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Yogurt maker stirs in SAP to boost its demand planning capability

CIO Business Intelligence

More than 120 ‘flavors’ to handle When your company is dealing with today’s volatile market, a variety of products, and a supply chain covering 120+ countries – each with its own rules and processes – demand planning, including forecasting, can get a bit gut-wrenching. Such was the case with Danone.

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5 financial planning software capabilities that drive business value

Jedox

Increasing efficiency in an organization’s planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes is a key component of financial planning software, according to Gartner. To that end, finance leaders can prioritize solutions that facilitate faster data integrations through prebuilt connectors and offer an intuitive user experience to drive adoption.

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How Have Global Fluctuations Changed Your Planning Process?

Jet Global

The events of 2020 were nearly impossible to predict and almost as impossible to confidently respond to. Planners began to integrate functional and departmental plans into their own forecasts. Planners began tying operational plans and scenario planning together for better forecasts. This isn’t surprising, though.

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Predictive Analytics Business Use Cases Ensure Results!

Smarten

Predictive analytics uses sophisticated analytical methodologies to predict future outcomes based on historical data. Using these techniques, the organization can predict future events, customer buying behaviors, and business outcomes. Plan and forecast accurately.’. Plan and forecast accurately. Demand Planning.

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Top 10 Big Data CRM Tools To Increase Business Sales

Smart Data Collective

Top Big Data CRM Integration Tools in 2021: #1 MuleSoft: Mulesoft is a data integration platform owned by Salesforce to accelerate digital customer transformations. This tool is designed to connect various data sources, enterprise applications and perform analytics and ETL processes.

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How IBM and AWS are partnering to deliver the promise of AI for business

IBM Big Data Hub

Real-time data analytics helps in quick decision-making, while advanced forecasting algorithms predict product demand across diverse locations. AWS’s scalable infrastructure allows for rapid, large-scale implementation, ensuring agility and data security.

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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. There may be times when department-specific data needs and tools are required.

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