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...
It is nice to be noticed! We would like to thank CIO Review for including us in the list. We will not write a lengthy post, but we can provide some insight as to why we were chosen: Sage Clarity Provides Real Time Analytics Sage Clarity Provides a...
Back in 2012, Gartner Group stated that by 2014, fewer than 30% of business intelligence initiatives will align with enterprise business drivers. As we enter the final quarter of 2014, do we feel Gartner is right? The key question is how are organizations falling within...
IBM states that every day, we create 2.5 quintillion bytes of data. Just to put that amount of data into perspective, one quintillion is 10 to the 18th power. Doing some simple math, and assuming 5,000 companies generate that data evenly, we can guestimate that...
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...
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...
Rethinking your company's KPI strategy A recent study by The Advanced Performance Institute entitled 20 Years of Measuring and Managing Business Performance revealed the fact that less that 20% of companies state everyone obtains regular insights (usually using Key Performance Indicators, or KPIs) which improve day-to-day...
(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 more...
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="246"] Can we learn something from a goldfish as we use smartphones to help us with supply chain management[/caption] According to Statistic Brain, the average attention span has dropped from 12 seconds to 8 seconds from the year 2000 to the year 2013. ...
