Cognitive technologies, also known as artificial intelligence, are perhaps the most transformative of our era. In fact, technology and economics are aligning in a way that puts society at a tipping point.
Cognitive technologies can understand all forms of data and continually learn about that data and related subjects...
Published: Aug 29, 2018
The top driver for change in supply chains is the need to retain customers yet the least important element of a supply chain is the quality of service, according to a 2016 IDC Manufacturing Insights supply chain survey. Looking at priorities through 2017, reducing costs and eliminating waste was the top priority and customer-centricity...
Published: Aug 22, 2018
The Future of Business is Artificial Intelligence Artificial intelligence (AI), also known as cognitive technology, is increasingly being adopted by leading businesses –and one of the initial trending areas of application is in supply chain.
Like other significant technological innovations of the past...
Published: Aug 22, 2018
How can retailers efficiently leverage inventory from one channel to serve another without breaking the bank?
See how IBM Watson Order Optimizer helps Fulfillment, Operations, and Inventory:
Gain a holistic view of omni-channel operations across different functional areas
Optimize in real-time...
Published: Aug 22, 2018
Some of the major and key challenges that have arisen today are that the majority of retailers lack experience in implementing a distributed order management (DOM) system, resulting in challenges around design, scope, implementation time scales and costs. These can cause unplanned compromises in the final implementation....
Published: Aug 22, 2018
Stage fright is a biggie. And it even has its own name: Glassophobia. But the term “public speaking” no longer refers to just talking in front of a physical audience. It can also mean presenting to a virtual audience through online events, meetings, conferences.
In this short paper,...
Published: Sep 01, 2016
Your clients live in a world of ever-increasing competitive pressure. It’s a world of rapid change – in the economy, in regulations, and in technology. You add value by helping your clients overcome these challenges – but it’s difficult to help them if your ability to manage engagements and projects...
Published: Sep 01, 2013
When it comes to property management, mortgage servicers and lenders rely on Safeguard Properties. With intense and rapid growth, Safeguard needed to quickly train new hires to handle a wide variety of enterprise software transactions. The traditional classroom model could not keep up, so Safeguard turned to SAP® Workforce...
Published: Jun 09, 2013
Health savings accounts (HSAs) have been around since 2003, but they continue to cause confusion in the human resources (HR) departments of employers that participate in the program. Account holders must be able to meet several eligibility criteria, and further complications can arise when an employee already has an open...
Published: Jan 11, 2013
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Published: Jun 07, 2016
According to an Apparel magazine executive survey, the number one top of mind industry issue is “reduce product cost to improve margin.” While we should always be looking for ways to reduce product costs (and costs in general), more savings are likely to come from better processes, such as design and development,...
Published: Feb 15, 2014
User Generated Content (UGC) is not just another marketing buzz phrase, honest. It’s a very powerful strategy for your marketing team and all you need to do is add content created by engaged customers (such as product reviews, videos and photos) into your marketing campaigns.
UGC has been proven...
Published: Oct 03, 2017
With an average conversion rate at just 2.2%1, and an industry-average “acceptable” bounce rate of between 20% and 35%, approximately 97.8% of the visitors to any given website are leaving unsatisfied – some immediately, others after a moment or two. Are these all the “results” that the $25.8...
Published: Aug 30, 2014
The costs associated with employee absenteeism can be astronomical. High levels of absenteeism can impact productivity, service quality and employee morale. From an HR management perspective, employee absenteeism and tardiness can be some of the toughest issues to address and remedy. This OnDemand Webinar will help you...
Published: Sep 12, 2013