Monthly Archives: August 2017
Digital Agility Can Keep Pioneer Brands Competitive
Amazon.com Inc. has invited some of the world’s largest food brands to join them in shipping products directly to online shoppers and bypass their brick-and-mortar retail partners, like Walmart, Target and Costco. This outreach exposed a digital divide between growing interest brands in direct-to-consumer models, and traditional distribution channels and retailers carrying these brands. Consumers […]
Personalization’s Impact On Business Success
According to Hans Thalbauer, Senior Vice President of IoT and Digital Supply Chain at SAP Leonardo, a sluggish supply chain and lack of personalization of products are the two major disruptions that are affecting manufacturers today. Due to the rise of demand-driven supply networks, business success depends on fixing these two major issues. Thalbauer explains, […]
Infographic: CPQ Challenges + Solutions for Manufacturers
Complex manufacturing and engineered products companies know that the best Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) processes are supported by true manufacturing cost data and requires buy-in, involvement and participation from sales, marketing, engineering, manufacturing, finance, purchasing and IT to support a collaborative and integrated environment. This infographic – CPQ Challenges + Solutions for Manufacturers – highlights the challenges companies […]
Data: The Heartbeat For Every Organization
Data-driven business models are the foundation for progress in any organization. Finance professionals can now embed and extract data and insights out of each and every business transaction and manufactured product. They can harness the power of this data to create new value, increased profitability, efficiency improvements, and better customer experiences. To fully leverage the […]
What Role Can AI Play In Your Organization?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming more prevalent in business functions across all industries. It has become known as a general purpose technology of our era, particularly machine learning (ML). Machines now have the ability to continue improving its performance without any human interaction. Machine Learning has become more effective and available within the past few […]
ImpactECS In-Depth: System Library Overview
Wondering how to build models that are cleaner, faster, and easier to maintain? Take advantage of the ImpactECS System Library – a collection of predefined ImpactECS items designed to eliminate or significantly reduce the amount of code needed to implement functionality. This blog details the core functionality available in the System Library and describes a […]
Solving World Hunger One Data Lake At A Time
Vice President of data and analytics at The Climate Corporation, Dan McCaffrey, is on a mission to solve the world’s imminent food shortage. He leads a team of data scientists and engineers who are building an information platform that collects massive amounts of agricultural data and applies machine-learning techniques to determine new patterns in the […]
Which Forecasting Technique Works Best For You?
Strong predictions of demands and trends have transitioned from being a luxury to an absolute necessity for executives. Forecasting is vital to help managers cope with seasonality, sudden changes in demand levels, price-cutting maneuvers of the competition, strikes, and large swings of the economy. There are so many techniques and technologies out there today that […]
Profitability Depends on Customer Experience
Many companies are starting to realize the affect that a great customer experience can have on their profitability. The more customers a company can draw in and gain their loyalty, the more profitable they will become. So, what is the secret to achieving this? Understanding the changing customer experience, understanding the core of your customer […]