Netflix has revolutionized the way we watch movies and TV shows. By embracing innovation and employing new technologies, it has made the process of picking and watching on-demand movies easy and inexpensive. Innovative companies can follow Netflix’s model and transform their supply chain operations using some of the same technologies. How? A lot of the […]
Finally, The Big Data Insights You Need To Make Better Decisions »
Obstacles To Visibility Can Be Overcome “Transparency” and “interoperability” are at the top of the global supply chain industry wish list, as they have been for decades. A 2017 survey by Business Process Innovation Network, found that importers, exporters, carriers, terminal operators, vessel owners and other stakeholders suffer from poor visibility and predictability around shipments. […]
3 breakthrough technologies to gain control of your supply chain »
Last week we talked about why companies that are outsourcing their logistics operations cannot rely on milestone-based systems. Using the Internet of Thing (IoT) technologies to know the real-time location and condition of all shipments and products is the first step to gaining in-transit visibility. The next step is to gain control of the supply […]
Big Data vs. Small Data: IoT Value is in the Analytics »
With all the hype around IoT, you’ve been told over and over again that Big Data has the potential to change the supply chain. You already know that your devices are generating data, and you expect to yield all the benefits that Big Data has to offer. But what exactly is Big Data, and how […]
How to Monitor Metrics to Optimize Performance »
With too many metrics, too much unfiltered data, and ever-present change, many organizations struggle to focus on the most important metrics for their organization. When everything appears relevant, it’s easy to become overwhelmed or bogged down by metrics that are neither beneficial nor noteworthy to your overall success. Yet focusing on the right metrics is […]
Are Predictive and Prescriptive Analytics Right For My Company? »
What if we could tell you that your supply chain logistics data has an enormous amount of untapped potential waiting to be explored? Many companies are already collecting data from enterprise systems, telematics devices, sensors, and real-time data feeds, such as weather and traffic. Despite this, due to the varied formats and the vast quantity […]
What’s Data got to do With an Interconnected Supply Chain? »
*A few weeks ago, we had the opportunity to write a guest blog post for Supply Chain Insights Global Summit blog to discuss the power that IoT and Big Data have on building better, smarter supply chains. This post was originally shared on their blog. The moment I wake every morning, data is being generated […]
Five Benefits of Investing in Operational Intelligence »
The phrase “operational intelligence” has been floating around a lot lately. And with the phrase comes impressive claims that operational intelligence yields improved performance and visibility for supply chain operations. According to Ventana Research, operational intelligence is defined as, “a set of event-centered information and analytics processes operating across the extended organization that enable people […]
Develop Metrics That Work For You »
With today’s reporting tools, and with so much data being generated, many organizations struggle to focus on the most important metrics for their organization. When everything appears relevant, it’s easy to become overwhelmed or bogged down by metrics that are neither beneficial nor noteworthy. Yet focusing on the right metrics is critical to any organization’s […]
Why business owners should care about this thing called the Lambda Architecture »
The Lambda Architecture starts with an entirely new premise: that it is impossible to know today all the future business uses we will need from our data. Image all the business problems you can solve with data when you start with the concept that value = a question on data.
Twitter Sensors: Detecting the Traffic Jam in Washington Caused by… John Oliver »
In the first week of June, 1 in 5 Tweets about traffic, delays and congestion by people around the Washington Beltway were caused by John Oliver’s segment on Net Neutrality. Here at Savi we are exploring a wide range of sensors to obtain useful insights that can used to make work and routine activities faster, […]
Big Data Analytics – Test Before You Invest »
Big data remains one of the hottest topics on the planet. Barely a week goes by where I don’t get some kind of offer related to big data—download a white paper, go to this conference, attend that webinar, look at this new product offering. It’s not just talk either–I’ve spoken with business leaders who are […]