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AI in Data analytics – 4 How’s and a peek into the future
Okay, we’ll do it, too: Let’s talk about AI in data analytics – specifically, let’s talk about why Large Language Models such as GPT and Gemini don’t deal well with data and how they will eventually be able to.
4 steps to turn your 5-year retail strategy into a buy plan
Learn how easy it can be to turn the 5-year strategy of your retail business into a buy plan! Believe it or not, key elements will be done at the push of a button.
Reach the optimum in Allocation and Replenishment
Allocation & Replenishment is complex – and getting it right just isn’t easy! Sending the wrong stock to stores, or more commonly sending the wrong quantities to stores, is super common in retail. But it doesn’t have to be! Read on and learn how a systemic solution for allocation and replenishment can support you in this increasingly complex task.
The Four Phases of a Budget Cycle – Made Easy with the Right BI Tool
Have you ever thought about why the regular financial budget season spans over three months? It‘s because Controlling and FP&A departments have to walk a tightrope between accuracy and timely completion as they often rely on a variety of spreadsheets. What falls short is the flexibility to react to today’s world with its rapid market dynamics. Read on to learn how the right BI tool can help!
Free Your Assortment Planning from the Wedge
If it’s not just potatoes, shoes or open doors you think of when you hear the word “wedge”, then read on! If you’re in merchandising, you’ll want to learn how to replace the Wedge with an Assortment Planning tool that will maximise sales, profit, customer retention and market share.
HOPP BDG SCHWIIZ!
We are celebrating another milestone in the history of bdg: with better decisions Swiss GmbH, bdg is now officially represented in Switzerland. We are thrilled
What is Integrated Business Planning?
Integrated business planning … “Integrated” is one of those words that might mean anything. Time to add a little more detail. What do we mean by this and what can integrated business planning look like?
3 Reasons for BI in HR
BI in HR … Some may get their hands wet at these IT acronyms. But that doesn’t have to be the case, powerful business intelligence applications can reduce fluctuation in the company and make HR teams more flexible and faster.
Business Intelligence Competence Center (BICC)
Are you planning to implement a Business Intelligence System in your company and want to ensure that it is used in the best possible way? Then, in addition to professional change management and thorough user training, you should also consider setting up a Business Intelligence Competence Centre – BICC for short.
better together: More success through collaborative BI
Collaborative Business Intelligence solutions, or Collaborative BI for short, enable better business decisions by providing opportunities for structured collaboration and focusing on a constructive problem-solving process.
Workforce Planning – Future-proof with Digitalised Personnel Planning
How many additional staff will be needed in marketing from Q4 to reach the agreed targets? What qualifications do we need in R&D next year? Who already has them and for whom is what training needed? What are the costs associated with all this?
With BI and the Balanced Scorecard to integrated corporate management
For a holistic view of the company, the Balanced Scorecard can play an important role and effectively support decisions. Business Intelligence solutions enable the efficient use of the Balanced Scorecard by minimising manual effort.
Next Level Merchandise Planning – Successful purchase planning for retailers
When companies grow rapidly, non-optimised processes quickly reach their limits. This also applies to planning processes, especially if they are carried out purely in Excel. Time-consuming, error-prone, inhomogeneous – Excel processes can hardly cope with dynamic, complex planning requirements.
Integrated financial planning for SMEs
With digitalisation, the demands on medium-sized businesses are growing. Those who do not want to be left behind must be flexible and react quickly and precisely to economic developments. Integrated success and financial planning leads the way.
Strategic workforce planning | bdg
One thing is clear: professional workforce planning is crucial for business success. But in most companies, workforce planning with intelligent software is still in the planning stage itself. The time-consuming work with Excel and error-prone spreadsheet processes are often still commonplace.
Efficient Dashboards – Tips & Tricks
Nothing works without dashboards in today’s business world. Nevertheless, there are serious variations in efficiency. Depending on the industry and the company, the requirements often differ considerably, which is why there is no right or wrong way to design a dashboard.
Corporate Performance Management (CPM)
For anyone who wants to pursue a corporate strategy in a more targeted manner, measure the performance of the company or individual departments more precisely and manage a company more successfully as a whole, Corporate Performance Management (CPM) is unavoidable.
Predictive Planning – Closer to the crystal ball
The volatility of markets and the entire business environment are major challenges in the context of corporate planning. Trends, short innovation cycles and the general fast pace of the entire society require immediate reactions to changing conditions.
BI and CPM as an investment in infrastructure
Investments in infrastructure boom in times of crisis. While countries invest in airports and motorways, companies can invest in modern IT systems – and benefit from low opportunity costs …
WSSI – Process optimisation in retail
An industry of extremes: in retail, planning, analysis and evaluation are meticulous. Nevertheless, the industry is more affected by external circumstances than most others. Modern software helps to avoid empty shelves and optimise margins as well as stock levels.
