In this blog, we review 10 specific questions you can ask to uncover what’s really happening at your company. We detail the typical answers provided when a forecasting/inventory planning policy doesn’t really exist, explain how to interpret these answers, and offer some clear advice on what to do about it.
The pandemic of 2020 has brought digital transformation and critical decision making to the forefront. The speed of executing on a decision was increased, but many feared that the trade-offs between speed and quality would be detrimental. However, if big-bet decisions were made coupled with high velocity and high quality, then the payoffs were hugely beneficial in many areas.
Setting a target service level or fill rate is a strategic decision about inventory risk management. Choosing service levels can be difficult. Relevant factors include current service levels, replenishment lead times, cost constraints, the pain inflicted by shortages on you and your customers, and your competitive position. Target setting is often best approached as a collaboration among operations, sales and finance. Inventory optimization software is an essential tool in the process.
Looking at ways to improve cloud security remains a top priority for businesses. IBM Security recently announced a plan to use Amazon Web Services (AWS) to enhance cloud infrastructure security for hybrid environments.
With the December 2020 release of Power BI Desktop we got an early christmas present. A loooong waited feature that will change how we build Power BI solutions! The feature is called “DirectQuery for Power BI datasets and Azure Analysis Services” also known as Composite Models Gen2.
For cloud vendors, the battle for supremacy in industry-specific clouds will be the most intense due to the massive future revenue potential.
By Keith Sayer, May 27, 2020Have you heard about the benefits of the VLOOKUP function in Excel but are having…
Gorilla Glue implements FASCOR WMS to streamline their processes to allow focus on their business strategy and growth
The day we thought would never arrive —the end of 2020!!— is here and I’d like to share my choices for the Top 10 Cloud Wars stories of 2020.
Encova strives to always improve customer and agent experience by automating various customer retention efforts. Some agents were skeptical about robotic process automation (RPA) but soon realized that a lot of time was saved by not needing to perform tedious tasks.
Microsoft Power Apps is a great option for businesses, as it’s a Low-Code Application Platform (LCAP) that makes it easy for professional and amateur developers to create apps. The average cost of developing an application is 74% less with Power Apps, as it’s an excellent way to save yourself a lot of time and money.
Users with various technical expertise levels can develop apps to focus on specific business functions, whether it’s related to IT, sales, finance, customer management, HR, etc.
Even measured against the fun-house-mirror distortions that 2020 imposed on us all, Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff had a singular year.
Oracle and its fast-growing IaaS business face a very different challenge, as chairman Larry Ellison says demand is far outstripping supply.
This demo-packed webinar will load, analyze and process Star Wars data into streamlined business processes that combine the Power Platform and AI to generate actionable insights. We cover the art of the possible and gain the Force of a Power Platform Jedi!
Access session resources here: https://datachant.com/2019/05/30/be-a-power-platform-jedi-pbiusergroup-webinar/”
Stream the Cloud Wars Live podcast to hear Wayne Sadin discuss the latest in strategic planning, true cloud-native ERP, and CIO leadership.
Judson Althoff, Microsoft EVP of worldwide commercial business, laid out their 5-step plan for “how 50,000 people go to work every day”.
Alkermes, a global biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, with a research and development center near Boston, Massachusetts is using SAP Concur to digitally transform processes around automation to drive multiple efficiencies. Understand the why and how behind their strategy to learn how this can inform your decision making process around automation!
Sherlock Holmes had a very stringent method for solving mysteries, I have found that when faced with hard problems in Dynamics 365 learning from how detectives like Sherlock Holmes work can be very helpful. As a long time expert, I often get called in to solve issues which others have failed to solve. Sometimes, using these methods it is elementary, sometimes it requires relentless investigation many days of gathering data, analysis, comparisson, deduction. I will share this method and some of my stories of the trickier problems I have had.
Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison underscored that the enemy of his enemy is his friend by claiming Snowflake “is killing” Amazon Redshift.
Get an inside view of how RPA was applied in the medical industry to improve employee productivity & replace time-intensive manual processes with automation tools from AutomationAnywhere.
