Microsoft solutions for Connecting EnterpriseDriving better, faster decisions for retail successTo make successful business decisions in this fast-moving retail environment, businesses need a way to organize, analyze, and act on a high volume of information from a wide range of sources. And while information must be readily available throughout the organization in near real time, retailers must also keep data safe and meet regulatory demands. Microsoft solutions for Connecting Enterprise offer businesses a cost-effective way to make business intelligence accessible to more users, providing employees throughout the entire organization with the insight they need to make effective, timely business decisions. Our solutions provide retail employees the right information, at the right time, and in the right format to enable faster, more effective decision making-and ultimately, better service to customers. Microsoft solutions focus on delivering and improving business intelligence, collaboration, business activity monitoring, and business process improvement in a range of key retail areas, including enterprise performance management, internal and external collaboration, store execution, supply-chain optimization, financial management, merchandise assortment and planning, campaign/promotion optimization, and customer loyalty and consumer analytics. The Microsoft advantageEmpowering people with information; empowering IT with flexibility and control
Microsoft solutions for Connecting Enterprise combine an easy-to-use yet powerful user experience with the control and flexibility needed by the IT department. Reaching beyond traditional business intelligence, these solutions provide businesses with the ability to enable access to critical information at all levels of the organization. Microsoft solutions offer the unique advantage of connecting the enterprise with internal and external organizations and customers, integrating business intelligence (BI) with business applications already being used. Empowering retailers through the Connected Enterprise
By better linking information, processes, systems, and people, Microsoft solutions help individuals access information in a format that is adaptable and easy to put into action, ultimately helping employees make more proactive and accurate decisions.
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Business activity monitoringDeliver key performance indicators, alerts, and other notifications of live operational procedures. Process improvementAdvance business processes by using workflows and electronic forms, employing role-based business practices, and integrating business applications with BI. | Reducing IT costs and complexityBusiness Insight solutions offer tremendous value to organizations, but building and maintaining them can create significant costs and complexity for the IT department. To address this, organizations need solutions with a flexible infrastructure that will successfully aggregate disparate data. They should also leverage familiar tools to speed adoption and reduce training costs. | Enhanced analyticsConnecting Enterprise can be integrated with legacy applications and multiple retail applications, such as point-of-service, ordering process, and inventory process systems. Familiar user experienceOffice Professional 2007 provides a familiar, easy-to-use interface for accessing comprehensive desktop data mining and extends the benefits of predictive analysis to all users. It enables users to gain insight and share analysis through clear, interactive graphic visualizations provided by advanced data mining from within the familiar Excel environment. And users can extend actionable business insight with prompt publishing capabilities. | Business intelligence Enable real-time access to critical business information adapted to the user's role. | Meeting a range of organizational needsOrganizations need solutions that provide business insight tailored to specific roles, whether for the CEO, the VP of sales, or the customer service representative. | Efficiently leveraging business intelligenceMicrosoft solutions for Connecting Enterprise help retailers gain insight from business data-and act on that insight to make faster and better decisions for the organization. Increased access to information improves employee performance and enables employees to more proactively serve customers, ultimately leading to improved customer loyalty. | Collaboration capabilitiesConnect people, information, systems, and processes, making information continuously available on any device. | Optimizing new products and servicesRetailers often have operational information scattered across databases. This can make it difficult to quickly access all of the information needed to capitalize on new opportunities-ultimately resulting in lost sales. | Empowering business usersUsers can create rich, interactive dashboards that assemble and display business information from disparate sources. Business data can be shared in real time with multiple users and multiple locations and organizations through shared workspaces and easy document publishing. Users access single, accurate data sources, increasing their productivity and ultimately improving customer service. |
By better linking information, processes, systems, and people, Microsoft solutions help individuals access information in a format that is adaptable and easy to put into action-ultimately helping employees make more proactive and accurate decisions. |
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