TATRAN - From Manual Spreadsheets to Live Analytics for Slovak Book Market
Case study of transformation of Slovak book publisher from zero reporting infrastructure to comprehensive data-driven system with AI-powered insights in 4-5 months.
From Manual Spreadsheets to Live Analytics for Slovak Book Market
Live sales analytics • Inventory management • Profitability tracking • AI-powered insights
Industry: Book Publishing | Solutions: Live sales analytics • Inventory management • Profitability analysis • AI-powered market insights
Challenge
TATRAN, Slovak book publisher, operated without structured reporting system.
Book sales were manually aggregated in spreadsheets at month-end, accounting served primarily for VAT purposes, inventory levels weren’t regularly checked, profitability of individual titles wasn’t analyzed.
With growing book portfolio, the need for real-time overview of sales, inventory and profitability grew.
Based on our experience with financial management and data infrastructure, we proposed building complete reporting system from scratch—starting with live sales analytics, then connecting with inventory and profitability.
Solution
Live Sales Analytics
- Connection with invoicing system Superfaktura.sk via API
- Automated real-time sales data extraction
- Detailed sales analysis by distributors, genres, authors and individual titles
Result: From monthly manual aggregations to daily overview of current sales.
Inventory Management and Reprint Optimization
- Connection of sales with inventory levels
- Proactive tracking of sales trends and inventory levels
- Recommendations for reprint needs of individual titles at lower levels
Result: Systematic data-driven approach to reprint decisions, not estimates.
Profitability Tracking
- Connection of sales reporting from Superfaktura with manual cost calculations
- Creation of methodology for tracking and evaluating title profitability
- Profitability analysis by authors, genres and distribution channels
Result: Clear overview of portfolio profitability. Data-driven pricing strategies.
AI-Powered Market Insights (2025)
- TATRAN became one of the first clients piloting Onetribe AI
- Generation of insights about sales trends and Slovak book market
- AI analyses controlled and validated by experienced financial professionals
Result: In less than a month, access to advanced AI technologies that the company couldn’t implement independently. Expertise transfer and automated insights.
Approach
Gradual implementation over 4-5 months: Discovery → Live sales → Inventory → Profitability → AI layer
We started from basics—first live sales data, then connection with inventory, then profitability and finally AI tools.
Not a complex ERP. Integrated analytical layer over existing systems.
Transformation
Monthly spreadsheets → live reporting | No inventory analysis → proactive reprint management | Unknown profitability → data-driven pricing strategies
From publisher without reporting to data-driven management in few months.
For the first time clear visibility: what’s selling, where, to whom and with what margin.
Decisions about reprints and pricing based on current data, not feelings.
Infrastructure ready for further growth—adding new distribution channels doesn’t require system rebuild.
Facing Similar Challenges?
Sales analytics for retail or distribution. Profitability tracking. AI-powered insights.
Contact: contact@onetribe.sk | onetribe.sk
Onetribe: Enterprise BI + Strategic CFO Advisory for European SMEs | Slovakia | CEE | UK
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