Case Examples: NGO Programs, Sales & Inventory

Business analytics looks slightly different depending on the setting. Seeing a few real-style examples helps connect the concepts to actual work.

• NGO program example: Tracking beneficiaries reached per month against a target, and investigating gaps by region or activity type.
• Sales example: Tracking revenue and units sold by product line to identify what to promote or discontinue.
• Inventory example: Tracking stock levels against sales rate to avoid running out of fast-moving items or overstocking slow ones.
• In every case, the same core process applies: define the question → find/check the data → analyze → present a clear recommendation.

Practical Skill: Choose one case (NGO, sales, or inventory) relevant to your own context and walk through the full process end to end using a small sample dataset.

=== CASE: INVENTORY ANALYSIS FOR A SMALL SHOP === Question: "Which products should we restock this week?" Sample Data:  Product        Stock Left   Avg Weekly Sales   Weeks of Stock Left  Exercise Books      40             25               1.6  Pens               200             30               6.7  USB Drives           5              8               0.6 Analysis:  USB Drives will run out in under a week at current sales rate  Exercise Books need restocking soon (under 2 weeks left)  Pens have healthy stock (over 6 weeks left) Recommendation:  Restock USB Drives urgently, restock Exercise Books this  week, hold off on ordering more Pens.