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Raw Sugar
Industry
Consumer Goods
Solution
NetSuite Planning and Budgeting
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Raw Sugar Living’s Transformation with MindStream Analytics and NetSuite Planning and Budgeting

Raw Sugar MindStream NetSuite Implementation

Raw Sugar, a burgeoning company in the health and beauty industry, embarked on a transformative journey to overhaul its budgeting, forecasting, and financial planning processes. The company sought the expertise of MindStream Analytics and the technological capabilities of NetSuite Planning and Budgeting, or NSPB, to navigate through its challenges and streamline operations.

As Raw Sugar grew, so did the complexity of its operations, creating a need for a more robust and connected solution to manage financial and operational planning. The company wanted to move beyond disconnected tools and create a better foundation for timely analysis, confident decision-making, and scalable planning.

Leadership needed more than a technical implementation. The business needed a planning environment that could keep up with growth, support faster collaboration across teams, and make it easier to understand how current performance aligned with budget and forecast expectations. That combination of speed, visibility, and flexibility became central to the project.

Challenges

Inefficient Forecast and Budget Processes. The lack of integration between planning and ERP systems led to inefficient budgeting and forecasting processes.
Difficulty in Accessing Real-Time Data. Raw Sugar struggled with accessing real-time data for critical decision-making, particularly in aligning budget forecasts with actual financial performance.
Spreadsheet-based planning created operational friction and made it harder to maintain a consistent, connected view of financial and operational performance.

Solution

Oracle NetSuite Solutions

MindStream Analytics NetSuite Partners

MindStream Analytics, leveraging NetSuite Planning and Budgeting, presented a comprehensive solution designed to address Raw Sugar’s challenges. NSPB was selected because of its seamless integration capabilities, scalability, and strong reputation for reliability.

The project combined a standard NSPB implementation with targeted customizations so the planning environment would better reflect Raw Sugar’s business needs. This allowed the company to connect ERP actuals with planning processes while also improving usability for ongoing budgeting and forecasting work.

By linking operational and financial planning more closely, the new environment gave teams a better way to work from shared data instead of disconnected spreadsheets. It also made reporting outputs more useful for management review, helping decision-makers respond faster to changes in business conditions.

Implementation

MindStream Analytics implemented the solution with a focus on speed, usability, and long-term planning value.

Standard NSPB implementation in Smart View with a custom Sales and COGS module.
A custom module for Sales and cost of goods sold, enhanced data visualization, and custom forms and reports were developed to cater to Raw Sugar's specific needs.
ERP actuals were integrated with budgeting and forecasting processes to improve real-time management and analysis.
The solution created a more scalable and reliable planning environment than spreadsheets alone could provide.
MindStream delivered a fast implementation approach that supported rapid adoption without sacrificing practical business requirements.

Benefits

The integration of actual financial data from the ERP system with budgeting and forecasting processes in NSPB allowed for real-time management and improved data analysis.
With NSPB, Raw Sugar experienced improved visibility into operations, leading to enhanced data accuracy and better decision-making capabilities.

Outcome

The implementation project was a resounding success and was completed within a limited timeframe. The NetSuite-Smart View integration was accomplished in just one week.

Future Plans

Raw Sugar plans to continue leveraging NSPB for financial and operational planning while exploring further customization options to enhance forecasting capabilities and reporting processes.

The partnership between Raw Sugar, MindStream Analytics, and NSPB shows how integrated financial planning can improve efficiency, visibility, and operational confidence as a business grows.

The company now has a more connected framework for aligning plans with actuals, reducing delays in analysis, and giving leadership more timely insight into operational and financial performance.

This stronger planning foundation also creates room for future reporting enhancements, deeper customization, and more agile decision-making as Raw Sugar continues to expand.

What module was customized for Raw Sugar?

MindStream added a custom sales and COGS module as part of the NSPB solution.

What improved with NSPB?

Raw Sugar gained better real-time management, stronger visibility, improved data analysis, and more connected planning processes.

How quickly was the Smart View integration completed?

The NetSuite and Smart View integration was completed in just one week.

What systems were used before the project?

Raw Sugar previously relied on Excel for planning tasks and NetSuite for ERP.