THE ANALYST CHALLENGE

Unlock Operational Insights – Analyze Sales & Delivery Data
Investigate real-world shipping trends, delays, and cost efficiencies in global supply chains.

Mar 17, 2025

Start date
Apr 08, 2025
Deadline
Premium Datacamp Account
Grand prize
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Challenge Description

In today’s modern business landscape, optimizing the supply chain and sales performance is crucial for enhancing operational efficiency and increasing profitability. Data analysis enables managers to gain deeper insights into revenue trends, delivery performance, and product return rates, allowing for more informed strategic decision-making.
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This challenge focuses on exploring real-world business data, creating insightful visual reports using Power BI, and identifying key factors that impact supply chain performance and sales outcomes.

Challenge benefits

Personalized feedback

All qualified submissions will receive detailed, personalized feedback—an invaluable chance to sharpen your skills, enhance your projects, and boost your expertise.

Free Datacamp account

Join the challenge for a chance to win a 1-year free Datacamp account and access thousands of courses on a top learning platform.

Free PR

Completed submissions will be showcased on Hiếu’s website and LinkedIn, boosting your credibility and career opportunities.

A secret gift

To inspire participation, each challenge comes with a secret gift for the winner. Join now to explore and conquer!
Personalized feedback

All submissions that meet the requirements will receive detailed and personalized feedback from me. This is a valuable opportunity for you to refine your skills, improve your personal projects, and enhance your practical expertise.
Free Datacamp account
By joining the challenge, you’ll have the chance to receive a 1-year free Datacamp account, expanding your knowledge with thousands of diverse courses on one of the world’s leading learning platforms.
A secret gift
To add excitement and encourage participation, each challenge comes with a secret prize for the winner. Join now to explore and conquer the challenge!
Complimentary Public Relations Opportunity

Completed submissions will be featured on Hiếu’s official website and LinkedIn. This not only showcases your hard work but also serves as a great way to impress and build credibility when applying for any position.

Key Question to Answer
Analyzing the factors affecting sales performance and supply chain efficiency can help businesses:

Improve business strategies

based on sales trends

Optimize delivery times

to enhance customer experience.

Predict product return rates

and identify underlying causes.

Enhance supply chain efficiency

and improve inventory management.

Improve business strategies

based on sales trends

Optimize delivery times

to enhance customer experience.

Predict product return rates

and identify underlying causes.

Enhance supply chain efficiency

and improve inventory management.

Deadline

Mar 17, 2025

Start date
Apr 08, 2025
Deadline
Premium Datacamp Account
Grand prize
Join Now

Mar 17 - Mar 25, 2025

Register your participation information.

Mar 26, 2025

The competition will release the exam and dataset on this day.

Mar 26 - Apr 02, 2025

Early Submission Deadline (for expert review eligibility)

Apr 08, 2025

Final Submission Deadline

Apr 08 - Apr 14, 2025

Judging & Evaluation Period

Apr 19, 2025

Final Webinar & Winner Announcement

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Challenge Prize

Second Prize

Voucher for E-learning Course by MazHocData

Voucher

100%

  • Fundamentals of Data Analysis, SQL, and Data Visualization.

  • Data Processing, Problem-Solving, and Advanced SQL Applications.

  • Python, Data Handling with NumPy & Pandas, and End-to-End Analysis.

First Prize

1-Year Datacamp Subscription

Datacamp

150$

  • Land your dream job with data and AI skills
  • 500+ courses, career tracks, and certifications
  • Learn Python, ChatGPT, Power BI, SQL, and more

Third Price

Voucher for E-Learning Courses by MazHocData

Voucher

100%

  • Fundamentals of Data Analysis, SQL, and Data Visualization.

  • Data Processing, Problem-Solving, and Advanced SQL Applications.

  • Python, Data Handling with NumPy & Pandas, and End-to-End Analysis.

Submission Format

Business Intelligence Dashboard on BI tools

Apply for the Challenge

Register here
Register your participation here. The competition will release the exam and dataset on March 26.

