Automated business processes and new insights: this is how you work data-driven

Virtually every organization does business with different partners: whether that is a supplier, a warehouse or a customer. Such collaboration is always accompanied by the collection or input of data: even if it is just sending an e-mail. If your organization grows and processes in data exchange take place manually, this slows down. Think of a stock check or a physical check mark on a form. This is not only time-consuming, but also very error-prone. Any manual action is one too many. So make sure data works for you, with the right solution.

By working data-driven it is possible to automate business processes. You can also gain new insights with it. Of course, this starts within your own organization. An integration system helps to connect the systems of different departments. This ensures, for example, that certain data from the warehouse (such as replenishing stock) is also available to other departments that have an interest in this, such as finance.

With the right integration system, there is no need to convert data to a suitable format. You simply leave the data in the original systems and link it in a central portal. This allows departments to request, send and use data in their own way, without having to perform manual actions. This digitization process speeds up work considerably, and ultimately ensures a much more efficient organization.

Data-driven makes your organization and partners more agile

In addition to the internal benefits, data-driven working also applies to partners and customers in your (production) chain. In fact, it is not a wish, but an expectation that a partner or customer has access to your system. Large organizations often only want to do business if electronic data exchange (EDI) is possible.

By coordinating the different systems with an integration platform, you get numerous possibilities. Think of requesting certain data or placing an order with the push of a button. Of course that also applies the other way around. You can set up integration processes in such a way that you receive a signal when a partner's stock is about to run out, a certain part needs to be replaced or a software solution needs to be updated. These kinds of integrations help prevent problems before they become a challenge at all. Accelerating digitization makes your organization more agile and ensures business continuity.

You can even go the extra mile by linking your systems to predictive models. A simple example is an ice cream manufacturer, which, based on the weather forecast, automatically realizes that it has to produce more (or less). Of course you retain control: you ultimately determine whether the production is actually adjusted.

By working data-driven, you make more informed, data-based decisions. In addition, you can do predictive analyzes and respond more quickly to change. In this way you simplify work processes and you can introduce new revenue models. An integration platform helps to bring the different systems, IoT devices and apps in your production chain together, and let them talk to each other. Not only internally, but also with your partners and customers. In this way you will eventually grow into a 'high performance organization'.

Do you want to know how an integration platform helps to accelerate digitization within your organization? Contact us today!