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27 Sep Case Study: Diageo

Posted at 16:03h in Case Studies by John Oskin

Diageo Continuous Improvement Case Study Diageo accelerates performance with a sip of mobile technology from Epicor. About Diageo A leading premium beverage business, Diageo’s wine, spirits and beer products are sold in 180 markets around the world. Diageo’s brands include: Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Baileys, J&B, Captain Morgan,...

From 50 KPI's to 10 Static to Real Time KPI Maturity

12 Jul Introducing The Sage Clarity Static to Real-Time KPIs Framework™

Posted at 13:57h in Analytics, Business Intelligence, Insights, Key Performance Indicators, Supply Chain by John Oskin

Static to Real-Time KPIs Developing a strategy to migrate from static to real-time KPIs is a journey. We have developed a 5 step process to help companies with this endeavor. Identify your KPIs Take an inventory of KPIs across the business and catalog them. The suggestion is to...

01 Jul Do You Sink or Swim in Your Supply Chain Data?

Posted at 13:33h in Analytics, Business Intelligence, Insights, Key Performance Indicators, Supply Chain by John Oskin

Last year IBM came out with the statistic we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data daily. In the next few years this number will increase exponentially as companies continue to invest in the "Industrial Internet of Things" (IIoT). Such numbers demonstrate an incredible magnitude of information which can be...

Applying Goal Attainment Principles to Metrics

15 Jun Hitting Your Numbers: Applying “What if?” Analysis to Metrics

Posted at 10:05h in Analytics, Business Intelligence, Insights, Key Performance Indicators, Supply Chain by John Oskin

Many business metrics programs use this adage as a rallying cry: “you can’t manage what you don’t measure”. Once an organization determines what to measure, the next step is how to manage. A key component of managing is to apply goals or targets to specific...

09 Jun Do Your Supply Chain Analytics Have Purpose?

Posted at 12:15h in Analytics, Business Intelligence, Insights, Supply Chain by John Oskin

Analytics and big data continue to be the rave to improve supply chain performance. With supply chain data available from so many new disparate sources – from supplier quality to manufacturing to global sustainability – performance can be dramatically improved in corporations if there is...

08 Jun Food Engineering Benchmark Study

Posted at 11:21h in Insights by John Oskin

Food Engineering Benchmark Study: March Issue Breakthrough Manufacturing Benchmarking in the Era of Big Data Operational performance benchmarks take numerous flavors. Some studies build a set of relevant questions and have respondents answer based on how they think their plant is performing. These can be valuable since...

17 May CONTEXT is King with Collaboration Analytics

Posted at 11:19h in Analytics, Business Intelligence, Collaboration, Insights, Mobile, Supply Chain by John Oskin

When Bill Gates said that “content is king”, these words embraced the feeling over 20 years ago when the internet took shape. Now we can argue that “CONTEXT is king” with collaboration analytics as has been widely published. Photo sharing and messaging is all the...

29 Mar Less is More: Can You Really Focus Daily on 50 KPIs?

Posted at 11:09h in Analytics, Business Intelligence, Insights, Supply Chain by John Oskin

Several years ago a study by The Advanced Performance Institute entitled 20 Years of Measuring and Managing Business Performance revealed the fact that less than 20% of companies state everyone obtains regular insights (usually using Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs) which improve day-to-day decision making...

09 Mar Sage Clarity Releases Breakthrough Manufacturing Operations Benchmark

Posted at 16:16h in Announcements by John Oskin

Sage Clarity, a leader in Cloud-based supply chain and manufacturing solutions, has released a benchmark to help organizations determine where to focus when developing improvement initiatives. During 2015, Epicor Software Corporation in in a joint benchmarking initiative with Sage Clarity studied over 100 global manufacturing...

15 Feb Sage Clarity Recognized Among Top 10 Supply Chain Management Solutions

Posted at 13:40h in Announcements by John Oskin

FREMONT, CA—February 5, 2016—Sage Clarity Software makes it to Manufacturing Tech Insights’ Top 10 Supply Chain Management Solutions Providers list for its expertise in combining the best of breed manufacturing applications with rich data visualization to enhance supply chain performance. Annual list showcases the Top 10...

