PAR Systems: Democratizing insights & sparking data curiosity with Incorta

“Incorta has democratized the way we access and use data. It's like we've given each team member their own set of Legos to build, collaborate, and innovate with.”

– Chris Bergren, Director of Enterprise Business Systems (EBS) at PAR Systems

PAR Systems is a leader in intelligent manufacturing automation, specializing in custom solutions across various industries - including aerospace, life sciences, and nuclear. With over 60 years of experience and more than 8,000 successful projects worldwide, PAR focuses on enhancing efficiency, quality, and safety in manufacturing processes.

But with a wealth of transactional data stuck across custom legacy ERP systems, they faced a common hurdle internally: accessing and analyzing that data efficiently.

Data rich, but analytics poor

Colossal amounts of critical data lived within custom, legacy ERP platforms: making it complicated for teams to access, understand, or use it. Business units were creating singular reports using different data sets, creating discrepancies and delaying impactful decisions. PAR Systems needed an integrated solution that could break down these silos and empower every team member with access to, and understanding of, data relevant to their department. 

Cross-department wins with access to live, detailed data

Incorta quickly proved transformative for PAR Systems - integrating all data from their complex business systems into one simple, unified view. Rollout focused on enabling key power users across their core departments: 

• Operations: Incorta’s access to live, detailed operational data dramatically enhanced inventory and supply chain management - resulting in significant cost savings and increased operational efficiency.
• Accounting: Automated data collection and integrated analysis slashed time-to-insights for accounting teams (and freed up that time for more strategic tasks).
• Project Management: Incorta's user dashboards showed live updates and comprehensive overviews, enabling project managers to track progress, and allocate resources effectively - keeping projects on schedule and within budget.
• Engineering: Advanced analytics allowed engineers to simulate and optimize product designs, accelerating development cycles and even enhancing product quality.

Democratizing data insights: build-your-own analytics  

With Incorta, PAR Systems unearthed powerful data buried across their legacy systems. Teams could now access the same data while building their own analytics dashboards. Incorta also empowered PAR business users to become self-reliant in their data usage - transforming day-to-day operations and creating a cultural shift toward data democratization. 

• Silo Breakdown: The success of power users across departments encouraged knowledge-sharing and collaboration, breaking down silos - such as aligning project milestones with financial data.
• Employee Empowerment: Incorta provided easy-to-understand dashboards and access to sub-ledger details - freeing the team from dependency on data stewards and enabling faster insightful decision-making. Employees felt empowered to build their own analytics, fostering innovation and boosting morale.

By identifying and empowering power users across the organization, PAR not only improved operational efficiency and decision-making, but also cultivated a data-driven culture that encourages collaboration and innovation.

Impact Highlight

4% Increase in Collections

A major win for PAR Systems was a drastic 4% increase in collections from their Accounts Receivable department. With Incorta, the team could see sub-ledger details in an easy-to-use dashboard - eliminating the reliance on data stewards. 

Instant Gross Margin Analysis 

Traditionally, gross margin analysis might take anywhere from a few days to a week to complete, especially if it requires extensive manual processes or data manipulation. With Incorta, PAR systems can perform gross margin analysis instantly - unlocking fast, usable insights and freeing up teams' time for more strategic tasks. 

Incorta's implementation at PAR Systems has revolutionized their approach to data - unlocking easy access to all of their data across legacy systems. Adoption and usability was fast and simple - without the need for deep technical know-how, teams were quickly to build, test, and share their own analytics. PAR Systems not only improved operational efficiency and decision-making, but sparked a data-driven culture that encourages ongoing collaboration and innovation.