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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%). Besides surgery, the hospital is also investing in robotics for the transportation and delivery of medications.

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6 tips for making the most of a tight IT budget

CIO

“I make a lot of my budgeting decisions based on revenue value — what value will get added to the business by investing in a particular technology,” he says. For the freight transportation company, business intelligence (BI) is one area where IT can have a top-line impact. “We What storage do we have?’

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What is business intelligence? Transforming data into business insights

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Business intelligence definition Business intelligence (BI) is a set of strategies and technologies enterprises use to analyze business information and transform it into actionable insights that inform strategic and tactical business decisions.

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Improving Decision Making by 75% using Supply Chain Visualization

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Logistics Dashboard Transportation Cost Dashboard : The Transportation Cost Dashboard enables SMBs to monitor transportation costs per unit, freight expenses, and fuel consumption. By analyzing transportation costs across different modes of transportation (e.g.,

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Cold Chain Logistics Management: How to Handle Temperature-Sensitive Goods

Altexsoft

When ice cream melts in your hands on a hot day, it can be a bit frustrating; but if a load of vaccines can’t be used because it went bad due to wrong storage or transportation conditions, the results are a lot more serious, if not fatal. So, it’s important that all the parties of supply chains (3PLs, carriers, storage facilities, etc.)

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Freight Forwarder: Key Workflows and Technology

Altexsoft

Freight forwarders are experts that boost global trade and international transportation. Freight forwarders are intermediaries between shippers (manufacturers, wholesalers, or retailers) and carriers ( sea , air, and land transportation providers) that organize and coordinate the movement of goods across international borders.

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How companies around the world apply machine learning

O'Reilly Media - Data

Companies continue to use data to improve decision-making (business intelligence and analytics) and for automation (machine learning and AI). On the infrastructure side, we have sessions from members of some of the leading stream processing and storage communities. E-commerce , and Transportation and Logistics sessions.