Supply Chain Software: How Big Data, Machine Learning, and Prescriptive Analytics Will Redefine Competition
Through careful investment in advanced-analytic technology platforms, some organizations are now able to gain wisdom from data sets so large and complex that they could not possibly be processed just a few…
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Disparate Data and the Value to the Supply Chain
Having spent over 20 years in the analytics space, I have seen how disparate data sources can be a poison pill for many organizations as they pursue analytics-related projects. The data sources…
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Demand Planning: Admitting Mistakes
Overcoming resistance to demand planning begins with acknowledging that mistakes have been made in the past. Rather than blame the software or the demand planning process itself, as is common across organizations,…
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Do Predictive Analytics Yield More Value Than BI Systems?
Predictive-Analytic and BI technology platforms are both valuable, even essential, tools in today’s competitive landscape. That said, Predictive Analytics add layers of decision analyses that, while supported by BI (Business Intelligence) data-mining…
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What Do You Do When Amazon Goes Down?
On days like these, all you can do is hope that your business-critical cloud applications operate on a mesh network of global data centers.
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Demand Planning Tips
Like noble refs, demand planners get few accolades for making lots of good calls and plenty of guff when things go awry. That’s partly understandable; inaccurate demand forecasts throw a wrench into…
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