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Stratum gives you a clearer understanding of your purchasing and vendor performance. As a result, you’ll be armed with the information you need to …
- Minimize vendor risk
- Maximize your supplier relationships
- Manage material costs
- Leverage your supplier information to negotiate better contracts.
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The Definitive Guide to Defining & Delivering Effective Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
If you're looking to gain more knowledge about the meaning of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), the value they can offer to your business, how to plan and collaborate around them and so much more, download our recently published guide to KPIs.
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For the past few years, the business technology world has been captivated by a single question:
Will (or has) AI replaced Business Intelligence?
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Manufacturing Analytics: 4 Things Successful Businesses Do
Today’s most important manufacturing analytics center on transforming production, maintenance, quality, supply chain, workforce, and planning data into connected systems that improve operational decision-making.
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AI Is Only as Smart as Your Data ...
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Artificial Intelligence is everywhere right now — in boardroom conversations, technology roadmaps, and budget reallocations. Organizations are racing to fund AI initiatives, launch pilots, and demonstrate “intelligent” capabilities.
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Boosting Supply Chain Performance with Unified Data
In today’s global economy, supply chains generate enormous volumes of data across procurement, production, logistics, distribution, and customer fulfillment. Yet for many organizations, the real challenge is not a lack of data — it is the inability to connect, trust, and act on that …
Modernizing Analytics and Reports Around Legacy ERP
A pragmatic roadmap for manufacturers and distributors to strengthen data trust, operational visibility, and AI readiness—without disrupting ERP performance
Many manufacturers and distributors continue to …
Why a Data Hub Is the Secret Weapon Behind Great Dashboards
Data visualization tools like Power BI have transformed the way organizations explore and share data. With sleek dashboards and interactive reports, business users can turn numbers into narratives in just a few clicks. But here’s the catch — behind every beautiful …
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Power BI and similar visualization tools excel at providing quick access to business data, but they often fall short when it comes to data management and performance optimization. Even those with built-in data management features can be complex and difficult for …
The Power of a Data Hub for BI & Analytics
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Integrating AI with BI - The Benefits & Data Challenges
Business intelligence (BI) has become a cornerstone of enterprise decision-making. Whether delivered through centralized dashboards developed by IT and BI teams or via self-service applications, BI tools are now indispensable for business users. However, the integration of artificial …
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This year, both analytics and generative AI (GenAI) adoption reached unprecedented levels. As businesses integrate these insight-generating technologies into daily operations, the spotlight shifts to what drives their success: data. But not just any data. Success depends on …
How CPG Brands Can Harness the Power of POS Data
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and Improved Sales & Demand Planning
Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) manufacturers operate in an increasingly competitive environment, where the ability to access and analyze timely, accurate data can make or break a company’s …
Is Your Data Ready for AI and Analytics?
Recent studies over the past few years have found that 51% of CEOs consider data challenges the primary obstacle to generating business value with analytics and Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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A Strategic 8-Step Approach to Successful Business Intelligence Deployments
Management's ability to consistently make timely and accurate business decisions—at both strategic and operational levels—is extremely influential in determining whether the company surpasses, or gets surpassed by, competitors. Yet for too many business executives, decision making is often …
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