The annuities market is in flux, and margin pressures, changing customer expectations, and increasing competition from other financial products have caused annuity providers to look to technology to upgrade their...
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Big Data should bring big insights for better decisions. Here's how investing in data analytics can offer a solid ROI for your business's future.
With a digital supply of one supported by emerging technologies for greater visibility, predictability, and agility, your company can deliver the personalized products and experiences that customers value.
Oracle Supply Chain Management Blog Rahul Asthana, Product Marketing Strategy & Execution Some of the most important advances in human history have occurred when a new technology appears that radically improves on an age old problem. Take the challenge of getting from point A to B and the difference made in our lives as humans went from walking, to horseback riding, to driving, to flying. Or…
Director, Product Marketing, Oracle Analytics What if you wanted to transform data into actionable insights that impact people's lives in new and extraordinary ways? Would you do this with a business intelligence suite on premises or with a non-scalable self-service software? Probably not. Likely, you would be looking for a cloud-based platform that increases your agility while creating a high business value. You would, therefore, be…
The smart supply chain consists of six key building blocks: horizontally integrated planning and execution, logistics visibility, procurement, smart warehousing, spare parts management, and prescriptive analytics. Companies that can put together all these pieces into a coherent and fully transparent system will gain a huge advantage by creating tangible value in the areas of customer service, flexibility, efficiency and reduced costs. By 2020, we are likely…
Networks are critical for value creation; they become the system of record in a multi-enterprise collaboration world.
Analyst Insight: Service providers are blending services across consulting, technology and outsourcing to deliver ongoing operational capabilities to supply chain organizations. Bundling multiple services for a client is not unusual or new. For at least the past five years, providers with multiple service lines have been presenting bundled services to clients. - Michael Dominy, Research Director, Gartner
Today, businesses are looking at all angles for improving efficiency and flexibility in serving their customers' fluctuating demands. With profitability and service level commitments top of mind, they weigh options for everything from e-commerce engagement to inventory and channel cost strategies like ship-to-store, JIT (just-in-time) and direct-to-customer shipping. Some are taking the costly approach of playing out possibilities by trial and error. Conversely, companies that recognize…
Supply-chain managers have a new focus: to move from cutting costs to enabling new processes and making corporations more connected and agile to create value across the entire enterprise.
What does the future of mobility hold for European carmakers? We see a new value chain emerging, shaped by regulations, consumer attitudes, and the pace of technological change. Key to thriving in the new ecosystem: investing strategically—and accepting that not every investment will bear fruit.
Data flows through the supply chain but holds little value unless correctly leveraged.