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DATA! AI don’t need no stinkin’ DATA!

Procurement Insights

The general consensus was to avoid AI projects that involve dependency on clean data.” – Procurement Leaders | A World 50 Group Community – [link] There is nothing wrong with a quick win – or a series of quick wins per Jom Collins’ Flywheel model.

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How Data Privacy Regulations Affect Your Supply Chain

All Things Supply Chain

Data privacy regulations are becoming increasingly important as businesses become more and more aware of the importance of data security. Questions like how data privacy regulations can affect the supply…

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The Amazing Supply Chain of Data

All Things Supply Chain

In supply chain management, data and its targeted analytics are necessary to make statements about important influences on the supply chain: Which deliveries are often uncertain? Which materials or products…

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Are Your Data Visualizations Readable by Everyone?

SCMR (Supply Chain Management Review)

Don’t wait until someone asks, and don’t force someone to be an exception: make sure that your data visualizations can be read by all those who receive them. Good reporting standards should be part of an organization’s policies and guidelines.

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Leveraging Data Analytics to Build a Truly Connected and Collaborative Supply Chain

This GEP-sponsored report will show you how to leverage data for a collaborative supply chain that delivers results and how to future-proof supply chain management strategies. The C-suite is laser-focused on supply chain performance.

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The dynamic forces behind data center re-transformation 

IBM Supply Chain Blog

Data centers are undergoing significant evolution. Catalysts and conundrums A dramatic shift in development and operations is making data centers more agile and cost-effective. Catalysts and conundrums A dramatic shift in development and operations is making data centers more agile and cost-effective.

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Implement iPaaS to Become a Data-Driven Enterprise

Supply Chain Brain

As Integration Platform as a Service develops, artificial intelligence and machine learning will continue to play a major role in data integration and analysis.

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How One Manufacturer Used GEP SOFTWARE To Save $45M in Direct Material Sourcing

In response to these challenges, a leading heavy equipment manufacturer selected GEP to redesign its source-to-contract processes and implement a convergent data model to help manage procurement data across its multiple locations.

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ABCs of Data Normalization for B2B Marketers

Data normalization. However, if lead generation, reporting, and measuring ROI is important to your marketing team, then data normalization matters - a lot. At its core, data normalization is the process of creating context within your marketing database by grouping similar values into one common value. Why is this so essential?

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The Cost-Plus World of Supply Chains: The Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Environment

From new pricing strategies and material substitutability to alternative suppliers and stockpiling, a new GEP-commissioned Economist Impact report reveals that enterprises are adopting a variety of approaches underpinned by data and technology.

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The 2019 Technographic Data Report for B2B Sales Organizations

In this report, ZoomInfo substantiates the assertion that technographic data is a vital resource for sales teams. reporting that technographic data is either somewhat important or very important to their organization. In fact, the majority of respondents agree—with 72.3%

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Digitizing Logistics: Harness the Power of Data in 4 Steps

That’s where your data comes in. In demand generation, data is essential for knowing who you should target and how. In this eBook, you’ll learn how to identify and target your ideal prospects — when they’re most receptive to hearing your message — using different types of data. Leveraging intent data.

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What I Wish I Knew: How To Build a Data-Driven Company

Speaker: Rachel Bradley-Haas and Aneal Vallurupalli

All companies need data to drive their growth and make good decisions, but timely access to relevant, clean data requires more than data feeds. It takes a shift in thinking and a change to the way all operating units approach their jobs.

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Why B2B Contact and Account Data Management Is Critical to Your ROI

64% of successful data-driven marketers say improving data quality is the most challenging obstacle to achieving success. The digital age has brought about increased investment in data quality solutions. However, investing in new technology isn’t always easy, and commonly, it’s difficult to show the ROI of data quality efforts.

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Buyer’s Checklist: How to Evaluate a B2B Contact Data Provider

Leveraging a data provider to help identify and connect with qualified prospects supports company revenue goals by alleviating common headaches associated with prospecting research and empowers sales productivity. Download ZoomInfo’s data-driven eBook for guidance on effectively assessing the vendor marketplace. So what’s the problem?