Rules & Guidelines

Read Full Challenge Rules

Challenge's Mission

Challenge's Mission
The exam and dataset will be released on March 26.

Submit assignment

Early Submission Deadline (For expert review eligibility)n
Final Submission Deadlinen

Meet the Judges

Hieu Nguyen

Hieu Nguyen

  • Ex Senior Data Analyst @VNG
  • Ex Process Improvement Consultant @Techcombank
  • Content Creator @mazhocdata
  • Data analytics trainer
  • Founder @mazhocdata
Phuong Vu

Phuong Vu

  • Former Lead Data Analyst-VNG Corp

  • Ex-Business Intelligence Analyst@Shopee

  • I’m a full-time innovator, a former financier, and a young data-enthusiast.

Kien To

Kien To

  • Sr. Data Analyst/Analytic Engineer @ FPT Play - FPT Telecom

  • Ex-Middle Risk Data Analyst @ ZaloPay - VNG

  • Ex-Data Analyst @ Viettel Telecom - Viettel Group

About The Data Set

This dataset provides a comprehensive insight into supply chain operations and sales performance for a retail company. Covering 9,994 records and 29 fields over a four-year period (2014-2017), it captures key aspects such as order processing, shipping efficiency, delivery timelines, return rates, and customer behavior. The dataset is designed to help businesses optimize supply chain performance, enhance logistics management, and refine sales strategies.

 

Supply Chain & Sales Performance Dataset

This dataset provides a comprehensive insight into supply chain operations and sales performance for a retail company. Covering 9,994 records and 29 fields over a four-year period (2014-2017)

CSV                    Multiple tables                    9,994                 29

File type                             Data structure                                              # of records                       # of fields
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Supply Chain & Sales Performance Dataset

This dataset provides a comprehensive insight into supply chain operations and sales performance for a retail company. Covering 9,994 records and 29 fields over a four-year period (2014-2017)

CSV              Multiple tables              9,994               29

File type             Data Structure                        #of records             #of fields

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If you want to enhance your data skills, especially in Power BI, this course can help you!
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Some frequently asked questions.

Q: If I submit my work on the final deadline (April 8th), will I still receive feedback?

Please keep an eye on the timeline, everyone!

  • April 2nd: This is the submission deadline to receive feedback and 1:1 coaching.

  • April 8th: This is the final submission deadline. You will only find out whether you are in the top 3 winners or not.

  • After April 8th, the organizers will officially close the submission form.

Q: After 10 days, can I submit it late and accept that it won't be considered for the award but still receive feedback from the judges?

Please keep an eye on the timeline, everyone!

  • April 2nd: This is the submission deadline to receive feedback and 1:1 coaching.

  • April 8th: This is the final submission deadline. You will only find out whether you are in the top 3 winners or not.

  • After April 8th, the organizers will officially close the submission form.

Q: Is there a required format for the submission? For example, should it be in PowerPoint or files like Power BI or Jupyter Notebook?

You will need to submit your work in either PDF or PBI format.

Q: I hope the organizing team can provide additional context about the business that owns the dataset because it is impossible to analyze the data without knowing who the data is about.

Don’t worry! All the information will be included in the challenge’s mission.

Q: Does the competition provide certificates? Are there high entry requirements, or is it intended for entry-level participants?

The team created this challenge with the goal of providing a space for everyone to practice and learn, so certificates will not be issued. However, the winners will receive prizes along with support to build their portfolio on the MAZHOCDATA website.

There are no entry requirements — the challenge is open to everyone, from students to working professionals.

Q: I don't have much experience in conducting research or analysis in an economic context. I would like to know if I can receive any form of training or guidelines from the organizers or from Mr. Maz before starting to solve the challenge. Thank you!

Since the goal of this challenge is for everyone to practice and challenge themselves, there will be no training provided by the organizers. However, during the process, you can join the community to exchange ideas and discuss with others.

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