At the genesis of any data-driven initiative or project, we must first find and access the relevant data in our organization to pull together. Better yet if the data we find can be inter-operable or re-usable across both new and…
So what’s the problem? Every manufacturer I have engaged with in the past 10+ years claims to be data-driven and almost all of them are investing in “Digital Transformation and Industry 4.0” initiatives. These initiatives have business-critical goals like better…
A Job Really Well Done Take a moment, when you can, to read Rachael King’s WSJ piece on global manufacturer Flextronics International Ltd and the software it has developed to manage its “complex global network of 14,000 suppliers in…
By Margaret Soderholm Here’s a basic scenario: You’re a marketing analyst looking for some numbers to gauge how well a recent promotion did. In checking the May sales reports, you find the numbers you need, but something seems off.…
