Mobile applications are an integral and inseparable part of modern data analytics. Mobile applications not only influences consumer`s decision to make purchases, but also allows companies to get insights into consumption pattern and market demand. Enterprises seek immediate-data from a wide range of sources, to fuel business processes by means of big data and analytics and this is provided by different types of mobile applications. It plays an important role, particularly in the field of global supply chain management and predictive analytics. On the other hand mobile applications are also being fuelled by data analytics, so that it cannot only collect the data but also analyze it and process it simultaneously to provide instantaneous results in real time. Read more about this article at: http://www.forbes.com/sites/benkerschberg/2014/12/17/how-big-data-business-intelligence-and-analytics-are-fueling-mobile-application-development/