We hear it all the time: “If it’s not broken. Don’t fix it.” That said, you and I know that it pays to upgrade because new technology typically makes things work better, faster and more efficiently. The same is true of processes at your business. With technology changing so quickly, without taking the step to transform your operations, you can lose your competitive edge. Your competitors can leap frog over you and get the advantage because they have already made the commitment to automate their operations.
When it comes to managing your mobile workforce, knowledge is power. And by “knowledge,” we mean data analytics.
OMNIA Partners routinely invites industry experts to share insights on achieving manufacturing and business success. In this post, Digital Strategist, Danish Wadhwa, discusses how you can keep your company cyber-safe and secure.
A survey by Nationwide informs that about eight in 10 small business owners do not have a plan to respond to the cyber-attack, even though most of them (63%) have previously suffered from at least one type of cyber-attack.
OMNIA Partners, has invited industry experts to share insights on achieving manufacturing and business success. In this post, Jonathan Toler, of Kloeckner Metals discusses how companies can make more strategic decisions through better use of their data.
Data Isn’t All or Nothing
Digital transformation is the buzzword of businesses everywhere who are rapidly trying to digitize their organizations to stay competitive. Digital transformation starts with data and building a culture in your organization that’s data driven. But, for all the hype, taking those first steps towards becoming more data driven doesn’t have to be a painstaking, all-in organizational restart. It can start with incremental moves that make data more accessible, bridge siloed departments, and, finally, tie data with departmental and organizational outcomes.
The most strategic of CFOs are able to answer the tough questions, and answer them well. They create clear visibility into what's driving -- or veering the company away from -- profits and growth. Intacct Corporation recently hosted a webinar entitled, "5 Questions Every CFO Should Expect From the CEO," explaining that financial executives are playing a larger organizational role than ever before. Businesses look to their finance department to provide leadership in understanding the dollars and sense of how their company is truly running under the hood. All while asking them to balance the monetary aspects of the business with the operational.
Before you can address any problem in business, you first have to know it exists. One of the most essential spotlight shining tools that successful supply chain managers possess is their spend data. Knowing where the budget is going, and examining the appropriate purchase information to determine how you are performing, is a key component to assessing the issue.
