Capabilities Data & decision

Capability · Data & decision

See earlier. Decide better.Act faster.

Unify useful events, qualify their freshness and turn every signal into a decision, action and proof—at the actual pace of your operations.

A capability shaped by your flows, rules and field evidence.

TransportActive scenario01SignalETA and congestion put a priority delivery at risk.02DecisionCompare waiting, resequencing, transfer or customer information according to impact.03ProofSelected option, owner, revised ETA and impacted customer.04Active systemTMS05Active systemTracking
01 / 05Handle a delay before the promise breaks
WarehouseActive scenario01SignalRemaining workload, resource availability and cut-off time diverge.02DecisionRebalance priorities, areas or resources according to promised service.03ProofChanged plan, affected orders and wave outcome visible.04Active systemWMS05Active systemLabour
02 / 05React to capacity drift before the wave
IndustryActive scenario01SignalCycle, scrap or downtime deviates from the route and agreed threshold.02DecisionQualify material, machine, setting, team or quality before resuming.03ProofCause, action, batch and restart conditions connected.04Active systemMES05Active systemERP
03 / 05Explain yield loss while it is actionable
CommerceActive scenario01SignalDemand, reservations and promiseable stock create a local shortage.02DecisionArbitrate transfer, allocation, substitution or a new promise according to rules.03ProofDecision, quantity, site and affected customers recorded.04Active systemOMS05Active systemERP
04 / 05Correct a network shortage before it changes the promise
SustainabilityActive scenario01SignalEnergy consumption deviates from the expected level for the output produced.02DecisionDistinguish workload, downtime, equipment drift or operating rule.03ProofContextualised gap, action and comparison period retained.04Active systemIoT05Active systemMES
05 / 05Connect consumption, activity and operational cause
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01

End-to-end visibility

Events are connected to the relevant record, site, product and decision.

02

Consistent decisions

Definitions, rules and priorities remain consistent across cockpit, alert and analysis.

03

Earlier exception handling

An alert states the gap, impact, owner and action still possible.

04

Explainable outcomes

Each decision retains the data, assumptions and actions that shaped it.

Decision framework

Connect promise, responsibility and proof.

Real time is not a universal frequency. It is defined by the window in which information can still change a decision, with an explicit source, acceptable age and degraded mode.

Business logic

Decisions start with explicit rules.

Connected architecture

Clear responsibilities, from signal to proof.

ERP / OMSCarries management contextWMS / TMS / MES / GMAOCarries executionPlateforme dataCarries unificationAnalyticsCarries explanationWorkflow métierCarries action

Gaps to eliminate

What weakens day-to-day decisions.

Each gap connects an observable situation to a business consequence. Diagnosis then verifies frequency, impact and cause.

01

Scattered data

ERP, WMS, TMS, IoT and files describe the same flow with different keys.

View rebuilt too late
02

Unknown freshness

A dashboard shows a status without saying when or how it was updated.

Decision based on stale information
03

Competing definitions

Service, margin, inventory or delay do not mean the same thing across teams.

Reconciliation meetings
04

Alerts without workflow

The signal informs but specifies no priority, owner or closure.

Noise and alert fatigue
05

Analysis without drill-down

The aggregate indicator cannot trace records, causes and decisions.

Slow, contested action

Operational journey

A chain of decisions, not a stack of screens.

Each transition identifies the participant, responsible system and expected proof.

1

Collect

Receive useful events

Each source publishes event, identifier, timestamp, status and minimum context.
Owner
Source systems and integration
Proof
Received, traceable event
2

Standardise

Align languages

Keys, units, calendars, statuses and master data are normalised without hiding the source.
Owner
Integration and data layer
Proof
Visible checks and rejects
3

Unify

Build the semantic model

Entities, metrics, hierarchies and calculation rules become shared and versioned.
Owner
Data governance
Proof
Definition, owner and version
4

Analyse

Detect gap and cause

Indicators, rules, comparisons and events qualify situation, impact and action window.
Owner
Operational analytics
Proof
Gap explainable down to the record
5

Decide

Orchestrate action

A decision assigns priority, owner, deadline and expected feedback.
Owner
Business workflow
Proof
Action acknowledged and outcome tracked

Decision lab

Change context. Follow what genuinely needs to happen.

These scenarios are illustrative: they show decision logic and responsibilities without claiming to simulate your actual outcomes.

Transport

Handle a delay before the promise breaks

Signal

ETA and congestion put a priority delivery at risk.

Decision

Compare waiting, resequencing, transfer or customer information according to impact.

Expected proof

Selected option, owner, revised ETA and impacted customer.

B‑AGILEdecision flowERP / OMSWMS / TMS / MES / GMAOPlateforme dataAnalyticsWorkflow métier

Responsibility architecture

Unify the flow without pretending one system does everything.

The responsibilities below form a reference architecture to adapt to the existing IT landscape.

01

ERP / OMS

Carries management context
Owns
Orders, master data, commitments and costs
Publishes
Events and management dimensions
02

WMS / TMS / MES / GMAO

Carries execution
Owns
Statuses, movements, resources, incidents and proof
Publishes
Timestamped, contextualised events
03

Plateforme data

Carries unification
Owns
Semantic model, history, quality and lineage
Publishes
Governed data sets
04

Analytics

Carries explanation
Owns
Indicators, comparisons, thresholds and analyses
Publishes
Gaps, causes and scenarios
05

Workflow métier

Carries action
Owns
Priority, owner, deadline, decision and closure
Publishes
Action, status and impact

Actionable cockpit

Operational decision cockpit

The cockpit starts with decisions to make: it shows situation, freshness, gap, accessible cause and action—then drills down to the source record.

  • Signal freshnessKnow whether the decision remains reliable
  • Actionable exceptionsPrioritise what can still change
  • Signal-to-decision timeIdentify decision queues
  • Closed decisionsLearn from decisions actually executed
Operational view · example
Signal freshness01Age and update status by critical source
Actionable exceptions02Gaps still within their decision window
Signal-to-decision time03Time between detection, qualification and arbitration
Closed decisions04Actions with attached proof and outcome
Scattered dataUnknown freshnessCompeting definitions
No value is a customer measurement. Illustrative functional example.

Success conditions

What must be true before automation.

01

Decision window

Each critical event specifies frequency, acceptable age and enabled action.

02

Governed definitions

Indicators and statuses have a formula, source, owner, version and quality rules.

03

Lineage and control

The aggregate view can trace transformation, event and source record.

04

Feedback workflow

An alert is useful only when action, owner and proof return to the loop.

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Frequently asked questions

Decide with the right boundaries.

Is real time mandatory everywhere?

No. Frequency is chosen by decision, criticality, cost and response capability. Faster data without a possible action does not create value.

Is one data platform required?

Not necessarily. A responsibility model, exchange contracts and shared definitions are required across the selected components.

How is this different from Business Intelligence?

BI structures analysis, history and management. Operational analytics adds freshness, events, the decision window and the action loop. They complement each other.

How are useless alerts avoided?

By connecting each alert to a rule, impact, owner, possible action and closure condition, then reviewing observed noise.

Can existing tools be retained?

Yes, if their role, data, frequency, quality and interface are compatible with the chosen decision flow.

Do the proposed dashboards represent customer data?

No. Visual examples are illustrative. Actual definitions and views are built around your scope and authorised data.

Your context first

Turn every useful signal into traceable action.

Identify the decisions, data, responsibilities and pilot that will deliver observable value.

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