The management of bonus agreements was a massive administrative burden that relied heavily on manual labor and decentralized data. - Manual Complexity: Bonus calculations for hundreds of members and thousands of products were performed manually in Excel. - Lack of Scalability: As the number of members and suppliers grew, the manual process became unsustainable and prone to errors. - Data Inefficiency: Transactional data from various suppliers had to be manually cleaned and matched, leading to long lead times for final calculations. - Transparency Issues: Member companies lacked real-time insight into their earned bonuses, leading to an increase in support requests and administrative friction.
Business Need: The management of bonus agreements was a massive administrative burden that relied heavily on manual labor and decentralized data. - Manual Complexity: Bonus calculations for hundreds of members and thousands of products were performed manually in Excel. - Lack of Scalability: As the number of members and suppliers grew, the manual process became unsustainable and prone to errors. - Data Inefficiency: Transactional data from various suppliers had to be manually cleaned and matched, leading to long lead times for final calculations. - Transparency Issues: Member companies lacked real-time insight into their earned bonuses, leading to an increase in support requests and administrative friction.
Solution: LINKIT developed a custom Bonus Calculation Engine using the Mendix Low-Code Platform. This solution serves as a centralized "financial brain" for the cooperative. - Automated Data Processing: The application automatically imports and validates massive datasets from diverse supplier systems. -Dynamic Rule Engine: A flexible logic layer allows DGC to easily configure unique bonus structures and kickback rules without writing code. - Cloud Integration: Leveraging Mendix and AWS, the system handles high-volume calculations with high performance and reliability. - Self-Service Portals: Members and suppliers now have access to a dashboard for real-time tracking of bonus accruals and transaction accuracy.
Results: - 80% Reduction in Processing Time: What previously took weeks of manual labor is now calculated in a matter of hours. - 100% Data Accuracy: By eliminating manual Excel sheets, financial discrepancies and human errors have been reduced to zero. - Enhanced Scalability: DGC can now add new members and complex supplier contracts instantly without increasing administrative overhead. - Real-time Insights: Members have immediate visibility into their performance and bonus status, leading to higher satisfaction and trust within the cooperative.