As the holiday season approaches, businesses may be bracing for what’s been all too common in recent years – supply chain disruption. Retail and consumer goods industries have been hit with disruptions from every direction: profound shifts in consumer preferences, materials shortages, weather events, and geopolitical activities, to name just
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This summer, SAS Academic Programs recognized four faculty members from across the country for their excellence in teaching data analytics. Awardees of the SAS Distinguished Award and the Emerging Educator Award received plaques at the SAS Summer Educator Conference, where they participated in a panel discussion about their experience teaching
This July I'm refreshing the previous Strengthening Your Relationship email series from 2021. The email series offers quick ideas and information within three categories: research and insight, questions for closeness, and weekend activity ideas. As I revisit this content I was reminded of the weekly meeting practice I wrote about
The analytics are mind boggling. But the story isn’t analytics. The designs will wow you. But the story isn’t design. The story, as it has been in each of the past 10 years, is that these amazing analytical designs sprang from the minds of students – North Carolina State University
Sinds de start van de oorlog in Oekraïne heeft de Europese Commissie verschillende sanctiepakketten uitgerold. De economische impact van deze sancties op Rusland is significant en partijen aan Rusland gelieerd en/of op zoek naar commercieel gewin, zoeken voortdurend naar manieren om die sancties te omzeilen. Dit heeft ertoe geleid dat
A new report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) highlights the pressing need for prompt and resolute action across industries to tackle climate change. The report emphasizes the importance of prioritizing equity, social justice, inclusion and just transition processes to enable ambitious climate mitigation actions and climate-resilient development.
Retail Media beschreibt eine Plattform, die von einem Einzelhändler oder Hersteller betrieben wird, um ihre eigenen Produkte online zu verkaufen. Darüber hinaus haben jedoch auch Drittanbieter die Möglichkeit über Werbeeinbuchungen ihre Produkte auf dieser Plattform anzubieten. Dies ermöglicht natürlich auf der einen Seite die Vergrößerung des Sortiments und auch der
A nivel global, existe una agenda común a empresas e instituciones públicas: la sostenibilidad. El consenso internacional en torno al cambio climático se está traduciendo en legislación y regulaciones. Muchas de estas están programadas para entrar en vigor en los próximos años. Sin embargo, este empuje hacia la descarbonización debe
Desde que en 2019 se constituyese la Red de Destinos Turísticos Inteligentes (RDI), el camino recorrido por la industria del turismo, capital para la economía española, no ha sido fácil, con una pandemia que dió de lleno en la línea de flotación de este sector. Hoy, el panorama comienza a
One of the great things about visiting SAS offices worldwide is the excellent opportunity to meet amazing colleagues, witness their work and learn from them. One of the great perks is getting reading recommendations as if you have a team of expert curators. With the vast amount of data available
Het tegengaan van verspilling in Lean Manufacturing biedt veel potentieel om efficiënter, kostenbesparend en duurzamer te werken. Data-analyse kan hierbij helpen. De term ‘Lean Manufacturing’ verwijst naar een filosofie die ooit bij Toyota is ontstaan. Het aanpakken van de verschillende vormen van verspilling in de industrie speelt bij deze manier
In this post, Ajay Agrawal, professor at Toronto's Rotman School of Management, discusses the challenges of unlocking the full potential of AI and ML for businesses and banks. Agrawal explains how the taxi industry in London, UK provides a cautionary tale of the potential impediments to driving value from AI,
Actualmente los datos de la gran distribución no forman parte de la cuenta de resultados, pero es el activo que deberían monetizar con mayor urgencia. Gracias a este análisis avanzado se puede mejorar el margen de la compañía y aumentar la eficiencia de diferentes procesos. En este artículo vamos a
Ah, Valentine’s Day. Whether you love or loathe this sweet holiday, you can’t miss it if you live in the United States. Seemingly by magic, stores begin filling with red and pink treats right after Christmas. And while you might be astonished by the quick switch in your favorite store,
What barriers do some communities face in getting the facts about cancer and the treatment they deserve? The CEO Roundtable on Cancer opened up about them at a November conference at SAS. For 21 years, the CEO Roundtable on Cancer has been gathering to discuss advancements in cancer. Their 40-member organization, along with
