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Like a movie director on a busy film set, you’re beset by a constant flow of information and questions. 

How can you get a handle on this data? Which questions should you and your team ask to grow sustainably? Where can you get the answers you need?

Moreover, without reliable, precise, and timely answers to these questions, you risk hobbling your growth — or worse.

That’s where Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) become vital. They allow you to react nimbly to rapidly evolving business situations. KPIs help you make better decisions faster that increase your profitability, reduce waste, and support your growth while reducing risk.

Your gross margins are hurting.

You’re being bombarded by supplier price increases from all sides. Upsurges in demand and COVID-19-related shutdowns have strained the supply of your raw materials, commodities, and components. Delays in trucking and shipping are compromising your deliveries. Finding the right talent amid labor market shortages is driving up labor costs. 

To run your business sustainably, information is vital.

And not just any information. It must be reliably right, and available at the right time.

When your information strays from these parameters - when it’s less accurate, less timely - you increase the risk and cost of your data-supported decisions. In a growing business, where a fast-increasing number of components is moving to different locations, the consequences of these decisions increase accordingly.

Food and beverage businesses that want to stay healthy for the long term need to monitor their vital signs in real time.