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Global Supply Chain Integration Lakehouse Enables Real-Time Analytics and 38% Cost Reduction

About the Client

The client is a global supply chain and retail technology company managing complex operations across multiple regions. With data distributed across more than 200 sources—including ERP systems, third-party logistics providers, warehouse management systems, and supplier feeds—the organization struggled to achieve unified visibility and real-time decision-making. To address these challenges and modernize its data infrastructure, the company partnered with Zymr.

Key Outcomes

Reporting Latency Reduced from 24 Hours to Under 5 Minutes
38% Reduction in Data Infrastructure Costs

Business Challenges

The organization operated with fragmented data systems, making it difficult to consolidate insights across supply chain operations. Data was spread across ERP platforms, logistics providers, warehouse systems, and supplier feeds, leading to delays in reporting and limited visibility into real-time inventory levels.

The existing architecture relied on a combination of traditional data warehouses and data lakes, which increased operational complexity and costs. Batch processing resulted in reporting delays of up to 24 hours, impacting decision-making for inventory management, demand forecasting, and logistics optimization.

Additionally, the lack of real-time data integration limited the company’s ability to implement advanced analytics and machine learning initiatives. The organization needed a scalable, cloud-native data platform capable of supporting real-time analytics, reducing infrastructure costs, and enabling future innovation.

Business Impacts / Key Results Achieved

Zymr designed and implemented a modern lakehouse architecture that unified data across all sources and enabled real-time analytics. This transformation significantly improved operational efficiency, reduced costs, and laid the foundation for advanced data-driven capabilities.

  • Reporting Latency Reduced to Under 5 Minutes for Inventory Queries
  • 38% Cost Savings Compared to Legacy Architecture
  • Launched 3 ML Programs for Demand Forecasting and Routing Optimization
  • Improved Real-Time Visibility Across Supply Chain Operations
  • Enhanced Decision-Making with Unified Data Platform

Strategy and Solutions

Zymr implemented a cloud-native lakehouse architecture tailored to the client’s supply chain and analytics needs, enabling real-time data processing and scalable insights.

  • Cloud-Native Lakehouse Architecture
    Built a scalable data platform using Apache Iceberg on AWS to unify structured and unstructured data.
  • Real-Time Data Streaming
    Implemented Kafka-based streaming ingestion to capture real-time inventory and operational events.
  • Unified Data Layers (Bronze, Silver, Gold)
    Designed a layered architecture with a Gold layer supporting both BI dashboards and machine learning models.
  • Advanced Analytics Enablement
    Enabled real-time BI reporting and analytics for inventory management, logistics, and operational insights.
  • Machine Learning Integration
    Supported ML models for demand forecasting and routing optimization using unified, high-quality data.
  • Cost Optimization and Scalability
    Reduced infrastructure costs while ensuring scalability and performance for future data growth.
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