The old business adage “you can’t manage what you don’t measure” has been echoed throughout the halls of organizations for years. Many business metrics programs use this adage as a rallying cry. Once an organization determines what to measure, the next step is how to...
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...
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...
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” as has been widely published. Photo sharing and messaging is all the rage these days...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Given statistics of use, why would you not want your team to manage their 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...
According to a recent report by KPMG, technology platforms that support real time business intelligence is one of the top strategies and tactics to be deployed by manufacturers. The report, entitled Global Manufacturing Outlook: Performance in the crosshairs, is based on a survey of management from...
