Pat Passett
Using Analytics to Manage Inventory
It’s true that inventory management is a challenge for both manufacturers and distributors. Each supply management issue that can arise has repercussions….
Performance Reporting and the Operational Restructuring Process
When companies begin to struggle financially and decide to institute a restructuring initiative to turn things around, many focus solely on the financial aspects of the organization. …
Using Data To Align Your Sales and Supply Chain Teams
Ensuring that your sales and supply chain teams are in sync is one way that you can enhance the customer experience. However,…
The Value of Business Intelligence and Transparency
One of the biggest benefits that analytics can have on an organization is the ability to empower employees across the business. That’s…
Using “Show and Tell” to Drive Business Intelligence Adoption
In the 30 years that my company has been in business, no challenge for IT and Business Intelligence (BI) professionals has been…
Proven Way To Increase User Adoption of Business Information
All BI managers want their users to adopt and benefit from their BI tools; but most companies today still have a long…
Operational Analytics: The Benefits Are BIG For Manufacturers
Recent benchmark surveys of C-level executives at manufacturing businesses indicate that the focus of business analytics is shifting from customer insights to…
Gain Better Insights with Data through Visual Analytics
Visual analytics can aid in analytical reasoning by presenting complex information in a series of figures, tables, and graphs so that the…
Using Dashboards to Drive Operational Performance Improvements
Operational dashboards are used to monitor all aspects of the business from an operational perspective. These types of dashboards visualize data such…
Data Quality in BI: It’s More Than Putting Lipstick on a Pig!
Data quality is one of the biggest challenges that enterprises face when it comes to business intelligence. If the data isn’t accurate,…