Big Data Analytics: Eating An Elephant

Searching SCM World’s content library for ‘big data analytics’ turns up more than 1,200 citations. The first screen alone includes examples for spend analytics, customer service performance, manufacturing variability, logistics optimization, consumer demand forecasting and supply chain risk management. The common thread is use of a two-stage logic for systematically finding answers to complicated business Read More …

Big data, business analytics to hit $203 billion by 2020, says IDC report – TechRepublic

A recent IDC report predicts that the big data and business analytics market will hit $203 billion by 2020, up from $130.1 billion in 2016. The growth will be led by banking, discrete manufacturing, process manufacturing, federal/central government, and professional services. More than half of the projected revenue will come from US-based companies, with larger Read More …

Millennials Infographic

One of the largest generations in history is about to move into its prime spending years. Millennials are poised to reshape the economy; their unique experiences will change the ways we buy and sell, forcing companies to examine how they do business for decades to come. Source: Millennials Infographic