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The Digital Age is Still All About the Data

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She explains, “This is for the sole reason that data has become one of the most critical aspects of businesses.” According to Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, big data is an organization’s most valuable asset. Unlocking the value of data. ”[3].

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Market Beat. Four Thumbs Down and One Thumb Up.

Supply Chain Shaman

On September 30, the big data company Palantir went public in an initial 22B$ market valuation. I am frequently asked, “Can a big data data science company help to alleviate the current market pain in the supply chain?” Data science is only useful when companies are clear on the question to ask.

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Mining Mountains of Data for Insights

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In the area of big data, geological features are often used to depict the enormity of the data involved. ” Alexandrov and Vesselinov write, “A seemingly bottomless ocean of ‘big data’ has flooded our world. Hausman reports that many companies haven’t learned that lesson.

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Customer Experience (CX) Highlights the Digital Path to Purchase

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Gartner analyst Jake Sorofman (@jakesorofman) reports that Gartner’s 2015 Marketing Spending Survey concludes, “Customer experience is the most pressing mandate … Continued The post Customer Experience (CX) Highlights the Digital Path to Purchase appeared first on Enterra Solutions.

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Gaining a Competitive Edge through Advanced Analytics

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The good news is almost every organization has access to data and, increasingly, has the means to mine that data. Gary Cokins ( @GaryCokins ), founder of Analytics-Based Performance Management LLC, asserts, “Analytics is becoming a competitive edge for organizations. ” Gaining a competitive edge.

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Raise a Toast to Digital Business!

Supply Chain Shaman

At the end of 2014, many leaders that I work with are preparing their 2015 strategies. The word digital is everywhere in their presentations– digital path to purchase, digital agriculture, and digital manufacturing. Big Data and Analytics: We are also completing a study on big data and advanced analytics.

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Championing Supply Chain Digitalization

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We live in a digital age in which, according to Yossi Sheffi ( @YossiSheffi ), Director of the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics, big data is an organization’s most valuable asset. Today, it’s not people but data that tops the asset value list for companies.”[1] 1] Staff writers at Gadget go even further.