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Defining KPIs That Are Optimal For A Manufacturing Business
Defining effective Key Performance Indicators (or KPIs) that are optimal for a manufacturing business doesn’t have to be difficult so long as…
What’s Your Dashboard “Type?”
To stay competitive, organizations need Business Intelligence (or accurate, actionable information about key business metrics). Performance dashboards come into play next by serving…
Driving Business Performance with Analytics
Have you investigated ways to improve your company’s operational performance on more than one occasion, but been challenged with having the right…
Are Retailer-Demanded Price Cuts Killing Your Bottom Line?
Here are some cost reduction tips to help offset the financial impact of lowered retailer purchase pricing Organizations today are spending as much…
CFOs: Taking Charge with Analytics
So much has been written about the promise of business analytics to analyze data for competitive advantage. But, who should own analytics?…
The Problem with Spreadsheets for BI
If there is a more user-friendly software application that provides greater utility and flexibility than spreadsheets, I don’t know what it would…
Dashboard Design: 5 Pitfalls to Avoid
As the benefits of performance measurement become more broadly known, analysts are seeing a tremendous uptick in the number of organizations that…
Supply Chain Agility: How Important Is It?
Agility (or the ability to move quickly and easily) is a desirable trait in almost any situation ― particularly as it relates to…
Why We Struggle To Optimize Inventory
Optimization is defined as making the “best” of anything. The true meaning is in defining what is the “best.” In the case…
Getting SALES To Cooperate With Forecasting (Gulp!)
There are 2 and ½ good reasons to gain input from sales people during the forecasting process. First is to provide feedback…