Packaged Analytics & Reports That Fit the Way You Do Business
Stratum’s integrated data model and pre-built set of business intelligence views and reports can be easily customized and extended to fit your unique analysis and reporting requirements. And when Silvon implements Stratum for you, we modify the data model to reflect your specific business terminology and anything else that may be custom to your company’s reporting initiatives. In other words, we help you gain business insights in terms you specifically understand.
The Definitive Guide to Defining & Delivering Effective Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
If you're looking to gain more knowledge about the meaning of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), the value they can offer to your business, how to plan and collaborate around them and so much more, download our recently published guide to KPIs.
Relevant Business Intelligence & Performance Management Articles
Why Fortify Spreadsheets with a Data Hub & Analytics Strategy? – Part 1
Spreadsheet apps like Microsoft Excel are very capable tools for handling general data analysis, creating data visualizations, and developing budget scenarios. But spreadsheet users shou…
How Manufacturers Are Capitalizing On Sales Metrics & KPIs
In today's dynamic business environment, a well-designed sales analytics program can easily become a competitive advantage for manufacturers by allowing them to quickly adapt to changing market conditions, trend…
32 KPIs That Drive Inventory Optimization
Inventory can be a manufacturer's most important asset. Too little of it when and where it's needed can create unhappy customers. But a large inventory has its own liabilities such as cost to store and insure it, along with the…
28 Procurement KPIs That Optimize Supplier & Buyer Performance
The past few years have created a lasting impact on the way business is conducted, driving many companies to analytics to gain the visibility they need to control and optimize key processes. Procurement is one cor…
40 Manufacturing KPIs That Optimize Production Performance
Controlling and optimizing the production process while keeping maintenance costs in check are essential elements of positive growth. To achieve this growth, successful businesses are relying on key performance metrics and automating many aspects of their data management processes to gain the insight…
What CFOs Need to Drive Business Performance
CFOs are under pressure. They need to be able to swiftly transform their business models and gain competitive advantage with strong bottom-line results. But complicating matters is a constantly changing business environment that requires the ability to manage volatility and drive…
Why You Can't Be Successful with Your Sales & Operations Analysis Using Excel or Power BI Alone
There’s no doubt. Power BI is powerful. It’s highly visual. And on a self-service level, it packs a real punch in letting business analysts and other advanced users build simple reports and visually appealing dashboards from live data sources. Excel’s a real powerhouse, too, and not surprisingly …
Supply Chain Dashboards - Key Metrics For Manufacturers
As I mentioned in my previous post, Sales Dashboards - 16 Metrics for Manufacturers, a strategy for measuring business performance should also incorporate metrics that focus on the supply chain and othe…
Sales Dashboards: 16 Metrics For Manufacturers
As a provider of business intelligence and reporting solutions, Silvon has seen growing interest by our customers in creating dashboards to visualize their sales and operational performance. Many times, the business analysts and other users within these organizations are simply interested…
Why a Modern Data Hub is Crucial for Visualization and Other Analytic Tools
There’s a lot of interest in data visualization tools right now, and rightfully so. These products make it very easy for business analysts and others to create eye-catching dashboards that highlight key business performance information. However, the amo…
Value of Analytics for Wholesale Distributors
Analytics can help wholesale distributors maximize profits, but it isn’t just about gaining insights from the data. It’s only those distributors who use the data to reveal where the inefficiencies are (and then act on fixing these problem areas) that truly thrive. Thanks to…
Using Analytics to Manage Inventory
It’s true that inventory management is a challenge for both manufacturers and distributors. Each supply management issue that can arise has repercussions. For example, excess inventory can cause a decrease in product turnover and a loss of profits, while stock-outs can cause backorders, unhappy …
Using Data To Align Your Sales and Supply Chain Teams
Ensuring that your sales and supply chain teams are in sync is one way that you can enhance the customer experience. However, this does pose some challenges because the end goals of these teams don’t always match. This challenge is further compounded by the global nature of many …
Operational Analytics: The Benefits Are BIG For Manufacturers
Recent benchmark surveys of C-level executives at manufacturing businesses indicate that the focus of business analytics is shifting from customer insights to analyzing (and driving improvements in) operational performance.
As a matter of fact, research shows that …
Defining KPIs That Are Optimal For A Manufacturing Business
Defining effective Key Performance Indicators (or KPIs) that are optimal for a manufacturing business doesn’t have to be difficult so long as you realize what information will and won't help you determine how your company is meeting its goals and objectives, and that yo…