Recent TRG blog posts

Imagine a cloud Business Intelligence system that can aggregate and analyse data from 400 data sources in a single view, go live in fewer than 90 days, and help achieve a five-fold increase in inventory turns. Let’s have a look at the Citrix case study, focusing on how Citrix has solved its data analytics problem and architected its digital supply chain with Birst.

Read more: Cloud Business Intelligence for E-commerce: a Case Study of Build.com

It’s been at least 30 years since terms like kanban and kaizen entered our manufacturing vocabulary. Is it time to step back and evaluate where lean strategies stand now? Are the principles still relevant in light of the drastic changes in operational processes, global markets, and IT solutions?

Organisations today have to face the challenges in recruiting for key positions in the state of the candidate experience and the application process has become more complicated over time. Moreover, the young candidates now are digital natives; they study your company and working culture through online tools before applying.

Digital transformation is the mantra of today’s business but the majority of organisations are still at their earlier stage of the journey. There are five specific hurdles and barriers organisations will face while building an agile digital culture. Being able to acknowledge the problem and to come up with a suitable solution for each challenge will put your business on the right track.

The consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry is changing fast as a result of shifts in consumers' budgets and shopping habits. Still, the outlook of the industry is positive. 

Digital transformation is the mantra of today’s business. It is the process of applying technologies to all aspects of the daily business operation. Nevertheless, digital transformation is more than just upgrading your IT system. It is also a cultural change that requires you to pay extra attention to your business goals and your employees’ behaviours.

As the plastic manufacturing industry is experiencing some unique challenges and opportunities, many companies are turning to ERP to boost growth and profitability. Still, CEOs are somewhat unsure about the actual benefits of implementing a modern ERP solution. This article will provide some insights into this issue.

The main purpose of APS (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) is to help you ship what you promised to customers on time. To do that, it provides tools to help you:

Duplicate invoice payments occur far more frequently than most organisations realise. On average, approximately 0.1% to 0.05% of invoices paid are typically duplicate payments—which for a medium-size organisation with annual costs of $100 million over a three year period, could represent a loss of $300,000.

Lean manufacturing, which originated as the Toyota Production System (LPS), is one of the most well-known process strategies in modern manufacturing. It migrated to the US in the 1950s and began to draw serious attention in the 1980s.