting

Created a unified reporting framework that improved visibility and operational monitoring across third-party logistics operations.
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