In this episode of Boots on the Ground – Perspectives in ERP, David Trout sits down with AnalytX expert Vikh Hegde to break down why manufacturers don’t have a data problem, they have a decision problem.

Vikh shares his journey from building analytics systems to helping organizations rethink how data should actually be used: not as reports or dashboards, but as a true decision-making system. The conversation dives into why traditional analytics adoption fails, how Excel continues to dominate the shop floor, and what it takes to reduce “decision latency” across an organization.

You’ll learn how leading manufacturers are shifting from dashboards to decision systems, turning raw data into real-time operational intelligence, and enabling faster, smarter actions across every level of the business.