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 is all the rage now. With the proliferation of supply chain data from so many sources - from manufacturing line data to logistics data to supplier quality data to inventory, supply chain performance can be impacted in a positive manner by...
The answer is both – supply chain Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) need to span all levels or an organization and thus should be tops-down for executives and management while knowledge workers need to review day-to-day KPIs to execute their activities. One concern with many organizations...
Collaboration with Microsoft Teams is integral to today's business. Collaborative can be leveraged by supply chain organizations, further increasing value. The confluence of mobile, analytics, big data and social collaboration permits a unique opportunity for supply chain organizations to accelerate value by providing a “Teamwork Framework”. [optin-monster-inline...
As business intelligence and analytics continue to add value to supply chain organizations, how do we gain even more value? With an increase in data and the sources of information – from supply chain systems to customer systems to supplier management systems, a source of business...
(and not get frustrated) A recent article in Digital Supply Chain Magazine points to research from Deloitte Consulting which offers a tremendous business case for supply chain analytics. Deloitte states that: “… manufacturing companies can realize a margin improvement of 2 to 4 percent by applying...
The average attention span has dropped to 8 seconds, which is shorter than the attention span of a goldfish, which is 9 seconds. That means an Internet marketer has 8 seconds to convince a reader that their content is worth another 8 seconds. The key...
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 460...
