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Revolutionizing the consumer goods industry with integrated business planning

IBM Big Data Hub

They faced obstacles such as a prolonged budget process, manual forecasting, and no product profitability. To address these challenges, Al Rabie partnered with 1Direction Global, a top solution provider in Financial and Operational Performance Management and Consulting, and a Gold Business Partner with IBM since 2018.

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Automated Sales Forecasting with Predictive Analytics Making AI Real (Part 4)

Jedox

In today’s organizations, the role of financial controlling or FP&A is not only to provide financial insights so business partners can make better decisions, but it is also to lead the way towards a more mature use of analytics technology including predictive analytics for sales forecasting. Predictive Analytics for Sales Forecasting.

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Decision-Making in a Time of Crisis

O'Reilly on Data

Interrogate reported data and information with a healthy skepticism through thinking about the processes that generate the data. Even if we believed the forecasts that gave Trump a 10% chance of winning, this is just slightly less likely than seeing three heads in three coin tosses (12.5%), which also would not surprise many people.

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BRIDGEi2i featured as ‘Innovators’ in the Procurement Analytics Market Research Report by Markets and Markets

bridgei2i

The Markets and Markets’ Procurement Analytics market study provides a snapshot of key competition, past market trends with forecast over the next 5 years, anticipated growth rates, and the principal factors driving and impacting growth. According to the report, the global procurement analytics market size is expected to grow from USD 1.6

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insightsoftware Announces New CEO Jim Triandiflou

Jet Global

Attracting over 20,000 clients worldwide connecting to 140+ ERPs and EPMs, insightsoftware has become the leader in ERP and EPM reporting software. insightsoftware was formed in 2018 when Global Software, Inc., insightsoftware was formed in 2018 when Global Software, Inc., About insightsoftware.

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Powering the future: How Gen AI and AI illuminate utility companies

CIO Business Intelligence

A recent report from CNBC 3 noted, “Most of the U.S. AI also forecasts demand so that energy companies can plan their modernization and expansion efforts. It seems like every other day brings a new natural disaster, and as climate change intensifies, the pace is likely to increase. electric grid was built in the 1960s and 1970s.

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What is business analytics? Using data to improve business outcomes

CIO Business Intelligence

Predictive analytics is the use of techniques such as statistical modeling, forecasting, and machine learning to make predictions about future outcomes. The suite of tools included a digital value stream map, safety stock optimizer, inventory corridor report, and planning cockpit. What are the benefits of business analytics?