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Are your Business Intelligence Tools Aiding Decision-Making?

In a recent IDC Perspectives paper – A Call to Rethink Decision Support Software Capabilities – analysts Dan Vesset and Chandana Gopal identified a key...

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Why Retailers Need to Fall in Love with Demand Planning

Seasonal holiday promotions used to be the highlight of the retail calendar. Across Easter, Christmas, Black Friday, and Valentine’s Day (to name a few), retailers...

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Sales Planning Software: Why You Need It and What to Consider

In Dresner’s recent Wisdom of Crowds Sales Planning Market Study, which explores attitudes to Sales Planning in organizations worldwide, a huge 84% of respondents scored...

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Why You Should Update Your Financial Consolidation Approach

Times are changing for the financial consolidation process, and for finance teams in general. In FSN’s latest report, “Insight and Innovation in Consolidation Systems”, Gary...

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Why You Should Strive for Standardization in the Strategic Planning Process

Corporate strategic planning plays a vital role in business success, but undertaking it can present a minefield of challenges. In most large organizations the planning...

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