Converting data into timely and pertinent information that management can take action on is the key to success in today's competitive market. Providing your management staff with the tools to evaluate relevant information and targeted metrics in a concise and easy to use manner is critical. Automated analysis of an operational plan and its real-time outcome, and key performance indicators (KPI) are essential to keeping delivery operations running efficiently and effectively. Getting cost down, and keeping them in control as the business environment changes, is an operation manager's top priority.