A new offering from that SAP released in February is specifically designed to help engage with customers in real-time and help with company marketing and sales. Customer Engagement Intelligence combines three applications run by SAP HANA:  SAP Customer Value Intelligence, SAP Audience Discovery and Targeting, and SAP Account Intelligence including. With the three HANA applications […]

There was undoubtedly an audible sigh of relief when an agreement was reached between the United Postal Service and the Teamsters Union which saved over 250,000 jobs that were very much on the line. The 5-year deal which goes into effect on August 1st not only gives “substantial” pay increases, but also adds 2,000 full-time […]

JDA Software Group announced the release of eight which combines 30 different products into one platform. By combining supply chain development, optimization and business analytics for distribution in the cloud. According to JDA’s website,

Recently, a survey of value chains in the EMEA region (Europe, Middle East and Africa) found nearly two-thirds had found disruption in their value chains in the last 12 months due to events without their control. These unpredictable events were most commonly economic disruptions, followed by adverse weather and bankruptcy of the supplier. The percentage […]

Too sick to go to the store for your cough medicine and ordering it to receive tomorrow is not soon enough? Don’t worry, next-day shipping is quickly becoming a reality. With supply chains making use of military-grade algorithms and employees (both human and robots) on hand 24 hours a day, that cough medicine (or peanut […]

SAP announced in March that they were unveiling a new software to fight the escalating risk of fraud. SAP Fraud Management, powered by SAP HANA, aids those in industries such as insurance, public sector, banking, and healthcare, to detect fraud by analyzing huge amounts of data to detect potential fraud.

It’s been five years since what was dubbed “The Great Recession” began. Beginning in early 2008 and lasting until July 2009, the economy was hit hard, manufacturing in particular. So, how is manufacturing doing now?

Some Michigan logistics professionals are finding it hard to believe that the state with a peninsula, some of the most dangerous cities in the nation, and unused, old automotive factories can be the home of the most up and coming shipping center in the country. Once the logic behind this viewpoint in given, most will […]

Most in the United States probably have not heard of Aadhar, but it is transforming lives of those in India. Aadhar is a government program that is using Big Data to “universally identify” a goal of 600 million Indian residents. It is aiming to become the largest biometric database in the world by 2014 and […]

As with all companies, the healthcare industry is feeling the pressure to cut costs and raise profitability. Walgreen, the largest drug retailing chain in the nation, Alliance Boots, and AmerisourceBergen signed a $400 billion, 10-year agreement that is now coined “Earth’s Drugstore”, as reference by Forbes. In addition to having the opportunity to invest in […]