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How To Jump

Supply Chain Shaman

Currently, supply chain planners are the least satisfied employees in the supply chain. The sad fact is that most planners spend six to seven hours a day in meetings and struggle to get timely information. The second disturbing fact is that business leaders cannot access planning data, so a planner must interpret the data.

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It’s Fall Festival Time! Is Your Supply Chain Ready?

DELMIA Quintiq

While many towns throughout the world host festivals filled with good food, hot pretzels and a cold brew, have you ever wondered what happens behind the scenes of all this activity? Running a smooth operation This time of year may have many event planners thinking about logistics and workforce.

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Cardinal Health’s Perfect Implementation

Logistics Viewpoints

Cardinal Health’s senior vice president of global logistics, said of their implementation of the Kinaxis’ supply chain planning (SCP) solution, “I was scared! Global logistics leaders wanted to improve service levels, lower costs, and fortify Cardinal Health’s supply chain planning process. I put my name on the line.”

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How Supply Chain Orchestration Can Help Prevent Drug Shortages

Logistics Viewpoints

Orchestrating all the pieces concurrently can help prevent stockouts and maintain competitive advantage. Supply chain orchestration enables seamless collaboration All this tinkering undoubtedly involves effort from across the supply chain, from sales to procurement to manufacturing to distribution and more.

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Only as Good as Your Data: Why Supply Chain Digital Twins Require Real-Time Data Unification

ToolsGroup

It brings data that is stored in different silos across an organization all into one model. Think of it like a digital puzzle in which all the different pieces of your network and operations click into place. They enable planners to perform scenario planning, which is essential in the age of unified commerce.

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Network Visibility and Supply Chain Planning Work Better Together

Logistics Viewpoints

I can go in as a tactical planner and see my weekly plan for the next 26 weeks. Or I can give the plan to a strategic planner which shows the plan for the next two years in monthly buckets. It’s one plan, all connected.” The plans are made at a daily level, and then rolled up into the time horizon a planner wants to see.

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Use Robotic Process Automation to Improve Route Planning Performance

Logistics Viewpoints

Despite all of the advances in route planning technologies, most logistics organizations still see a wide discrepancy in the results that their planners produce. Some planners consistently generate route plans that are lower cost, better utilize resources, and deliver the best customer service.