Normalized claim
Time: 80% decrease
Programming and machining time for some components reduced by up to 80%
Last evidence check: Jun 1, 2026
BWT Alpine F1 Team accelerates supply chain efficiency for racing operations
Use case typeSupply chain optimizationUpdated Jun 13, 2026
BWT Alpine F1 Team, an automotive racing organization, needed to improve supply chain and part manufacturing processes to keep up with the rapid pace of Formula One racing. The team relied on manual data entry, Excel, and emails, leading to process inefficiency, fragmented workflows, and inconsistent data interpretation. To address these challenges, the team deployed Microsoft Azure, Power BI, Dynamics 365, and Power Apps to unify data sources and automate analytics. These tools enabled automated data capture, unified dashboards, and real-time tracking, dramatically improving part delivery and production efficiency. The team now uses Dynamics 365 for central data capture, Power BI for real-time manufacturing insight, and Azure for consolidated decision support. These analytics enable proactive identification and removal of supply bottlenecks, supporting timely race-critical part delivery. Programming time for composites manufacturing was reduced by as much as 80% on certain parts, enabling on-time delivery and a culture shift toward data-driven decision-making at all levels of the team.
- Organization
- BWT Alpine F1 Team
- Industry
- Automotive
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Published
- May 2025
Reported outcomes
−80%
timeTime & speed
Strategic outcomes
Speed & agilityImproved manufacturing and delivery speedScale & capacityIncreased on-time delivery of race-critical partsBetter decisions & insightEnhanced supply chain visibilityInnovation & cultureFostered data-driven decision-making culture
Why do we believe this?Outcome claims, sources, and evidence checks
Why do we believe this deployment?Customer identity, provider attribution, maturity, and source checks
- Customer
- BWT Alpine F1 Team
- Provider
- Microsoft
- Maturity
- Production
- Linked source
- microsoft.com
To address these challenges, the team deployed Microsoft Azure, Power BI, Dynamics 365, and Power Apps to unify data sources and automate analytics
Customer identity supportedSource describes one deploymentMaturity supported
Primary read
Use case focus
Showing 3 of 3
- 1Supply Chain Optimization for Race Car Manufacturing
- 2Real-time Production Monitoring
- 3Automated CAM Programming for Part Manufacturing
- Manual data entry and dependency on Excel/email fragmented data and created inconsistencies
- Lack of real-time visibility into supply chain and manufacturing workflows
- Frequent races require rapid manufacturing and shipping cycles, straining existing processes
- Difficulty identifying supply chain bottlenecks and production KPI issues timely
- Implemented Microsoft Azure for centralized, secure data storage and analytics
- Deployed Dynamics 365 to automate data capture across supply chain processes
- Used Power BI to create real-time dashboards for part manufacturing and delivery
- Automated CAM programming scripts to accelerate composites production
Technologies
- Programming and machining time for some components reduced by up to 80%
- Increased on-time delivery of race-critical parts
- Enhanced visibility of supply chain bottlenecks enabling swift corrective action
- Fostered data-driven culture for faster decision-making and improved competitiveness
Architecture
Microsoft Azure is used to consolidate all data into a single analytics environment; Dynamics 365 automates and centralizes data capture on supply chain/manufacturing; Power BI surfaces this unified data as real-time dashboards for actionable insights on part production and delivery, while automated CAM programming scripts accelerate machining of components.
Sources & evidence1
Evidence: High75/100Evidence strength
- Customer explicitly identified
- Deployment status explicitly supported
- Primary source available
- Quantified outcome available
- Technical implementation details available
- Recent evidence check available
- Last evidence check: Jun 1, 2026.
Went darkLost public footprint
The cited source is no longer reachable and the organization has no newer case. Not a claim the system was discontinued.
- Cited source last checked Jun 1, 2026 — broken (1/1 broken).
Measures whether this deployment's public evidence persists — not whether the system is still in production.
Type: Customer StoryPublished: May 26, 2025Publisher: microsoft.comEvidence: PrimaryConfidence: High
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