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5 hot IT budget investments — and 2 going cold

CIO

This includes spending on strengthening cybersecurity (35%), improving customer service (32%) and improving data analytics for real-time business intelligence and customer insight (30%). We have been moving our workloads to the cloud while we create new cloud-native digital business capabilities.”

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Freight Forwarder: Key Workflows and Technology

Altexsoft

inland transportation from origin and/or to destination, goods storage, preparation of customs and other documentation, freight consolidation and deconsolidation, container tracking, insurance services, import customs clearance, and so on. He also consults Jack on export taxes and duties or pays them on his behalf.

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Turnover Ratio, Return Rate, Shrinkage, and Other Inventory KPIs to Manage Your Stock

Altexsoft

Top inventory management KPIs We can’t describe all the inventory KPIs that exist out there, so we’ll focus on the most popular and actionable ones. We’ll also suggest a few tips on how to approach inventory-related business intelligence. So let’s dive in. How to approach it? How to approach it? How to approach it?

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Procurement Analytics: Challenges, Opportunities, and Implementation Approaches

Altexsoft

Indirect spend is any expenses that are needed to operate the business, such as office supplies, utilities, transportation, insurance, marketing, business travel, warehousing costs, wages, and so on. This KPI also helps categorize your suppliers. Inventory-related KPIs. Indirect spend elements.