Analytics & ReportingPurpose
1.2. Aggregate sales, maintenance, and inventory cost data from transaction, ERP, and support systems.
1.3. Deliver actionable insights for inventory optimization, pricing adjustments, and identifying best/worst performing products.
1.4. Automate data synchronization, calculation of gross margin, net profit, and visualize trends for stakeholders.
Trigger Conditions
2.2. Inventory receipts, shrinkage, or adjustments.
2.3. Maintenance or support ticket closed/reported expense.
2.4. Scheduled interval (e.g., daily, weekly) for batch profitability calculation.
2.5. Manual on-demand request from dashboard or executive user.
Platform Variants
• Feature/Setting: Custom Object Triggers; configure automated workflows to export sales and cost data on object change.
3.2. Microsoft Power BI
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Data Refresh API; automate import of cost/revenue data for dynamic dashboards.
3.3. QuickBooks Online
• Feature/Setting: Reports API; extract and filter product-specific profit/loss statements programmatically.
3.4. SAP
• Feature/Setting: SAP BAPI Profitability Analysis; configure scheduled RFC callbacks for per-product margin extraction.
3.5. Zoho Books
• Feature/Setting: API GetProfitAndLoss; automate pulling segmented profitability for arcade product SKUs.
3.6. Oracle NetSuite
• Feature/Setting: Saved Search REST API; trigger export of line level sales/cost data for machines.
3.7. Xero
• Feature/Setting: Reports API – Profit and Loss; filter by tracking category for arcade equipment.
3.8. Google Sheets
• Feature/Setting: Apps Script Trigger; automate calculation on data import for product categories.
3.9. Airtable
• Feature/Setting: Automation Scripts; auto-refresh profit fields based on linked inventory/sales records.
3.10. Tableau
• Feature/Setting: Web Data Connector; automate scheduled ingestion of profitability data via connector.
3.11. FreshBooks
• Feature/Setting: Profitability API; retrieve reports filtered by custom product field.
3.12. Odoo
• Feature/Setting: Automated Actions; export margin analytics triggered by inventory/sale events.
3.13. HubSpot
• Feature/Setting: Operations API; sync product sales/cost properties for real-time calculation.
3.14. Square
• Feature/Setting: Transactions and Catalog API; aggregate machine sales with COGS for analysis.
3.15. Stripe
• Feature/Setting: Reporting API; automate product-level revenue/fee breakdown.
3.16. Trello
• Feature/Setting: Power-Ups Automation; trigger profit metric syncs on card activity for maintenance expenses.
3.17. monday.com
• Feature/Setting: Integration Recipes; auto-calculate profitability per arcade line.
3.18. WooCommerce
• Feature/Setting: REST API Reports Endpoint; extract sales and cost fields for arcade machines.
3.19. Shopify
• Feature/Setting: Analytics API; trigger margin calculations for each arcade-related product.
3.20. Jira
• Feature/Setting: Webhooks Automation; trigger cost allocation for service tickets per product.
3.21. Slack
• Feature/Setting: Incoming Webhooks; deliver automated profitability reports to channel on schedule.
3.22. Asana
• Feature/Setting: Custom Field Automation; auto-update ROI/profit fields in product tasks.
3.23. Amazon Redshift
• Feature/Setting: Scheduled Query Automation; batch run profit analysis queries for reporting.
3.24. MySQL
• Feature/Setting: Event Scheduler; trigger stored procedure for profitability per machine nightly.
3.25. Smartsheet
• Feature/Setting: Automated Workflows; roll up profitability formulas and alert based on thresholds.
3.26. Microsoft Dynamics 365
• Feature/Setting: Power Automate Flows; trigger calculation and export of margin reports for arcade products.
Benefits
4.2. Cost transparency enables targeted pricing and cost-reduction strategies.
4.3. Early detection of underperforming machines supports timely business decisions.
4.4. Unified view of profitability across platforms, improving executive visibility.
4.5. Actionable insights for procurement and product development, enhancing competitiveness.