DATA AND ANALYSIS
“IN TODAY ’ S ENVIRONMENT , MANY DC OPERATIONS ARE ACCELERATING THEIR DIGITAL TRANSFORMATIONS ” DIANE BLAIR , DIRECTOR , CONTRACT SERVICES , HONEYWELL INTELLIGRATED
Operational efficiencies The core benefits of effective data usage can broadly be categorised into two complementary improvements : operational efficiency , aiding in smoother processes and greater planning capabilities , and cost efficiency , wringing every last dollar out of the value chain , and cutting costs , not quality . Both work in tandem to empower logistics professionals , says
Diane Blair , Director , Contract Services at Honeywell Intelligrated .
On the operational front , “ data is the foundation of achieving more uptime ,” Blair says . “ Organisations that adopt a data-driven lifecycle management approach — one that connects technology and people — to monitor and maintain their equipment are positioned to win by minimising disruptions and maximising uptime for even higher productivity .”
Using data in this way will not be a revelation . It has dictated strategy and helped equip logistics professionals for at least the past decade , and Blair concedes that most , if not all , organisations already know this - a point proven by the fact that manual data collection between their disparate systems is a time-honoured
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