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Process Mining Explained: Techniques, Applications, and Challenges

Altexsoft

It seems pretty straightforward: well, you just heat up milk or boil water, dump those flakes in the bowl, and add fruits, berries, honey, or other yummies you like. And now, try to think about each step: is there any way you can make it faster? Say, how many extra moves are you making because the ingredients are located in different areas?

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How Retailers Use Artificial Intelligence to Innovate Customer Experience and Enhance Operations

Altexsoft

Forrester Consulting discovered that poor checkout experience and long lines are the third highest reason grocers would skip the line and shop in a different place. In-store cameras and sensors detect each product one takes from a shelf, and items are being added to a virtual cart while a customer proceeds.

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The Good and the Bad of Apache Kafka Streaming Platform

Altexsoft

But to understand why Kafka is omnipresent we have to look at how it works — in other words, to get familiar with its concepts and architecture. Kafka architecture. We say ‘xerox’ speaking of any photocopy, whether or not it was created by a machine from the Xerox corporation. And COVID-19 made ‘zoom’ a synonym for a videoconference.

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Friction

LeanEssays

Because these companies are creating a new end-to-end experience, they rarely leverage existing capabilities aimed at serving their market; they develop a “full stack” of new capabilities. One third of the fuel that goes into a car is spent overcoming friction. Who knew electric cars had such an advantage? More cognitive load.

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Fleet Maintenance Software: Technology Behind Preventive and Predictive Vehicle Servicing

Altexsoft

Taking good care of your fleet assets pays off by prolonging their lifecycle, increasing efficiency, and reducing the probability of failures. Predictive maintenance (PdM) involves constant monitoring of your equipment condition and conducting repairs only when bad trends are detected – but before breakdowns occur.

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Supply Chain Analytics: Opportunities in Data Analysis and Business Intelligence

Altexsoft

These challenges can be addressed by intelligent management supported by data analytics and business intelligence (BI) that allow for getting insights from available data and making data-informed decisions to support company development. Managing a supply chain involves organizing and controlling numerous processes.

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Automation of complex IT systems

OpenCredo

Automation ? In the recent Global Capital Confidence Barometer from EY, 36% of respondents are accelerating their investments in automation, with 41% re-evaluating. We can consider this a natural response – the drive towards increased automation is a venerable endeavour which is now simply accelerating. The Ironies of Automation.

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