Where the optimal outcome is predictable, that's where the predictive enterprise approach really shines at driving significant ROI transformations.

Editor’s note: This article first appeared on the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Global Supply Chain Institute’s blog. It is being reprinted with permission. You can read the original post here.

Calvin Hennick is a freelance journalist who specializes in business and technology writing. He is a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. In Silicon Valley, tech execs brag about ...