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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software. Key Points.

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Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Selecting a Supply Chain Technology Provider is Harder than it Seems. In India, the Central Government’s focus on improving all aspects of the supply chain means that all supply chain users must start thinking carefully about how to create a streamlined and agile supply chain to keep up with the changing global environment.

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ZF’s Transition from Lean to Supply Chain Resilience

Logistics Viewpoints

I interviewed John Sobeck, Vice President Material Management Services and Supply Chain 4.0 at the ZF Group, about their digital supply chain transformation journey. This technology company is headquartered in Friedrichshafen, Germany. The ZF supply chain is complex. ZF’s Digital Supply Chain.

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How Supply Chain Lost Its Mojo

Supply Chain Shaman

“someone must have their mojo working over at the record company” In the 1990s supply chain had MOJO. 90% of public manufacturing companies are treading wate r. ” Background: I have been working in the field of supply chain management since 1979. The Death Spiral of Supply Chain Management.

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The Smart Warehousing Story with Carl Wasinger

The Logistics of Logistics

Carl is the CEO and Founder at Smart Warehousing , a warehousing and fulfillment company that operates as a direct extension of its clients’ teams. Carl Wasinger is the Founder and CEO of Smart Warehousing, a warehousing and fulfillment company that operates as a direct extension of its clients’ teams. About Carl Wasinger.

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Supply Chain KPIs You’ll Want Every Morning

Logility

A quick scan of the Internet will yield a long list of “the biggest-ever supply chain disasters”. Each of these events was completely devastating to the company concerned. Poorly implemented demand planning software mis-forecasts demand for branded sneakers. Contributed heavily to company closure. Bankruptcy.

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The Competitive Advantage with David Bell and Peter Rentschler

The Logistics of Logistics

In this episode, Joe Lynch interviews David Bell and Peter Rentschler about the new partnership between their companies along with building a competitive advantage in the transportation and logistics space. In 2001, Mr. Bell joined Cargo Transportation Services, Inc., About David Bell . About Peter Rentschler.