Chat with your data
Questions in plain language, follow-ups in the same thread, answers as text, table or chart, whichever fits.
PUT DATA TO WORK
Data-driven decisions with the Lakesights App.
Your business teams ask questions in plain language and get answers from your own company data: with strategic context, clear visualizations and traceable sources. No SQL, no technical dependencies.
LAKESIGHTS APP
How is revenue developing by region?
DATA PLATFORM
ERP
CRM
WMS
Files
DATA SOURCES
DEMO
The app in your business teams’ daily work.
- Hosting of your choice
- Secure access control
- GDPR & EU AI Act compliant
FROM DAY-TO-DAY BUSINESS
Typical questions that take weeks to answer today.
“Which orders deviate the most from the original cost estimate, and what is behind it?”
Today: export from the ERP, post-calculation in Excel, follow-up questions to project management.
Which orders deviate the most from the original cost estimate, and what is behind it?
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Variance per order (%)
A-2214+18%
A-2381+14%
A-2199+11%
A-2405+7%
A-2350+5%
Three orders drive the variance. The main driver is material costs.
Sources: ERP · project time tracking
“Which suppliers have raised their prices without us passing the increase on?”
Today: purchasing lists from the ERP, sales price lists, matched by hand.
Which suppliers have raised their prices without us passing the increase on?
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| Supplier | Purchase +% | Sales +% |
|---|---|---|
| Metall Süd | +12% | +2% |
| Kunststoff Nord | +9% | ±0% |
| Stahlhandel West | +6% | +6% |
| Schrauben Ost | +4% | +5% |
With two suppliers the increase was not passed on. The margin has been falling since March.
Sources: ERP purchasing · invoicing
“Which items tie up the most capital and have not moved in six months?”
Today: stock list, last movement per item, valuation in Excel.
Which items tie up the most capital and have not moved in six months?
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Tied-up capital per item > 180 days without movement
ST-1042€340,000
ST-0877€290,000
ST-1163€250,000
ST-0429€180,000
ST-0951€140,000
€1.2M sits in items that have not moved for more than six months.
Sources: inventory management · accounting
“Which customers lost contribution margin last quarter, and what is the driver?”
Today: revenue list from the ERP, cost centers from accounting, merged by hand.
Which customers lost contribution margin last quarter, and what is the driver?
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Contribution margin II per customer, Q2 vs. Q1
K-2087+6%
K-1134+3%
K-3021−8%
K-2544−12%
Two customers are losing contribution margin. The driver is higher freight costs.
Sources: ERP · accounting · logistics
CORE FEATURES
The main features of our app.
Reporting
Recurring analyses and metrics available at any time, with no manual preparation.
Data catalog
Visible at a glance: which data and metrics exist, how they are defined and where they come from.
PROJECT TIMELINE
In production within six months.
Not a year-long project: we start small, deliver value early and build on from there.
Pilot
One clearly defined use case, connected and usable in the app.
Expand the data platform
More source systems, more use cases, a growing data foundation.
Go-live
The business teams work with the app productively, in day-to-day operations.
max. 6 months
WHO BENEFITS
A solid data foundation pays off across the entire company.
Management
The state and direction of the business without waiting for the next report.
Finance & controlling
Reliable metrics and one shared data foundation instead of rounds of Excel reconciliation.
Business teams
The ability to answer their own questions, without depending on IT and still quality assured.
IT
Controlled access to data instead of a steady stream of new report requests.
WHAT COMES NEXT
Where the data comes from and who keeps it running.
Build the foundations
No data platform yet? We advise you from strategy through to build.
More on the foundationsKeep it running
To keep it dependable: we run your platform long term.
More on operationsLet’s talk about your data.
Thirty minutes, straight with the founders. We listen, give you our honest read, and tell you whether and how we can help.
Arndt Fuchs · Oliver Ostermeyer
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