Why Data Automation Needs Direction to Work

In 2018, after Nike changed the systems it used to forecast demand and manage inventory, it ended up with too much of some items and too little of others. The mismatch affected both sales performance and operations.

The lesson wasn’t “automation is bad.”
It was this:

Automation without the right direction creates faster problems.

Before automating, businesses need to pause and ask:

• What exactly are we trying to improve?
• Is our data clean and consistent?
• Are our processes stable enough to automate?
• What does success look like?

That’s what GVOC helps you do.

What Data Automation Means (Simple Definition)

Data automation is the process of:

• pulling data from different sources automatically
• cleaning and standardising it
• updating dashboards/reports in real time
• triggering alerts when something changes

So your team stops wasting time on manual reporting and focuses on decisions.

How GVOC Helps (Before We Build Anything)

We don’t jump straight into tools.
We start with clarity, so automation doesn’t become expensive rework.

GVOC helps you:

• identify the highest-impact workflows to automate
• assess your data readiness
• align teams around one source of truth
• build a roadmap that delivers quick wins + long-term scale

Ready to Automate Without the Chaos?

If your team is spending hours weekly on manual reporting, data cleaning, and chasing numbers…

💡 Book a free consultation with GVOC.
Let’s build an automation system that saves time, improves visibility, and drives measurable results.

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