In the past few years, data and analytics is a field which has seen a boost in data volumes that cannot be left unmanaged. The question that pops up here for a lot of companies is ‘how do you manage the data and do you get extra business value out of the available data’? Let's look at some examples.
Astara is a joint venture between Alcomotive (formerly Alcadis) and the Spanish Bergé Auto. This new company has a business strategy that mainly focuses on digitisation and data in the cloud. Hans Christiaens, IT Project and Application Manager, will talk about the challenges that come with it. These challenges do not only involve merging data of two companies but also uniting classic on-premise ERP and CRM data with larger data volumes in the cloud generated by the new digital commerce channels. The key to addressing these challenges turns out to be a strong integration layer consisting of both cloud integration services and on-premise ETL tooling feeding the management dashboards. The tailor-made “Infohub” solution provides a good example of how data warehousing tools and techniques can be fused with modern cloud based tooling to unlock the potential of all the available data.
At bpost, various ways of elevating the use of data opens up a whole new range of possibilities and solutions. Can we make the shift from “How did we do it yesterday?” to using real-time data in a predictive and even a prescriptive way? Kevin Veulemans, Data Strategy & Transformation Manager, will tell us more about it.
BekaertDeslee did a successful project with AI and Machine Learning to predict waste in production, allowing them to predict with a fairly high degree of accuracy how much waste there is for a certain knitting pattern with certain yarns on a specific machine. This information is passed on to the operators, so that they can keep a close eye on the machine and intervene quickly if things go wrong. Rik Holvoet, CIO at BekaertDeslee, will explain us how they achieved this.
At Carrefour the creation of a new data cloud in Google Cloud gave business teams greater access to diverse datasets across products, consumers, and supply chains. With supply chain data becoming much more accessible, Carrefour Belgium can ensure that products, including perishable foods, reach stores and consumers quickly and efficiently. In addition, a better view of consumer trends enables the retailer to create new, personalised experiences for their shoppers, such as targeted promotional offers. Gregory Pierquin, IT Director - Data, CRM & Loyalty Platforms, will share experiences with the new approach.
You are welcome at an online meeting on Thursday May 5 from 16:30 till 18:00 to get inspired by these examples of using data to grow the business and even an industry. This event is also an opportunity to network with your peers.
