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Retail Metrics that Not Enough Data-Driven Entrepreneurs Track

Smart Data Collective

However, your data-driven business model won’t be very helpful if you don’t focus on the right metrics. There are many excellent metrics you can monitor to help you grow your business and meet your goals. Plus, the metric can help you plan the best layout for your shop. Sales Per Square Foot. Sales Per Staff Member.

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4 smart technologies modernizing sourcing strategy

IBM Big Data Hub

Because organizations with strategic sourcing mindsets look beyond price and cost savings-centered supplier selection initiatives. Successful strategic sourcing often results in process optimization, cost management, customer satisfaction, risk management , increased sustainability and other benefits.

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Combine transactional, streaming, and third-party data on Amazon Redshift for financial services

AWS Big Data

The solution should be scalable, cost-efficient, and straightforward to adopt and operate. Amazon Redshift features like streaming ingestion, Amazon Aurora zero-ETL integration , and data sharing with AWS Data Exchange enable near-real-time processing for trade reporting, risk management, and trade optimization.

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4 strategic sourcing use cases to strengthen your supply chain

IBM Big Data Hub

For sourcing teams, that means pivoting their mindset around selecting suppliers from a tactical, lowest-cost-above-all approach to a strategic one. The benefits of strategic sourcing are vast, ranging from overall supply chain process optimization to more cost-effective, long-term relationships with partners.

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CIOs weigh where to place AI bets — and how to de-risk them

CIO Business Intelligence

When it comes to AI, Nafde sees risks in the vendors selected, the business-worthiness of the use case, and the cost of the initiative. To find promising use cases, Webster Bank canvassed several dozen proposals and decided to start with three that could deliver tangible benefits. We have cost triggers for the compute services.

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How to build a successful procurement strategy

IBM Big Data Hub

A procurement strategy allows an organization to navigate an increasingly complex global supply chain, adapt swiftly to market fluctuations, and achieve cost optimization, operational efficiency and growth. For instance, if cost savings is a goal, a corresponding procurement objective might be achieving a level of cost reductions.

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7 steps for turning shadow IT into a competitive edge

CIO Business Intelligence

After all, 41% of employees acquire, modify, or create technology outside of IT’s visibility , and 52% of respondents to EY’s Global Third-Party Risk Management Survey had an outage — and 38% reported a data breach — caused by third parties over the past two years.

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