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Steve Beesley

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Managing the Impact of Tariffs On Product Profitability in Retail with IBM Planning Analytics

Posted by Steve Beesley on May 13, 2025

This case study is based on one of our large online clothing retail customers. The company carries over 200,000 active products (SKUs) across over 2,000 brands at any point in time. The products ...

Topics: IBM Planning Analytics

Adding Images to Planning Analytics for Excel (PAfE) Views

Posted by Steve Beesley on November 9, 2023

NEW IMAGE FUNCTION IN EXCEL IBM Planning Analytics users are sure to be interested in a new Excel function that is available for adding images to Planning ...

Topics: IBM Planning Analytics, IBM PAX, IBM PA for Excel

Cognos Command Center – Setting up Triggers

Posted by Steve Beesley on October 18, 2023

Ever wondered how to synchronize your TM1 TI Data loads as soon as your files are available? Want to know how to avoid running never-ending chores that monitor when a file has dropped? Do you need ...

Topics: TM1 Technology, IBM Cognos TM1, IBM Cognos Command Center, IBM Planning Analytics

IBM Planning Analytics Workspace Release SC57

Posted by Steve Beesley on October 5, 2020

The latest release of IBM Planning Analytics Workspace (Release SC57) offers an avalanche of new functionality & features: a game changer for those looking for improved visualizations, fully ...