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Vendors have so many different types of products to offer. How do you sort through it all?
Written by Alan Jordan
It's easy to get confused when investigating the requirements and options for implementing a successful business intelligence (BI) initiative. There's an amazing array of product offerings from different vendors, each with its own unique mix of functionality, strengths, and weaknesses. If you are new to BI, it can be difficult to sort through these offerings and identify what is best for your organization.
Business Intelligence is a top priority for organizations around the world. However, for many organizations, achieving BI success faces many challenges: user adoption is low, politics and culture run deep, and BI programs can be derailed by factors beyond technology—often related to people and process. To address these challenges, a team of BI professionals from leading organizations has come together to offer practical advice and proven practices for preparing a BI strategy that will help you achieve excellence in your initiative. Discover their best practices in this best-selling guide. >> Read More >>
Inventory Optimization is the area where most ERP software implementations normally get the highest and fastest return on investment. It is therefore quite surprising that many companies that have implemented ERP have not yet added a dedicated inventory optimization module. It is a huge potential for companies to maximize the value of their IT investment for a relatively small incremental cost.
Written by Alan Jordan