Overview
Since its inception in 1890, San Miguel Brewery Inc (SMB) has grown to become the largest producer of beer in the Philippines. With a portfolio of ten popular beers, SMB champions the San Miguel brand as a subsidiary of San Miguel Corp., the Philippines’ biggest diversified conglomerate.
Business Need
San Miguel Brewery (SMB) sought to maintain its market dominance and improve profitability, but a...
Tag: Business Intelligence
March 10, 2016
Brewery applies business insight to boost profitability and retain market dominance
by Colin Quinn
December 1, 2015
Deliver what your customers really want.. Value
by Colin Quinn
Why do we buy things? Purchase's really come down to value. Intelligent businesses recognize and acknowledge this characteristic of customer behavior, whether those customers are other businesses or individual consumers. End users do not simply purchase products; they are investing in value.
As both technology and end-user expectations advance, the means to deliver value also changes. Organizations often...
January 2, 2015
Importance of Utilizing High Quality Performance Management Infrastructure Software
by Colin Quinn
Majority of today's CIOs and IT decision makers believe infrastructure performance management tools can help improve the efficiency of their IT department, reduce risks, and lower running costs associated with their IT departments. Yet, most CIO and IT managers feel dissatisfied with the current PMI tools they have in place and lack the technical capabilities to administer infrastructure performance management...
September 23, 2014
Similarities and Differences Between PA & BI
by Colin Quinn
There is a clear overlap between business intelligence and predictive analytics, I view BI as an affiliate of PA as they share so much in common: they use the same data, often use similar metrics and even sometimes utilize the same tools.
Business intelligence is the world of descriptive analytics: reflective analysis that provides a clear view into the business—reporting on what has happened and what...
April 30, 2014
Why Excel is not the Answer to your Problems! (BI)
by Colin Quinn
Everyone loves Microsoft Excel, myself included. Today, Excel has over 300 million users and is continuing to grow, it has evolved into the common language of business. It’s versatile, powerful, inexpensive, and easy to use. It makes perfect sense why it’s a popular choice with mid-market organizations for business intelligence right? WRONG. As a BI tool, Excel is sorely lacking. Here’s a list of what we...
January 13, 2014
Predictive Analytics: "The Challenges and Solutions"
by Colin Quinn
Predictive analytics helps organizations use data in their daily decision-making to substantially improve outcomes.
Yet there are challenges facing current decision makers:
Lack of Insight - into the true cost or value of their unstructured data
Insufficient Access - lack of a data driven approach to problem solving
Inability to Predict - to uncover data patterns and trends
How you can overcome these...