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Creating a More Collaborative Supply Chain
New sales channels powered by the Internet, build-to-order scenarios, increased competition and more demanding customers are changing the face of manufacturing. To…
Why Do So Many BI Initiatives Fail?
The benefits of a successful business intelligence initiative are hard to ignore. Collecting and organizing data from multiple sources and presenting insightful…
Using Business Intelligence Software to Improve Inventory Levels
A significant cost to many manufacturing and distribution organizations is the inventory they have to carry in order to support customers and…
The Successful BI Project – Start Small … Think BIG
Embarking on a Business Intelligence project can be intimidating. For many organizations, it’s new territory – a major step beyond simple reporting. …
Mining the Manufacturer’s CRM
Many companies, but particularly manufacturers, are removed from their end-users because they sell through multiple third-party distributors and retailers. The complicated nature…
Importance of the Right Data in the Demand Planning Process
The operational side on the intelligent enterprise is driven by Sales and Operations planning and in turn S&OP is driven by an…
Comparing Performance to Plan with a BI Solution: It Should be Simple…
To plan or not to plan … this is not the question for this entry, although it is an interesting topic. In…
The Supply Chain Side of Business Intelligence
Getting a 360-degree view of their supply chain is critical for manufacturers and distributors in today’s business world. With business intelligence –…
Self-Service BI – Fill It Up!
The concept of self-service business intelligence has been around for some time. But in today’s business economy, providing consumers of information with…
Supply Chain Business Analytics Provides Better Vendor Management
A key factor of supply chain vendor management is collaboration between partners. Sharing information and collaborating ensures that manufacturers are able to…