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Trade Spending: Investing with Insight or Blindness?
Among the vast array of diverse CPG companies operating around the world, you will find a expense item on the […]
Are Your Business Intelligence Practices Still an Organizational Concept or Proven Reality?
It’s always amusing how often I attend an industry conference, regardless of the market, where the industry chiefs gather and […]
Can Business Thrive When the C-Suite Suffers from Data Illiteracy?
The volume and speed of data continues to grow, and the leadership of many businesses is lagging in confronting this […]
How to Make Retail Category Management More Than Just a Concept
For too many retail store managers tasked with driving store level profitability, the idea of successful category management has been […]
Do You Have Business Intelligence and Still Face Retail Decision Blindness?
Put yourself in the position of a Regional Manager of a retail chain faced with the following, all-too-common, dilemma: Sales […]
How to Put the 5 Whys of Lean Six Sigma on Steroids
One of the foundational elements of Lean Six Sigma is the iterative approach to business problems called the 5 Whys. […]
How to Recognize When (BI) Business Intelligence Becomes (BI) Business Insanity
Would it surprise anyone if I said the C-Suite globally still loves to use sophisticated language like business intelligence to try […]
5 Indicators of a Successful Performance Management Culture
Leading edge business terms (including performance management and others) being bantered by large consulting firms and used skillfully by executive […]
Inventory Management: The Problem Seeing the Future While Being Blind in the Present
If the financial impact wasn’t so enormous to distributors and retail stores throughout the country, it might be considered a […]