What’s Trending – Issue 1.11.4

🔮  “Gut feelings” and how manufacturers make decisions

More than 1/3 of manufacturers say “lack of data” is their biggest frustration.

• Lack of Available Data Biggest Challenge

I see two possible sources of this frustration:

1. The data is collected but squirreled away in an intractable ERP system that requires 3 full-time IT to maintain and 5 consultants to extract any information from. 🙃

OR

2. Information is not being collected at all.

In the second case, it isn’t because there aren’t the tools, it’s because there isn’t the will. It’s the leaders in an organization that decide what’s important. Some want to bury their head in the sand. They don’t WANT to know. 🙈🙉🙊

But, if making data-based decisions is important to you, find a way to collect the data. Start small. Get the team involved. Share the wins. Grow and improve. It starts with you! 💪