For years we’ve been hearing about Big Data. Now the call is to make the data visible and actionable. Easier said than done. Remember when we wanted our music, phone and camera on one device instead of having to carry multiple devices? Data Visualization is that desirable right now and it is challenging to do …
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I was touring with friends and a Food Science intern around the Bay Area last weekend. On Saturday they visited my home town of Napa and we did some wine tasting. We also stopped by the Culinary Institute of America in St. Helena just in time to be asked to judge the end of year …
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August of 2013 I took a course at Stanford Graduate School of Business focused on Supply Chain Strategies and Leadership. Here are my takeaways of the Very Important Principles and People (VIPs) of Supply Chain Strategies and Leadership. We learned about The Triple A Supply Chain (Agility, Adaptability and Alignment), Vertical Integration, Postponement, Big Data, …
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The economy has been slow to recover after the Great Recession of 2008, however, many economists believe that 2014 and 2015 will be strong years for the US and Global economies. How accurate will your forecasting model be in projecting the supply needed from your business? Since forecasting models typically use two to three years …
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