Supply Chain Shaman

MAY 26, 2023

Primed for transactional efficiency, these legacy architectures based on relational databases drive order-to-cash and procure-to-pay efficiencies. Current Familiarity with Analytic Concepts (Fall 2022 Snapshot) Preamble Supply chain leaders love their rows and columns. I term this our data jail. The focus of the Gartner Magic Quadrant.)

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Optimal Sourcing Modeling Supply and Demand Manufacturing Procurement 362

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 21, 2022

I thought back to the press releases I wrote at prior technology companies, which only had a glimmer of truth. On the technology front, optimization is deeper, and the evolution of artificial intelligence enables more flexible sensing and modeling. As shown in Figure 1, the reporting relationships vary. Identify the patterns.

Supply Chain Planning Software 328

Supply Chain Planning Software Supply Chain Design Software Optimal Sourcing Modeling 328

AIMMS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

But companies tend to struggle when it comes to finding the right technology to enable the process. In this blog post, I will delve into 5 issues companies typically experience with their S&OP software. But to implement it effectively, companies first need to understand why S&OP is important for their business.

S&OP 156

S&OP Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply and Demand 156

AIMMS

DECEMBER 1, 2016

But companies tend to struggle when it comes to finding the right technology to enable the process. In this blog post, I will delve into 5 issues companies typically experience with their S&OP software. But to implement it effectively, companies first need to understand why S&OP is important for their business.

S&OP 132

S&OP Prescriptive Analytics Software Supply Chain Planning Software Supply and Demand 132

AIMMS

JULY 9, 2015

A recent report by the ACE European Group identifies supply chains as of the biggest sources of concern for European businesses today. On the other hand, there is a rising need for smarter and more flexible tools as well as more staff with analytical capabilities. The challenges: demand, staffing and technology.

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Supply Chain Planning Software Demand Planning Software Optimization Software Analytics Software 120

AIMMS

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Most chemical companies think they have a high sales and operation planning (S&OP) maturity, but do they really? Cross-functional alignment is a complex challenge for chemical companies. Perhaps your company has very diverse product portfolios and different production processes. Join us in testing the market!

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Chemicals S&OP Demand Planning Software Purchasing Skills 317

Supply Chain Shaman

NOVEMBER 27, 2016

Just as the Internet spurred connectivity, B2B processes, and new business models, I am trying to stimulate the discussions and business models to redefine B2B. Stuck today, companies struggle to drive improvement. Could we use Open Source Hadoop to process transactions across all networks with powerful in-memory processing?

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Supply Chain Design Software Supply Chain Planning Software Trends Prescriptive Analytics Software 150