Blog

Blog Entries: Business intelligence

• What’s the big deal about Big Data?

  Dave Hale, Chief Information Officer, E2open - Thursday, May 03, 2012 - 0 Comments
  

  Last week I attended The Cloud Analytics Summit in Mountain View, CA, taking with me a number of new insights on the increasingly buzz-worthy topic of Big Data. The discussions were exciting not so much because of the technologies or case studies presented, but because of the way Big Data was framed as a concept.  More »

• We don’t make the plans. We make the plans work.

  Andrew Atkinson, Director, Product Marketing, E2open - Thursday, September 01, 2011 - 0 Comments
  

  Planning is a critical first step to ensuring that the important things – in life, in love, in work – actually get done. The only problem is that, like people, companies often get stuck after this initial step. For some, "analysis paralysis" comes to mind, especially in today's volatile supply chain environment. But once we have the plans, how do we actually make them work? More »

• Intelligent logistics management: The missing link in SCM?

  Rob Schoenthaler, Senior Vice President, Deployment, E2open - Tuesday, February 08, 2011 - 2 Comments
  

  Cost cutting and customer service are about as “routine” as business drivers come, but it’s remarkable how few companies are able to accomplish both goals simultaneously. After all, ensuring that the right products arrive at the right locations at the right times costs money — right?  More »

• Implementing VMI: The final checklist

  Richard McCluney, General Manager, Telecommunications, E2open - Tuesday, January 04, 2011 - 0 Comments
  

  I wish I could cap off my VMI tirade with something exceedingly cool and exciting, but I’m afraid I’ve left the least sexy part for last...internal system requirements. Sigh. Well, it has to be done. After all, VMI is pretty much useless if you don’t have the right software and systems in place to support it. So here goes. More »