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"Big data" analysis offers the promise of gleaning operational insights from the millions of bits of information stored in dozens of computers and on the Internet.
Small companies want access to the same business intelligence software capabilities their large counterparts enjoy. New cloud-based versions are making that possible.
What technologies will have the biggest impact on logistics and supply chain management? Mobile computing, analytics software, and social media, say the experts.
The latest "middleware" programs have eased the hassles of getting different software apps to "talk" to each other. Developments now under way promise to make it easier still.
Five years ago, a facility with a warehouse management system was considered cutting edge. Today, China's top-tier operations are abloom with mobile computers, RFID systems, and wireless
networking devices.
It could have saved thousands of dollars by taking the "slap on RFID and ship" route, but vitamin-maker Schiff thinks its full-blown RFID project will have a bigger payoff in the end.