Retail-only solutions and service provider, Retail Assist, has concluded a partnership with software house, Board International, that will see Business Intelligence (BI) capabilities integrated within the company's Merret supply chain solution and made available to other retail clients.
Explains Nigel Illingworth, Product Director at Retail Assist: “Business Intelligence is a critical function in highly-measurable and accountable retail organisations.
Whilst many of our Merret users have separate BI tools, there was a clear requirement for an integrated tool that could report on all elements of business: finance, stores and HR, in addition to the supply chain.”
Over a 3-month period, Retail Assist 'beauty-paraded' ten different BI solutions. With assistance from one of its largest clients, the company used a comprehensive weighted scoring system to evaluate the options.
Board came out as the clear winner. The factors that convinced Retail Assist of Board's suitability included richness of functionality, scalability, an inbuilt database which removes reliance upon Microsoft SQL, and Board's commitment to developing the UK market.
Board International provides the industry's only programming-free toolkit for development of Corporate Performance Management (CPM) and Business Intelligence (BI) applications.
It has enabled more than 1,800 companies to integrate the support, control and management of core processes such as planning, budgeting, forecasting, monitoring, analysis and reporting into a single platform.
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