Case Study: Cox Automotive achieves faster capacity planning with Plotly Dash Enterprise

Cox Automotive launches capacity planning for 70+ auctions with Plotly

Cox Automotive, a major automotive services company, faced a challenge in capacity planning across its Manheim auction network. Their existing models were trapped in complex spreadsheets, which were difficult to share and failed to provide real-time insights. Per-user analytics platforms were too costly. Cox Automotive partnered with vendor Plotly and its Dash Enterprise platform to convert these models into an accessible application for its non-technical business users.

Plotly's Professional Services team accelerated development, delivering a branded, multi-page capacity planning application built with Dash Enterprise. The solution provided self-service data access to users at local, regional, and corporate levels, enabling real-time decision support. This allowed Cox Automotive to demonstrate ROI to leadership and secure further investment. The application also met all internal security requirements and eliminated the need for a large front-end development team.

Cox Automotive