The hype is over – better use of analytics in a company’s supply chain yield immediate results, period. “Companies that embed analytics in their day-to-day supply chain operations generate more significant and far-reaching benefits than those that use big data analytics on an ad-hoc basis…”...
Given statistics of use, why would you not want your team to manage their supply chain from a smartphone?First consider a few key facts: According to a recent Pew Research Center poll, "a majority of smartphone owners use their phone to follow along with breaking...
According to a recent report by , technology platforms that support real time business intelligence is one of the top strategies and tactics to be deployed by manufacturers. The report, entitled , is based on a survey of management from 460 large global manufacturing organizations.According to...
As we approach holiday shutdowns, it may be a good time to ask some general questions about your supply chain. While we can see much more than 3 questions, here are the three that we have recently seen as top-of-mind by executives:Are we planning or...
It is always exciting to see an area we are very passionate about gain some steam. Our friends at Transparency Market Research just published a new market study entitled Supply Chain Analytics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast 2014 –...
Transforming a culture can be a daunting task and certainly requires more than can written in 1 blog post. However, there are a few items we notice in working in large-scale transformations over the past 3 years.Communication. Not a new aspect of cultural change, but...
How can organizations have their cake and eat it too?
The phrases are very common:Break down the silos
Data silos create barriers which impedes decision making
Collaborate across all part of a businessHere is a fact: not everyone in a company can operate at the C-Level and make...
I had the opportunity to attend and present at The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) “Roadmapping Workshop on Measurement Science for Prognostics and Health Management of Smart Manufacturing Systems”. The focus of the conference in centered on processes and systems to help businesses...
Extraordinary Performance Delivering Industry-Specific Epicor Solutions, Support and Services to Customers WorldwideCHICAGO, Dec. 18, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Sage Clarity LLC, a leader in best-of-breed supply chain and manufacturing solutions, announced it has earned Platinum Partner Status for the Americas in the Epicor® Inspired Partner Network. ...
In the 5 (or so) months since we launched this blog, the most popular article discussed real-time KPIs. Since this post, we have received numerous requests focused around a “how do I get started theme”. If I have not gotten back to you yet, I...
