Business Intelligence (BI)

As Business Intelligence (BI) technology offerings become more robust, companies are lining up to implement these tools to make the right business decisions at the right time.

While Oracle's pursuit of Siebel Systems took center stage in 2005, analysts expect to see increased use of partner networks and third-party maintenance providers heading into 2006.

The rise in overseas sourcing, particularly from China, continues to be a major theme for consumer goods in 2005 and 2006.

While this year’s Top 10 TPM providers are the key leaders of the industry, it is critical to examine the direction of many of these vendors as they look beyond automation to optimization.

Global data synchronization is a technology initiative adopted by a handful of retailers and a more substantial number of suppliers, revealed the 2005 Consumer Goods Technology "Shared Strategy Study".

The newly-formed Agentrics hopes to incite a higher degree of business harmony between retailers and suppliers

Is it possible to turn Wal-Mart's data deluge into actionable insights?

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