Case Study: Direct Relief achieves $35+ million annual savings and real-time supply chain visibility with Qlik

Direct Relief utilizes Qlik to help deliver assistance with confidence and speed

Direct Relief, a leading medical humanitarian nonprofit, faced an unpredictable supply-chain challenge: donated medical products with expiration dates are received and needed on short notice across global warehouses, and delays from shipping or customs risked wasting critical supplies. To operate nimbly and avoid loss, the organization needed real-time visibility into inventory and shipments.

Partnering with Qlik, Direct Relief unlocked data trapped in SAP and deployed visual analytics and warehouse dashboards to track outbound deliveries and trace completed shipments worldwide. The solution enabled faster decisions, prevented waste, and delivered more than $35 million in savings per year, while helping cement Direct Relief’s reputation for efficiency and innovation.

Direct Relief

Thomas Tighe

Chief Executive Officer