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Shipping Cost Drivers , Root Cause Analysis
Built a root-cause Tableau dashboard analyzing shipping cost drivers across carriers, destination zones, fees, and package weight. The analysis found that parcel carriers bill 2.5x actual package weight, creating a $922K annual excess billing impact, while Zone 6 costs 65% more per lb than Zone 2. The dashboard also includes carrier cost breakdowns and a fuel surcharge sensitivity model to estimate cost exposure from fuel increases up to 50%.
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I built a full Inventory Command Center for a combat sports retailer — here's what's inside.
W.U.E. (Weapons · Uniforms · Equipment) out of Grayson, GA needed a way to track 174 SKUs across three product categories in real time. So I built them one.
Here's what the dashboard delivers:
📦 $832K in retail inventory tracked across Weapons, Uniforms & Equipment
💰 $500K gross margin with 60% overall margin visibility at a glance
🔄 Live stock status — IN STOCK, REORDER, and OUT OF STOCK flags per SKU
📊 Margin % by Category — instantly see which product lines are carrying the business
🎯 Brand-level breakdown — Century, Everlast, Fairtex, Drako, Adidas and more
Built end-to-end in Power BI with a clean dimensional data model, DAX measures, and a dark navy UI designed for fast operational decisions.
🚀 Built an Automated Power BI Dashboard with Real-Time File Refresh Workflow
Recently, I worked on a complete Power BI automation project where I transformed messy raw CSV data into a fully interactive business dashboard.
This project included:
✅ Data Cleaning with Power Query
✅ Handling messy and mixed date formats
✅ Data transformation & automation
✅ KPI Dashboard Creation
✅ Sales & Revenue Analysis
✅ Dynamic Visualizations
✅ Folder-Based Automated Refresh System
✅ Bangladesh Regional Map Integration
The most exciting part of this project was the automation workflow.
Instead of manually rebuilding reports every time new data arrives, I configured Power BI to automatically detect updated files from a folder source. Once new CSV files are added, the dashboard can refresh and update business insights instantly.
During the project, I also solved several real-world data problems like:
inconsistent date formats
null values
mixed discount scales
data type issues
automation refresh errors
This project helped me strengthen my skills in:
📊 Power BI
📈 Data Visualization
🧹 Data Cleaning
⚡ Automation Workflow
📂 Power Query
🐍 Data Analytics
As a Data Analyst, I enjoy building dashboards that are not only visually appealing but also practical for real business decision-making.
If you need help with:
Power BI Dashboards
Data Cleaning
Automated Reporting
Business Insights
Excel & CSV Data Processing
feel free to connect with me or knock me anytime.
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