Case Study: Pizza Sales Data Analysis
By: Ahmed Ali
1. Project Overview
This project aims to analyze pizza sales data to understand customer behavior, identify peak times, and determine top-selling products. By transforming raw data into an interactive dashboard, this analysis empowers the restaurant's management to make data-driven decisions that maximize revenue and optimize inventory management.
2. Business Problem & Objectives
The management was facing challenges in determining the following:
• What are the busiest days and months that experience the highest customer traffic?
• What are the most profitable pizza categories and sizes?
• How can staff schedules and ingredient inventory be optimized to prevent waste and stockouts?
3. Tools Used
• SQL: Utilized for data cleaning, preprocessing and extracting key metrics using complex queries.
• Power BI: Employed for data modeling writing DAX measures for KPIs and designing an interactive data visualization dashboard.
4. Key Insights
The data analysis revealed the following key performance indicators:
• Overall Performance: Total Revenue reached approximately 329.33K, with an Average Order Value AOV of 38.40.
• Time Trend Analysis: Thursday and Friday are the best-selling days of the week. Additionally, January and July recorded the highest volume of orders.
• Product Analysis:
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o The Large size accounted for the majority of sales at 46.18%, followed by the Medium size.
o The Classic Pizza category topped the sales chart as the most preferred choice among customers, closely followed by the Supreme category.
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5. Business Recommendations
• Staff Management: Increase the number of staff during Thursday and Friday shifts, as well as throughout January and July, to ensure fast order fulfillment and avoid bottlenecks.
• Inventory Management: Maintain higher stock levels for "Classic Pizza" ingredients and "Large" size boxes to prevent stockouts during peak hours.
• Marketing Strategy: Launch promotional offers on smaller sizes and the "Chicken" category during mid-week days (e.g., Monday and Tuesday) to boost sales during slower periods.