The amount of data in our world has been exploding, and analyzing large data sets—so-called big data—will become a key basis of competition, underpinning new waves of productivity growth, innovation, and consumer surplus, according to research by MGI and McKinsey's Business Technology Office.
For example, a retailer using big data to the full could increase its operating margin by more than 60 percent.
important factor of production, alongside labor and capital.
five broad ways in which using big data can create value
Leading companies are using data collection and analysis to conduct controlled experiments to make better management decisions
others are using data for basic low-frequency forecasting to high-frequency nowcasting to adjust their business levers just in time.
big data allows ever-narrower segmentation of customers and therefore much more precisely tailored products or services.
Fourth, sophisticated analytics can substantially improve decision-making
big data can be used to improve the development of the next generation of products and services.
The use of big data will become a key basis of competition and growth for individual firms.
For example, we estimate that a retailer using big data to the full has the potential to increase its operating margin by more than 60 percent.
The computer and electronic products and information sectors, as well as finance and insurance, and government are poised to gain substantially from the use of big data.