In the modern business landscape, it has become a no-brainer solution that when organizations are looking to plan ahead, they turn to data. But one of the unique challenges of this situation is that it has left many businesses with a lack of data that could help them analyze their way out of a problematic situation. Here’s how that has happened…and what companies might be able to do to try to get back to the new normal.More
Dimensional Insight Webinars
Have you discovered the latest online training resources published by Dimensional Insight on their website? The Diver Platform user interfaces in Workbench, DivePort and ProDiver have come a long way since the launch of Spectre, the columnar build engine that delivers diveable cBases at great speed. If you haven’t seen the latest tips and tricks for creating Dive files, QuickView sets, Spectre Build files with lookups and concats, or time based cplans – then now is your chance to catch up! More
Supply Chain Changes for a Post-Pandemic World
As states and countries re-open in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the hope is that everything will get back to normal. There are certainly aspects of life that will never quite get back to what they were like before the pandemic. The supply chain could very well end up being one aspect that is forever changed.More
Coffee with Diver webinar series 1
We are delighted that our first series of 8 webinars was a great success and was very well attended! We worked in a collaborative effort with Dimensional Insight and European partners like ourselves at Diver BI Group to bring you some interesting Diver-related subjects. All the videos are now available to view below – if you missed any or simply want to refresh on the information shown. There will be a new series in the Autumn of 2020 so watch this space!More
5 Takeaways from the 2020 Wisdom of Crowds Report
The 2020 Wisdom of Crowds Business Intelligence Market Study is out, which provides an annual look at key trends in business intelligence (BI) and provides user scores on 27 vendors using Dresner Advisory Services’ 33-criteria vendor performance management system. For the 11th straight year, Dimensional Insight performed very well in the survey, improving upon its results from last year and earning a perfect recommend score. The report had several other interesting insights about the state of business intelligence. Here are the most important takeaways.More
How the Transport Sector is Responding to COVID-19
There are certain products that have seen an increase in demand in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Canned goods, for example, have been flying off store shelves, meaning that the companies that produce the cans for those goods have been ramping up production. Just as important as the places producing the cans are the trucks getting them from the plants to the food companies, and then from there to the grocery stores to be sold. Here’s a look at some of the adjustments the transportation industry has had to make in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.More
Practical Analysis: The Next Chapter
The “Practical Analysis” blog series is dedicated to answering the questions: “So what is analysis anyway?” and “How can I apply it in my world?” The first installments focused on the fundamentals from which modern computer-aided analysis and decision support have evolved. They featured topics like visualization, exploratory data analysis, and statistical process control. In the next posts, we’ll explore the emergence of what we now know as “data science” from those beginnings. Let’s examine.More
How Supply Chains Are Adjusting in the Midst of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The post here from John Sucich reflects the situation from the perspective of the USA, with some different regulatory bodies and lockdown rules. However it’s still interesting for us in Europe: the supply chain is truly global and therefore it will have knock-on impacts for all of us, and maybe some lessons to learn from what is happening across the pond.More
DivePort DIUX skin
As many of you have been following our “Coffee with Diver” webinar series you will be familiar with what is called the DivePort DIUX skin. This is a set of files containing html code, DI-designed navigation and action icons and the matching skincss and text files. A lot of you are keen to try out the new skin – the usual way to get it is when you install a new DivePort with one of the latest versions of the software.More
How the Meat Processing Industry is Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
With some states in the USA lifting stay-at-home orders and allowing certain businesses to reopen, focus has shifted to the supply chain. What will be available and what will be missing because of disruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic?
The meat processing industry has been one of the industries most affected by the coronavirus.More
Thinking Outside the To-Go Box: How Bars and Restaurants are Innovating During the Pandemic
We love this post from DI’s Kathy Sucich. There are some really ingenious ideas for sustaining both the supply chain to consumers and the cash flow to businesses. Of particular interest to us in Kathy’s blog is the section about Food Service companies advising their restaurant clients to open pop-up shops direct to consumers, to enable a redirect in the supply chain, from business to the consumer market. We are privileged to be supporting our supply chain and food service customers throughout this crisis, and this type of innovation will hopefully help both consumers and businesses. More
How Businesses Can Manage their Supply Chains During the COVID-19 Pandemic
In the best of times, a disruption to the supply chain can cost an organization valuable time and money. In the current climate, the repercussions are not only clear to the organization, but also to people who may have never heard the term “supply chain” before. The sight of empty shelves where common items like toilet paper are usually stocked, or news video showing a shortage of medical supplies makes everyone aware of what is and what is not available because of the COVID-19 pandemic.More