Case Study: Georgia-Pacific drives ~$25M in intercompany transfers with Alation-powered GP Data Pulse
Key results
The challenge
Georgia-Pacific ran a highly decentralized data operation, with data engineers scattered across the organization and no trusted, shared record of enterprise data. Business decisions were slowed because teams could not rely on the numbers in front of them, and building an enterprise data intelligence platform had not previously been feasible given how decentralized the company was.
The solution
The central data team built GP Data Pulse, a data intelligence platform powered by Alation, to catalog enterprise data and establish a trusted, shared source of truth. The team framed data initiatives around projected P&L impact, tracked via net present value, rather than governance scores or catalog coverage.
“These NPVs, these values, and these outcomes are enabled in part by the Alation platform.”
MRMatt RobuckVice President of Data, Georgia-Pacific
The results, in context
With trusted data in place, facilities began sourcing spare parts internally rather than placing external orders, a behavioral shift that drove approximately $25 million in intercompany transfers in a single year. VP of Data Matt Robuck states these outcomes are enabled in part by the Alation platform.