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Big Data, Analytics, and Industry 4.0

Enterra Insights

He writes, “To gain resilience, agility, and faster more accurate decision-making capabilities with the aim of futureproofing operations, supply chain and manufacturing organizations must implement technologies to link silos in which data and processes sit.” The post Big Data, Analytics, and Industry 4.0

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Freight Rates News December 2015

Freightos

DECEMBER 2015. Check out our roundup of nearly 100 digital logistics/supply chain sources. The big retail sales season started better than expected, in the U.S. For maritime investors, big data reduces risk exposure and extends visibility into business operations, encouraging further investment. .

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Big Data: Thick and Thin

Enterra Insights

Alex Toma ( @alexbreakline ), a digital marketing specialist, writes, “Data has always been fundamental to the success of digital.”[1] 1] Most business leaders understand that so-called “big data” is an asset for their company’s operations. The World Economic Forum has declared big data an asset class like gold or oil.

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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

That will be in 2015, after the peak of oil [supply].”. 2015 is less than three weeks away, and a barrel of Brent crude oil is $65.70 Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). million bbl/d in 2015.” . Big Data and Analytics for Oil and Gas Transportation.

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Understanding Big Data Beyond Its Size

Enterra Insights

When people hear or read the term “big data,” they initially think two things: It’s data and it’s big. First, let’s talk about what “big” really means. The volume of data being created is unprecedented and will only increase. How much data will it generate?

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Mining Mountains of Data for Insights

Enterra Insights

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. 3] They are: 1. 5] They are: 1.

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Conquering the Explosion of Supply Chain Planning Data

Logility

Companies across all industries and sizes struggle to make sense of and value from the available mountains of data. Structured and unstructured data including that from social media, Internet of Things (IoT) and Blockchain sources continue to stream in but much is left untouched. Figure 1: Demystifying Data Units.