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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…
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…
Guidelines for Estimating the Payback of a Demand Forecasting Solution
Most companies that make the decision to move to an automated demand forecasting solution are primarily driven by: Obvious forecast accuracy challenges…
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…
The Right Processes Will Make or Break Demand Planning
Managing an effective demand planning process is challenging even in a small company and can be the primary source of problems or…
Data Consistency is Key to Analytics
Whether it’s “simply” the data that gets generated by the business applications we support or the availability of data from other sources…
Business Intelligence: The “Build vs. Buy” Debate
The debate between building a business intelligence system from the ground up or buying a pre-packaged solution has been going on for…
Why Retailers Should Care About Data Mining
In an increasingly competitive market space, retailers need to know everything they can about their customers: who they are, what they buy,…
Improving Demand Forecasting
Every major company decision, from financial planning to project execution, starts with a prediction of future sales—so demand forecast accuracy matters. Under-estimating…