Case Study: Louisiana‑Pacific Corporation achieves $1M+ in net new pipeline and streamlined operations with Microsoft Power BI

Louisiana-Pacific stays at the cutting edge by transforming manual processes with Microsoft Power Automate

Louisiana‑Pacific Corporation (LP), a major building‑products manufacturer, faced slow, error‑prone paper‑based workflows across its Nashville headquarters and 25 mills that limited productivity and hindered overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). To modernize operations, LP adopted Microsoft solutions—using Microsoft Power BI alongside Microsoft Power Automate and Microsoft Power Apps—to digitize approvals, maintenance records, and sales lead capture.

Using Microsoft Power BI and the Power Platform, LP implemented automated approval flows, maintenance alerts, and a Power Apps form that writes prospect data to SharePoint via Power Automate and feeds Power BI dashboards for real‑time insights. The changes cut administrative time (saving 15 hours per month on one process), eliminated paper costs (~USD 6,000 per mill annually), generated more than USD 1 million in net new pipeline, and delivered faster, data‑driven decisions to improve OEE.

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation

Daniel LeMay

DevOps Engineer