How CPC Engineering Reforecasts in a Day, Not a Week, with Solver


Company: CPC Engineering
Industry: Engineering Services
ERP: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central
Use Case: Planning (Budgeting & Forecasting), Reporting
CPC Engineering_Case Study

“Solver has met, and in many areas, exceeded expectations. The implementation was quick and efficient, meeting our very tight deadline. The budgeting and forecasting process is fast and more structured than we had. Reforecasting now only takes a day, when it used to take a week – or more.”

Karen Haynes, Chief Financial Officer, CPC Engineering

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Replacing Fragmented Excel Budgets with One Structured Process

The Problem

Each of CPC Engineering's divisions built its own Excel-based budget, making consolidation difficult and leaving room for unauthorized changes to templates. With only spreadsheets and basic reporting tools, the finance team was limited to annual budgeting, even though executives wanted to move to quarterly reporting.

The Solution

Working with implementation partner Access Analytic, CPC deployed Solver to pull data directly from Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central. Access Analytic structured Solver's data warehouse around CPC's multiple business entities and built input sheets that streamline manager submissions.

The Result

Budgeting and forecasting are now faster and more structured, with managers entering data without worrying about formatting or broken formulas. Balance sheets and cash flow reports refresh instantly, and reforecasting that once took a week now wraps up in a single day.