In March 2011, aircraft from Britain’s Royal Air Force joined an international task force patrolling the skies above Libya, enforcing a United Nations-mandated no-fly zone as the regime of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi crumbled. Among the aircraft making up the Read More…
If you don’t enjoy working under pressure, spare a thought for the global oil industry’s electrical submersible pumps (ESPs). Powered by a high‑voltage electric motor capable of operating at temperatures of up to 300°F, the world’s fleet of 130,000 or Read More…
Hillarys Blinds, Britain’s largest made-to-measure blinds company, deployed mobile BI applications tied to its ERP system to accelerate its sales managers’ response to rivals’ promotions and consumer trends. Read More…
For manufacturers, utilities, transportation networks, and other asset-heavy businesses, the costs of unplanned equipment downtime can be extraordinarily expensive. In factories, there’s the cost of lost production output, which can range from lost profit to subsequent overtime payments as managers Read More…
Out in the North Sea, 110 miles east of the Scottish city of Aberdeen, lies the Forties Oil Field—the U.K.’s largest offshore oilfield, discovered as far back as 1970. Now operated by Houston-based Apache Corporation, output has doubled since Apache Read More…
Malcolm Wheatley is a contributing editor at Data Informed. A holder of MA, MBA, and Ph.D. Read More…
An announcement last week from ERP giant SAP arguably marks the coming of age of an analytics technology generally credited with improving the statistical forecast error of product demand forecasts by 30 to 40 percent—at least, in specific, generally consumer-facing Read More…
Using a wide variety of data sources—including government-sourced weather data, grid monitoring devices, smart meters, satellite imagery, and social media content—GE Digital Energy’s Grid IQ Insight analytics product aims to help utilities pinpoint the locations and causes of power outages faster than conventional techniques. Read More…
Pre-made sandwiches are very popular in the U.K., but poor demand forecasts mean lost sales and wasted product. Greencore gets real-time sales data to provide visibility into its retail customers’ shelves, improving sales and reducing waste. Read More…
Raising the stakes of its in-memory database and analytics technology, SAP said it would make available its in-memory HANA technology alongside—and incorporated within—the Business Suite ERP system for which the company is famous. Read More…
