Category: Mining & Natural Resources
To cut or not to cut?
So which side is right? The question at the heart of the debate is whether mining companies can influence prices for their products. One side sees price as an externality …
Read ArticleWhat is in a Forecast?
Forecasting as a human activity has a long history. In ancient Egypt, priests monitor the level and clarity of Nile River using the Nilometers. From the measurements, …
Read ArticleBringing Analytics to Industry
In my experience, there are three crucial questions that an executive needs to be confident in answering, before committing their organization to analytics transformation …
Read ArticleCloud Automation and Immutable Infrastructure
Modern DevOps tools and practices allow our team to focus on creating our software products rather than managing the servers on which they run. Back in my system …
Read ArticleMachine VS the Intern
This doesn’t mean that our tasks are necessarily easy to execute, but rather that they are more efficiently facilitated by gadgetry. Being a young person in San …
Read ArticleMike Neal, DecisionNext's CEO & Co-Founder Weighs In On Improving Commodity Pricing Decisions
What’s the Biggest Decision-Making Challenge Facing Commodity Industries? Without a doubt, market volatility. And over the past decade, the volatility has only gotten …
Read ArticleThree Reasons Why Iron Ore Prices Have Dropped So Dramatically
Here are the three key failings that led to this unwelcome surprise: 1. Forecasts didn’t stand up to even the simplest review When we look at Japan’s production, it …
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