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Sirpa Penttinen20 September 2018 0

Five analytics learning opportunities this October in Barcelona

As Industry 4.0 fires on all cylinders, technology is revolutionizing every aspect of nearly every industry. Powered by advanced analytics and ideas that once seemed impossible – cloud computing, robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), the Internet of Things (IoT) – the world as we know it is undergoing its greatest changes

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Analytics | SAS Events

Culture, expectation and business models: the refined scope of innovation

Andreas Gödde18 September 2018 0

Culture, expectation and business models: the refined scope of innovation

Innovation labs have been around for a while, and they come in many shapes and sizes. Some are internal to large organisations, while others are associated with research practices. As an academic institution, RWTH Aachen University invites companies to join the European 4.0 Transformation Centre (E4TC). I caught up with Thomas Gartzen,

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Analytics

Elena Panzera17 September 2018 0

The broadening scope of analytics in human resource management

Human resources (HR) management is essential to any business, and perhaps even more so with the rapid pace of digital transformation. HR managers are responsible for attracting, recruiting and retaining staff with the required skills. Fortunately, digital transformation is also making HR managers’ lives easier, because the growth of People

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Analytics | Artificial Intelligence | Internet of Things

Hidden Insights: Why is the Internet of Things going to change the way we do business?

Tim Clark10 September 2018 1

Why is the Internet of Things going to change the way we do business?

On a recent trip I bumped into some old colleagues from a previous company, and we began to discuss what we were working on and spoke of how quickly – in only a few years – innovation and technology have come on. And this is because innovation waits for no

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Analytics | Customer Intelligence

Tiffany Carpenter5 September 2018 0

Why your marketing attribution approach probably needs an overhaul

Back in the early 1900s, Philadelphia retailer John Wanamaker supposedly said, “Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.” Wanamaker’s dilemma was that although he knew that traditional advertising of the time – newspapers, billboards, posters and the like – resulted

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Analytics | Data for Good | SAS Culture

Paul Van Mol4 September 2018 1

The power of enthusiasm - lessons from coding with kids

The data science community has embraced hackathons in a big way. My colleagues are active participants, some are organisers and many are habitual prize winners. We have explored how hackathons support innovation and build teams. But mostly, these have looked at how to inspire adults. As a parent, I was

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Analytics

Per Helmark4 September 2018 0

Skærpede krav kan ses som en mulighed for liv- og pensionsbranchen

Af Per Helmark, Aktuar, SAS, og Kristian Juul Schomacker, Product Manager, Edlund A/S Skærpede europæiske krav til liv- og pensionsbranchen har fået Finanstilsynet til at præcisere, hvordan hensættelsesmodellering under Solvens II skal foretages her i Danmark. Meldingen fra Finanstilsynet er klar: Man skal lave fremregning af balancen ved brug af

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Insurance

Analytics

3 examples of reducing supply chain uncertainty – upstream

Hans Bonde30 August 2018 0

3 examples of reducing supply chain uncertainty – upstream

This is the last article in a three-part series on how to reduce uncertainty in the supply chain to reduce costs. This article deals with reducing uncertainty in the interface with your suppliers and supply network. There are several ways to define uncertainty. I like two angles on uncertainty (which

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Analytics | Data Management

Obligation or opportunity? Rethinking IFRS 17

Lee Thorpe29 August 2018 0

Obligation or opportunity? Rethinking IFRS 17

Every cloud has a silver lining, especially in insurance. The upcoming International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS 17) regulation is certain to unsettle the industry. However, to ignore the bright side would be a big mistake. Achieving compliance is not only for satisfying regulators, it can be a competitive advantage

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Insurance

Analytics

Tonia Calvio29 August 2018 1

Supercharging human resources capabilities with people analytics

The true test of when a technology has become mainstream is when it is being widely used across the whole business, from customer-facing functions to backroom work. Analytics has been customer-focused for some time, and has also been widely used for individual performance, for example, by sports teams. The advent

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