Durante mucho tiempo, los bancos han tenido dificultades para detectar las transacciones ilícitas entre la multitud de transacciones que procesan a diario. Esto pasa por lo general porque los delincuentes mueven el dinero de manera rápida de una institución a otra para cubrir sus huellas, dejando a los investigadores financieros
Se suele mencionar que los datos son el nuevo oro y más recientemente se asemejan como el nuevo oxígeno, haciendo referencia a la importancia que han adquirido y a los imprescindibles que son en un mundo cada vez más digital y en el que cada vez se crean más y
Higher Education has been slow to adopt analytics in comparison to the commercial sector, but those institutions that have embraced a culture of analytics have seen significant and tangible results. Higher Education analytics can help in nearly every corner of academia including enrollment and retention, student success, academic research and
Childbirth should be a safe and joyous occasion as parents welcome a new member into their family. Still, too often, that joy is overshadowed by maternal complications, including maternal and infant death. Each year in the United States, as many as 60,000 women experience severe, unexpected health problems related to
It is often said that cooperation is key to addressing big, intractable problems. The European Union recently highlighted this with amendments to the Administrative Tax Cooperation Directive. These amendments are designed to improve cooperation between tax authorities on administrative tax and reduce tax evasion and tax fraud.[1] Increasing information exchange
When patients miss appointments, it costs providers money and has serious health impacts on patients. Analytics can help improve scheduling processes for more effective use of resources and to ensure patients receive the care they need. In isolation, it doesn’t seem that missing a doctor’s appointment is that big of
Los últimos años se han caracterizado por interrupciones en los mercados, retrasos en despachos de materias primas, bloqueos y paros en varios de nuestros países, y de cambios en los hábitos de consumo. Todo esto ha sido una llamada de atención para todos, pero a nivel de las fábricas, de
As head of the SAS Data Ethics Practice, I spend a lot of time contemplating the social implications of AI. Considering its benefits like augmenting medical decisions and pitfalls, making decisions based on biased data results in dire consequences for patients. Such implications have the potential to impact society in a variety
Robert Handfield, PhD, is a distinguished professor of Supply Chain Management at North Carolina State University and Director of the Supply Chain Resource Cooperative. In an episode of the Health Pulse Podcast, Handfield gave his views regarding the challenges health care and life science companies have encountered over the past two years
The blog post for this month was written by Meike West, MSW, CMC at ArosaCare Are you feeling overwhelmed by the challenges associated with aging? Is your responsibility to care for a loved one becoming stressful or even unmanageable? You are not alone, as it is normal to encounter medical,
“Impulsar la toma de decisiones basadas en datos y generar soluciones para transformar sociedades y mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas con el apoyo de la analítica”. Esta es la misión con la que fue creada hace tan solo 2 años y en plena pandemia la agencia oficial
One thing that impresses me about the analytical solutions we have is the degree of granularity we can get down to in the forecasting & planning process.
The Vehicle Routing Problem (VRP) algorithm aims to find optimal routes for one or multiple vehicles visiting a set of locations and delivering a specific amount of goods demanded by these locations. Problems related to the distribution of goods, normally between warehouses and customers or stores, are generally considered vehicle routing problems. For this article's example, let’s consider a real (and awesome) brewery that needs to deliver beer kegs to different bars and restaurants throughout multiple locations.
The topic of sustainability has always been on the agenda at SAS in one way or another. As we become more educated and aware across the globe, and more regulatory factors come into play, expectations and accountabilities are under scrutiny like never before. I caught up with Malinda Salter, Senior
Today’s investors are eager to understand the climate-related risks of their business investments, not just because they are becoming more climate-conscious but also because climate-related risk can bring financial risk. A newly proposed rule in the US aims to bring more transparency to those risks. In March, the US Securities