Business Intelligence (BI)

Executives from Kraft Foods and Safeway divulge ROI details from their collaborative data sharing initiatives, and add real-world context to findings of the 2013 Retail / Supplier Shared Data Study. Whether you have been working with downstream data for a while or are new to the effort, this discussion provides valuable insights.

Why are big data projects so essential? Because they can impact nearly every aspect of your business, from operational efficiencies and product development to customer interactions and management processes.

With consumers switching brands more often than ever before, the rules of customer engagement have changed for marketing, sales and customer service across all industries. As a consequence, driving brand advocacy has become the No. 1 priority. T-Mobile gets it. Using a three-step approach, the company touts 4.9 million social fans and the fastest response time across all industries on Facebook, 55 minutes to be exact.

TXT will manage the whole spectrum of Thirty-Ones forecasting, merchandise, assortment and inventory management.

To ensure consistent product quality for every pint of super-premium ice cream produced, Ben & Jerry's needed a new way to collect and analyze the vital data of its products.

ScottsMiracle-Gro shares how and why it merged process transformation and IT groups together into a single organization, called Business Transformation. Plus, look inside the company's unique approach to developing high-performing leaders, managers and associates.

Dean realizes benefits including increased collaboration among the company's IT and Internal Audit departments, and cutting technology licensing and third-party audit costs by 50 percent.

The cloud technology platform from GT Nexus is expected to help P&G manage inventory flows and transportation between supply and demand points on a global scale.