Economic Intelligence tools at the service of strategic efficiency.

Abstract

Abstract:

Information is now a factor of production in the same way as capital, labor and technical progress. Today it is an abundant and accessible raw material, which only gains value with appropriate management allowing its transformation into operational knowledge. As a result, information constitutes an element of company competitiveness. Where to start ? How to find, organize and disseminate information

The economic intelligence approach makes it possible to make the most of it in the internal and human environment of the organization to make it sustainably efficient and competitive.

The objective of this article is to become familiar with the concept of economic intelligence and its three major functions, to acquire the different methods for implementing a competitive intelligence approach within a structure.

Keywords: economic intelligence, pestel analysis, mining operations, SWOT matrix, knowledge management.