Pat Passett
Manufacturing Metrics that Matter Most
In today’s manufacturing enterprise, executives and line of business managers are constantly bombarded with information, making it difficult to weed through it…
Understanding Your Suppliers with Business Analytics
Recent studies show that the ability to produce hard cost savings that impact the bottom line is now the primary focus of…
The “Roles” of Business Intelligence
Many organizations use business intelligence technologies to drive their businesses forward. The key is to deploy solutions that users can leverage to…
3 Ways Business Intelligence Can Improve Your Sales and Marketing Efforts
With today’s business intelligence dashboards, end users in every department of the organization have a more effective means of gaining greater insight…
Should You Acquire BI Technology From Your ERP Vendor?
Business intelligence (BI) is a high priority for many organizations. But for those with existing ERP systems, implementing or updating a BI…
How Different Members of Your Company Can Use Predictive Analytics
As part of a business intelligence system, predictive analytics process historical data (such as customer buying trends, inventory performance, financial performance, and…
Uncovering Supplier Savings Opportunities with Business Intelligence
In order to optimize vendor relationships and ultimately cut spending, procurement professionals need to be able to answer key questions related to…
Using BI to Up Sell & Cross Sell
Cross-sell / up-sell programs are a key tactic for growing revenue from existing customers. But companies first need to determine the fastest…
Business Intelligence Software BuyerView 2014 Highlights
As a business intelligence software provider, Silvon is always looking for research that helps us better understand the BI market (where it’s…
An Evolutionary Approach to BI
Phased deployment is a strategy that favors an incremental approach to rolling out Business Intelligence (BI) solutions, typically starting with a single…