Case Study: MARS DRINKS achieves higher productivity and operational efficiency with Microsoft Power BI

Connecting beverage machines to the cloud to power productivity

MARS, a global workplace beverage provider, needed a scalable, cloud-based analytics platform to collect telemetry from KLIX vending machines, prevent downtime and out-of-stock events, and surface consumer and workplace usage insights. After a limited German pilot, MARS engaged Neal Analytics and Microsoft technologies—including Microsoft Power BI, Azure IoT Suite, and Cortana Intelligence Suite—to build a global solution.

Neal Analytics and Microsoft Power BI were used to create the Global Platform for Advanced Analytics, ingesting three years of historical data plus real-time machine telemetry, weather, and calendar signals to enable predictive maintenance, optimal stocking schedules, and route optimization. The Microsoft Power BI–based dashboards and alerts delivered actionable insights that reduced stockouts and downtime, increased vends, improved operator efficiency, and provided a scalable foundation for global expansion.

MARS

Jamie Head

Chief Information Officer