Today, along with the data gathering struggle, another one, even more important, emerges, namely how to organize and select those pieces of information relevant to the organization. This was the primary focus of the Marcus Evans Supply Chain Analytics conference, which took place between 3 and 5 June 2015, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
PERFORMANCE Magazine now provides you with a broad coverage of the event, by offering on the scene insights into some of the presentations held between the 4th and the 5th of June.
The KPI Institute’s Performance Management in 2014 report is built on the belief that a balanced approach in such research endeavours can only be achieved by triangulating the opinions of practitioners, academics and consultants alike. In 2014, Rick Edgeman, Professor of Sustainability & Performance at Aarhus University, Denmark was one of the academics who offered us rich insights into performance related research and trends.
“Success is driven by performance and most people are inherently aware of that.”
Paul de Long is the Director of the Global Logistics Transformation and Innovation department at Unilever, a company with markets in over 190 countries and an international leader in fast-moving consumer goods.
The presentation “Big Data and business analytics” was delivered, on the second day of the Supply Chain Analytics conference, by Karsten Schmidt, Supply Chain Innovation Community Big Data Director at Infineon Technologies AG.
The presentation “Improving efficiencies by working together with retailers” was delivered, on the second day of the Supply Chain Analytics conference, by Josep Ragull, director of the Supply Chain Analytics & Information at Diageo Germany and Austria.
