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10 Examples of How Big Data in Logistics Can Transform The Supply Chain

datapine

In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Matthias Winkenbach , director of MIT’s Megacity Logistics Lab, details how last-mile analytics are yielding useful data. However, big data and the Internet of Things could give delivery drivers and managers a much better idea of how they can reduce costs due to perished goods.

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8 data strategy mistakes to avoid

CIO Business Intelligence

Data silos result in inconsistencies and operational inefficiencies, says John Williams, executive director of enterprise data and advanced analytics at RaceTrac, an operator of convenience stores. This empowers data users to make decisions informed by data and in real-time with increased confidence.”

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Reference guide to build inventory management and forecasting solutions on AWS

AWS Big Data

Such a solution should use the latest technologies, including Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, cloud computing, and machine learning (ML), to provide accurate, timely, and actionable data. In the inventory management and forecasting solution, AWS Glue is recommended for data transformation.

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What's trending in data in 2020?

Data Insight

Last year almost 200 data leaders attended DI Day, demonstrating an abundant thirst for knowledge and support to drive data transformation projects throughout their diverse organisations. This year we expect to see organisations continue to leverage the power of data to deliver business value and growth.

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Gain insights from historical location data using Amazon Location Service and AWS analytics services

AWS Big Data

The solution consists of the following interfaces: IoT or mobile application – A mobile application or an Internet of Things (IoT) device allows the tracking of a company vehicle while it is in use and transmits its current location securely to the data ingestion layer in AWS. The ingestion approach is not in scope of this post.

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The 10 biggest issues IT faces today

CIO Business Intelligence

According to Evanta’s 2022 CIO Leadership Perspectives study, CIOs’ second top priority within the IT function is around data and analytics, with CIOs seeing advancing organizational use of data as key to reaching enterprise objectives. Angel-Johnson shares that perspective. “I

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Transforming Big Data into Actionable Intelligence

Sisense

Looking at the diagram, we see that Business Intelligence (BI) is a collection of analytical methods applied to big data to surface actionable intelligence by identifying patterns in voluminous data. As we move from right to left in the diagram, from big data to BI, we notice that unstructured data transforms into structured data.