Stories by Sue Hildreth

Data+ Awards: BI helps Quintiles speed new drugs to market

Developing a new drug can cost millions of dollars and require years of research. The quicker a pharmaceutical company gets a product to market, the less time and money it spends on R&D and the faster it can begin to earn a return on its investment.

Written by Sue Hildreth26 Aug. 13 15:07

Data+ Awards: Florida youth welfare agency pinpoints aid with BI

Five years ago, the Pinellas County Juvenile Welfare Board (JWB) was facing a budget shortfall. A meltdown in real estate values had diminished the property tax revenue that the Clearwater, Fla.-based agency depends upon for funding. So the JWB developed a BI initiative to assess the value of each program it offers.

Written by Sue Hildreth26 Aug. 13 15:05

Data+ Awards: Ingram Micro nets 135% increase in service renewals

In a tight economy, every sale counts, even the small ones. That's particularly true for the 3,700 North American resellers that provide service to the customers of $38 billion Ingram Micro, a global IT distributor and a Fortune 100 company.

Written by Sue Hildreth26 Aug. 13 13:47

Best of BI: Maverick Transportation centralizes data to make real-time decisions

For Maverick Transportation, a national long-haul trucking company with more than 1,200 drivers on the road, even small changes to processes can lead to swings of hundreds of thousands of dollars on the bottom line. Changes in routes, driver training, gas mileage, accident rates -- they all affect profits. Until recently, however, the company couldn't easily visualize real-time trends or accurately predict future outcomes.

Written by Sue Hildreth27 Aug. 12 14:52

Best of BI: Volunteers of America Chesapeake uses BI to boost donations

If there's a homeless shelter, drug abuse recovery program, senior center or housing services agency for the disabled in your community, there's a good chance that it's supported by the Volunteers of America, which has 36 affiliated chapters around the country. Like all VOA chapters, VOA Chesapeake relies on contributions and volunteers from a variety of corporations, charitable groups and individuals to support its programs.

Written by Sue Hildreth27 Aug. 12 14:22
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