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Industrial and Consumer Products companies operate in a competitive context, in which prices, innovation, and high visibility are the main variables.
The complexity is mirrored by different dynamics of change, such as the contraction of demand on the local markets which requires a new impulse towards a more global approach, a strong competition with retailers and private labels promotions, price lists fluctuation and the need to establish direct contact with consumers through social media.
The ability to predict future market trends is mandatory to offer right products at the right price, taking advantage of consumers feedbacks also provided by new digital connections, optimizing product assortment and improving the customer-oriented supply chain.
SDG offers opportunities to make full use of Performance Management and Business Analytics solutions to develop the next Competitive Intelligence framework, taking the most out of industry-specific insights as well as Big Data & Analytics practices, with a focus on Forecasting, Price Optimization, Mix Optimization, Next-Best-Action.
We see different and specific challenges in every new project, but the goal is the same: providing the Business with Innovative CPM and Advanced BI frameworks, capable of producing meaningful outcomes.
Key Factors
Price
Multidimensional profitability as a primary target
Products
Invest in new ideas but avoid cannibalization
Customers
Understand needs to offer dreams, use promotions but focus on the baseline
Trend
Manage local market decrease, go for globalization
Efficiency
From standard costing to target costing (variance analysis)
Flexibility
Customization and variety, service level and speed
Innovation
Digital revolution as an opportunity (new media & social networks)
Best Practices
Sales
Sales Analytics & Reporting, Sales Budgeting & Forecasting, Salesforce Targeting
Targeting
Customer & Product Profitability
Marketing
Promotional Analysis & Simulation, Brand Monitoring, Reputation & Sentiment Intelligence
Supply Chain & Logistics
Supply Chain Optimization, Logistics Accounting, Product Assortment
Operations
Sales & Operative Planning, Predictive Analytics, Demand Planning