Case Study: Blastrac Manufacturing achieves 95% faster reporting and thousands in cost savings with Tableau Software

Tableau Saves Manufacturer Thousands of Dollars with Simplified Information Sharing

Blastrac Manufacturing, a mid-sized global maker operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia, struggled with inconsistent, time-consuming reporting. Analysts spent 20–30 hours a week extracting data from multiple ERP systems into large, error-prone Excel workbooks that were hard to understand or use, especially for sales; a single-ERP rollout or traditional BI platform was ruled out due to cost and disruption.

Working with consultant Interworks, Blastrac deployed Tableau Desktop and the free Tableau Reader to create consistent, visual, self-service reports at a cost under one-third of competing BI quotes. Report prep fell to about one hour per week (a 95% productivity gain), updates became automatic, employees could explore data with minimal training, and the company saved thousands of dollars while gaining faster, more actionable insight into business events.

Blastrac Manufacturing

Daniel Murray

Vice President and Chief Information Officer