Case Study: Seagate achieves real-time insights from millions of data points and improved inventory control with Tableau Software

Understanding millions of data points with Tableau

Seagate, a global data-storage manufacturer, faced the challenge of making sense of millions of data points across supply chain, operations, inventory, HR and finance—especially tracking manufacturing process flow and fast-changing inventory that ties up capital and can introduce errors. Teams needed a clearer, real-time view of past trends, current status and future risks to improve measurements and hit performance targets.

By deploying Tableau dashboards, Seagate consolidated finance, quality, yield, failure and inventory data into visual, actionable views—most notably an inventory dashboard that captures finished goods and multi-location stock that updates continuously. The solution made it easier to spot trends, predict outcomes, reduce errors, unlock tied-up inventory value and replace cumbersome Excel workflows with intuitive visuals that drive better day-to-day decisions.

Seagate

Eunice Lim

Senior Manager, Business Analytics