Welchs leverages BI to reduce transport costs [Video]

SaaS solution from Oco gives food vendor new insights into supply chain

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Given the state of the economy and of gas prices, it’s no surprise that companies want to find ways to rein in transportation costs. One company finding success in that endeavor is Welch’s, a well-known purveyor of food and packaged consumer goods. The company is tapping the power of business intelligence for better insight into its supply-chain operations, which in turn can help keep transportation expenses lower.

Specifically, Welch’s is using the BI services of a company called Oco. The company offers a SaaS (software as a service) approach to BI, a technology that draws data out from various sources, then presents it in useful, meaningful ways. Data can be sliced, diced, and sorted to provide insight into business operations.

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Welch’s initial deployment of the Oco solution integrated data from three different source systems, …