OPEP News letter

1. How Big Data, Business Intelligence and Analytics Are
Fueling Mobile Application Development
We hear stories about pre-CEO Tim Cook mastering Apple’s supply chain
such that Cupertino could build and deliver any product within four days,
not to mention Cook’s inspired and exclusive bilateral relationships that
control the supply of key parts to competitors. Cook got it right, and Apple
profited immensely.
The Key To Successful Commerce Businesses Is
Supply Chain
It may surprise many of you to learn that Dell Computer was the
highest appreciating tech stock of the 90s. This success was
grounded not in marketing or product, but primarily behind the
scenes in a revolutionary approach to supply chain.
What does zero inflation mean for the Indian economy?
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) numbers published last Friday and the
Wholesale Price Index (WPI) numbers released on Monday both point to a
rapid decline in the rate of inflation, far faster than anybody could have
anticipated. CPI inflation was 4.4 per cent in November, far below the 11.2 per
cent recorded in November 2013. While the dramatic decline in crude oil
prices clearly played a role, both directly and indirectly, through its impact on
input costs, the real story was that of food prices.
Honeywell Vocollect: The Technology behind
the Supply Chain on Cyber Monday
This type of working keeps staff agile and motivated, working to
automated instructions yet able to adapt to new tasks quickly.
Honeywell’s Vocollect voice solutions have been shown to
increase efficiency levels by 20 percent in many warehouses,
with a proven accuracy rate of 99.98 percent.
The IT-supply chain connection
There’s a big deadline looming in healthcare. By the end of this year,
hospitals and other healthcare providers will have to begin
demonstrating meaningful use of certified electronic health records
(EHRs) or be subject to reimbursement penalties by Medicare and
Medicaid starting in 2015.
opep@iimraipur.ac.in Volume: 3 Issue: 4 Date: 26th
Dec, 2014 www.opepiimraipur.blogspot.in