15 Feb Manufacturing Tech Insights Names Sage Clarity a Top 10 Supply Chain Management Solution Providers-2016

Posted at 12:10h in Announcements by John Oskin

The February-2016 edition of Manufacturing Tech Insights has included Sage Slarity in its top-10 solution provide list for 2016. Below is the press release: Sage Clarity Software Recognized Among Top 10 Supply Chain Management Solutions Providers 2016 by Manufacturing Tech Insights FREMONT, CA—February 5, 2016—Sage Clarity Software makes...

21 Jan SQUIRREL! Can You Manage Your Supply Chain Without Distraction?

Posted at 13:49h in Analytics, Business Intelligence, Insights, Mobile, Supply Chain, Uncategorized by John Oskin

Given statistics of use, why would you not want your team to manage your supply chain from a smartphone? The ability to stay informed of real-time events and quickly communicate are becoming more an expectation of professionals - especially in supply chain management. The average attention...

06 Jan Real Time Business Intelligence

Posted at 17:12h in Business Intelligence, Insights, Key Performance Indicators, Manufacturing, Mobile, Supply Chain by John Oskin

While Business Intelligence has been a hot topic among organizations over the past decade, more recently, real-time Business Intelligence has taken a higher priority. We will not review “why”, but lets review “how”. Certainly a robust infrastructure needs to be a key priority...

15 Dec Three Questions to Ask your Supply Chain

Posted at 07:15h in Analytics, Business Intelligence, Collaboration, Insights, Key Performance Indicators, Supply Chain, Visibility by John Oskin

Most of the organizations we serve have enough information; it is what is done with the information and how this information supports your business. The best way in which information can support a business is via analytics. We have discussed supply chain analytics here, including...

10 Dec Sage Clarity Selected by CIO Review in 20 Most Promising Collaboration Technology Solution Providers

Posted at 07:00h in Analytics, Announcements, Collaboration, Key Performance Indicators, Yammer by John Oskin

We are very proud and flattered to be selected by CIO Magazine. Below is the press release: Sage Clarity Selected by CIO Review in 20 Most Promising Collaboration Technology Solution Providers Annual list showcases the 20 Most Promising Collaboration Solution Providers. FREMONT, CA—December 10th 2015—CIO Review (www.cioreview.com)...

09 Dec Sage Clarity Selected by CIO Review for its 20 Most Promising Collaboration Solution Providers

Posted at 06:28h in Announcements by John Oskin

FREMONT, CA—December 10th 2015—CIO Review (www.cioreview.com) has chosen Sage Clarity (www.SageClarity.com) for its 20 Most Promising Collaboration Technology Solution Providers 2015 list. The selection is based on Sage Clarity’s creative mobile analytics technology solutions that advance the way the manufacturing supply chain world works. Sage...

24 Nov Supply Chain Visibility: A Look Back and a Look Forward

Posted at 00:08h in Analytics, Insights, Key Performance Indicators, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Visibility by John Oskin

We have been involved in several large-scale supply chain visibility projects recently. When we started on these projects, we found an Aberdeen Group Benchmark report from 2006 (!) and felt nostalgic. The industry has been talking about supply chain visibility for 20+ years and we...

09 Nov How to Transition into Real Time KPIs

Posted at 16:37h in Insights by John Oskin

Data-driven decision-making has become over- whelming for many industries. Pressures and responses to such concerns as globalization, performance margins, integrating supply chains and balancing costs with customer service have produced voluminous amounts of data at previously unthinkable levels. Read about a five step process...

05 Nov The Folly of Deep Data Diving

Posted at 16:09h in Analytics, Insights by John Oskin

This article is provided with permission of the Institute of Industrial Engineers from the November 2015 issue of Industrial Engineer, Copyright©2015 Institute of Industrial Engineers. All rights reserved....

08 Sep Manufacturing Today: Key Performance Indicators

Posted at 23:50h in Insights by John Oskin

Information overload is more prevalent than ever in today’s manufacturing industry. According to Adrian Ott in her book The 24-Hour Customer, people see more than 34 billion pieces of information (the equivalent of two books) every day. With the wide adoption of mobile devices...