Archive for Business Intelligence
Last month, I wrote a piece on explaining the value of logistics to the CEO. Earlier this week, as I was catching up on my reading, I came across this quote from Jeff Fettig, Chairman and Chief Executive of Whirlpool, in a Wall Street Journal article by Joe Barrett: “[Logistics] and investment in new product innovation are the only areas that we’re spending the same on as we… Continue reading
The most entertaining, and perhaps most acute, business book that I’ve read in several years is “The Management Myth: Why the ‘Experts’ Keep Getting It Wrong” by Matthew Stewart (you can read a short book review by Andrew O’Connell at HBR online). Matthew is a cynical ex-consultant who reports on the methods consultants use to win business, debunks management theory, and provides a strong cautionary tale for anyone contemplating… Continue reading
Lasik for Supply Chain
· CommentsIn his keynote address at last week’s SAPPHIRE 2009 conference, SAP’s Co-CEO Léo Apotheker talked about how the best-run companies will “see clearly, think clearly, and act clearly”-what SAP is calling “The Clear Enterprise.” He went on to say, “What we are seeing is a growing and lasting need for clarity and insight. Doing business within global networks has brought greater complexity and risk into the game…Executives must have… Continue reading
Making Smarter Decisions Faster
· CommentsThere is a lot of buzz these days about Business Intelligence (BI) and Analytics. Three leading BI software vendors (Business Objects, Cognos, and Hyperion) were acquired last year (by SAP, IBM, and Oracle, respectively) for over $15 billion. Books like Thomas Davenport’s “Competing on Analytics: The New Science of Winning” are best sellers, and articles like “Math Will Rock Your World” (Business Week, January 2006) are appearing in mainstream… Continue reading
