AI & BI use case · Business Intelligence

Aftersales monitoring

Recognise machine usage and service needs at the customer.

What it's about

Aftersales monitoring captures operating data from sold machines and forecasts maintenance and spare-parts needs, enabling proactive service planning.

  • More transparency
  • Higher margins
  • Better planning
Business case & ROI
+20 %

service revenue

−20 %

unplanned dispatches

6–9 Mon.

payback

+15 %

customer satisfaction

Calculated from additional service orders, lower warranty costs and stronger customer loyalty.

How we do it
  1. 01

    Data integration

    Consolidate data from ERP, MES and further sources for Aftersales monitoring.

  2. 02

    Data quality

    Clean, harmonise and validate data for plausibility.

  3. 03

    Model development

    Train and validate the Aftersales monitoring model on historical data.

  4. 04

    Pilot

    Pilot Aftersales monitoring in one area and collect feedback.

  5. 05

    Rollout

    Scale the solution and integrate it into operational processes.

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Steps

6

Data sources

4

Stakeholders

From first data access to production – every step delivers a tangible interim result.

Data typically needed

Machine data

Condition, parameters and production counters.

Customer data

Contracts, cases and communication.

ERP data

Master and transaction data from ERP.

Maintenance data

Faults, maintenance and spare-parts consumption.

Sales data

Orders, revenue, channels and customer feedback.

Documents

Specifications, quotes, contracts and reports.

Stakeholders
  • Service

    Improves customer satisfaction through faster response.

  • Sales

    Uses data-driven pricing and sales steering.

  • Controlling

    Quantifies effects and supports budgeting.

  • IT

    Builds on a scalable and secure data infrastructure.

Typical business value
01

More transparency

02

Higher margins

03

Better planning

04

Higher customer satisfaction

05

Higher efficiency

The data platform advantage

With a solid data foundation this use case gets faster, cheaper and far more stable.

Central data platform

Real-time data integration

Scalable analytics pipelines

Reusable data products

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Synergies & positive side effects

Predictive maintenance

Sensor data provides wear indicators.

Inventory optimisation

Forecasts drive inventory and procurement.

Automated reporting

Metrics are provided without manual effort.