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Elevating your performance with data-driven, optimized decisions

Outside of my business career, I’m an avid and accomplished competitive glider pilot. I am very serious about the sport of gliding, and have competed at the highest levels in the Dutch National circuit. As with many activities in life, I think it is possible to draw some interesting parallels between competitive gliding and business operations and extract some important lessons from the former, which we can apply to the latter.

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ICRON survey reveals that 86% of executives think their company needs more data

86% of executives think that their company needs more data, according to a survey by ICRON

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The secret to supply chain success in the Industry 4.0 era

The Industry 4.0 era is upon us, and manufacturing companies around the globe are increasingly embracing automation and data exchange and implementing new technologies including cyber-physical systems, internet of things (IoT) devices, cloud computing, artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning, robotics, and advanced data analytics.

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ICRON survey reveals that 72% of business decisions are impacted by data

72% of business decisions are impacted by data, according to the results of a survey conducted by ICRON

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Optimization is all around: The impact of drones on the supply chain

While the “personal drone” is still in its very early experimental stages, companies in the supply chain in general and in the logistics industry in particular have already been using drones for many years.

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Only 50% of companies can measure the cost of their data, ICRON survey shows

50% of companies are not able to measure the cost of their data, according to a survey by ICRON

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Taking the first step on your journey toward data-driven, optimized decisions

Today’s supply chain companies have access to an overwhelming amount of data. Customer data, production data, GIS data, POS data, financial data, streaming data, and many other types of data are all collected – and this often results in data overload.

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Optimizing your company’s energy utilization can empower you to achieve greater productivity and profitability

Energy is the lifeblood of companies in the manufacturing sector, the fuel that powers the production and delivery of their goods to customers. Without energy, manufacturing operations would come to an absolute standstill. For manufacturing firms, balancing energy supply and demand is a complex ...

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Solvers: What are they and what role do they play in supply chain optimization?

Solvers: What are they and what role do they play in supply chain optimization? At its core, every supply chain planning and scheduling problem is essentially an optimization problem – as its solution lies in finding a way to optimize the flow and delivery of goods and services from supplier to customer.

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The role of big data in your personnel planning

The term big data probably sounds familiar to many people. After all, much is written and spoken about in the media and perhaps also in your organization. But what exactly it is, few people can give ...

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