SAP Business Objects Dashboards deliver immediate intelligence using world class SAP Business Objects technology.

One of the most critical factors in surviving and indeed thriving in today's challenging economic conditions will be the availability of high quality, real time information on which to base a clear course of action. But while most organisations aspire to a culture of information-based decision making, many have struggled to deliver that information to those who need it in a usable, easily digested format.

Dashboards can do just that. They combine business intelligence and performance management to provide business users with the tools to simplify complex information requirements, predict the outcomes of change with greater certainty and monitor the execution of strategic objectives.

Manufacturing companies are constantly challenged to find innovative ways to anticipate demand, accelerate product development, manage their supply chain and increase market share.

But, when you're making products in many variants, selling to multiple retailers and working through third party distributors, often on a global basis, getting access to clear, meaningful information on how an individual SKU or your entire business is performing can feel like mission impossible.

Dashboards from SAP Business Objects can enable business users to:

• Harness manufacturing and supply chain data, external market analysis, sales figures and financial numbers
• Drill down to discover how a new product launch or change in market conditions could impact overall performance
• Use simple, point-and-click What-If modelling to quickly run alternative scenarios
• Assess and analyse the rationale behind introducing new product variants or culling older ones as part of a robust product lifecycle management policy.

The simple, highly visual format of dashboards enable information to be communicated clearly between finance, marketing and production, so you can align operational objectives with overall strategy.

Visit our Dashboards Resource Centre, interact with real-life manufacturing dashboard examples, and discover how dashboards could help your organisation get a clear view of the key metrics that support astute planning anddrive informed decisions.