Using Data To Fight Modern Slavery In Your Supply Chains Modern Slavery Is A Real Problem in Europe Some 34-40 million men, women, and children worldwide are living in modern slavery (source 1: 34 million; source 2: 40...
Category - Data
Today’s blog article describes an extensive undertaking in analyzing international trade data. The work has been done by Ahmad Fahmi at Altares Dun & Bradstreet in The Netherlands, supervised by myself and Mike van...
Credit (Risk) Management has been out there… forever, it feels. Or at least since 1841. The four V’s of Big Data Big Data is a much newer term. I tend to think that it’s a new name for something that people have been doing...
Global Trade: Where The Physical World Meets the Digital World When considering global trade (of goods, not services), people see in their minds large container ships carrying containers. Large container ships can carry more than...
The Challenge: Master Data Management Master Data Management (MDM) is often seen as a massive challenge. Today’s blog article may make you think think that MDM is actually not so complex. Referential Matching is the...
Tim Cook’s statement that there is no such thing and there has not been such thing as the Apple Data Business is difficult to believe, in my opinion. Here is my view on the data business of Apple and its in today’s...
The Data Inspired Professional When you work in the information industry, you’re expected to be “data inspired”. If you do not get excited by analyzing data and creating insights, you’re in the wrong industry. Just like a...
Throughout the years numerous Customs agencies have consulted me about the usage of data, analytics and other advanced technologies for risk management purposes. This blog addresses the potential for these agencies in embedding...
People often ask me whether data quality or data quantity is a bigger problem. I therefore decided to write a blog post on this topic. From Lack Of Information To Information Explosion What Changed? The term ‘information...
A Plea for Quality I believe in quality. I set high standards for myself, and for those who work with me. As a guiding principle, I believe that you’d better invest in high quality rather than opt for the cheap low quality...