AI in Data analytics – 4 How’s and a peek into the future
Okay, we’ll do it, too: Let’s talk about AI in data analytics – specifically, let’s talk about why Large Language Models such as GPT and Gemini don’t deal well with data and how they will eventually be able to.
4 steps to turn your 5-year retail strategy into a buy plan
Learn how easy it can be to turn the 5-year strategy of your retail business into a buy plan! Believe it or not, key elements will be done at the push of a button.
Reach the optimum in Allocation and Replenishment
Allocation & Replenishment is complex – and getting it right just isn’t easy! Sending the wrong stock to stores, or more commonly sending the wrong quantities to stores, is super common in retail. But it doesn’t have to be! Read on and learn how a systemic solution for allocation and replenishment can support you in this increasingly complex task.
The Four Phases of a Budget Cycle – Made Easy with the Right BI Tool
Have you ever thought about why the regular financial budget season spans over three months? It‘s because Controlling and FP&A departments have to walk a tightrope between accuracy and timely completion as they often rely on a variety of spreadsheets. What falls short is the flexibility to react to today’s world with its rapid market dynamics. Read on to learn how the right BI tool can help!
Free Your Assortment Planning from the Wedge
If it’s not just potatoes, shoes or open doors you think of when you hear the word “wedge”, then read on! If you’re in merchandising, you’ll want to learn how to replace the Wedge with an Assortment Planning tool that will maximise sales, profit, customer retention and market share.
HOPP BDG SCHWIIZ!
We are celebrating another milestone in the history of bdg: with better decisions Swiss GmbH, bdg is now officially represented in Switzerland. We are thrilled
What is Integrated Business Planning?
Integrated business planning … “Integrated” is one of those words that might mean anything. Time to add a little more detail. What do we mean by this and what can integrated business planning look like?
3 Reasons for BI in HR
BI in HR … Some may get their hands wet at these IT acronyms. But that doesn’t have to be the case, powerful business intelligence applications can reduce fluctuation in the company and make HR teams more flexible and faster.
Business Intelligence Competence Center (BICC)
Are you planning to implement a Business Intelligence System in your company and want to ensure that it is used in the best possible way? Then, in addition to professional change management and thorough user training, you should also consider setting up a Business Intelligence Competence Centre – BICC for short.
better together: More success through collaborative BI
Collaborative Business Intelligence solutions, or Collaborative BI for short, enable better business decisions by providing opportunities for structured collaboration and focusing on a constructive problem-solving process.
Workforce Planning – Future-proof with Digitalised Personnel Planning
How many additional staff will be needed in marketing from Q4 to reach the agreed targets? What qualifications do we need in R&D next year? Who already has them and for whom is what training needed? What are the costs associated with all this?
With BI and the Balanced Scorecard to integrated corporate management
For a holistic view of the company, the Balanced Scorecard can play an important role and effectively support decisions. Business Intelligence solutions enable the efficient use of the Balanced Scorecard by minimising manual effort.
Next Level Merchandise Planning – Successful purchase planning for retailers
When companies grow rapidly, non-optimised processes quickly reach their limits. This also applies to planning processes, especially if they are carried out purely in Excel. Time-consuming, error-prone, inhomogeneous – Excel processes can hardly cope with dynamic, complex planning requirements.
Integrated financial planning for SMEs
With digitalisation, the demands on medium-sized businesses are growing. Those who do not want to be left behind must be flexible and react quickly and precisely to economic developments. Integrated success and financial planning leads the way.
Strategic workforce planning | bdg
One thing is clear: professional workforce planning is crucial for business success. But in most companies, workforce planning with intelligent software is still in the planning stage itself. The time-consuming work with Excel and error-prone spreadsheet processes are often still commonplace.
Efficient Dashboards – Tips & Tricks
Nothing works without dashboards in today’s business world. Nevertheless, there are serious variations in efficiency. Depending on the industry and the company, the requirements often differ considerably, which is why there is no right or wrong way to design a dashboard.
Corporate Performance Management (CPM)
For anyone who wants to pursue a corporate strategy in a more targeted manner, measure the performance of the company or individual departments more precisely and manage a company more successfully as a whole, Corporate Performance Management (CPM) is unavoidable.
Predictive Planning – Closer to the crystal ball
The volatility of markets and the entire business environment are major challenges in the context of corporate planning. Trends, short innovation cycles and the general fast pace of the entire society require immediate reactions to changing conditions.
BI and CPM as an investment in infrastructure
Investments in infrastructure boom in times of crisis. While countries invest in airports and motorways, companies can invest in modern IT systems – and benefit from low opportunity costs …
WSSI – Process optimisation in retail
An industry of extremes: in retail, planning, analysis and evaluation are meticulous. Nevertheless, the industry is more affected by external circumstances than most others. Modern software helps to avoid empty shelves and optimise margins as well as stock levels.