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What About Them Apples?

Supply Chain Shaman

Instead of jumping up and down on IOT shouldn’t we be discussing the redefinition of demand?” ” Demand discussions raise emotions. I know of few areas in supply chains discussion that raise as much dialogue or ire. I do believe in demand planning, but most companies overstate forecast improvements.

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Not the Jetsons: 10 Use Cases for Cognitive Learning in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Robots and automation enriched the Jetsons’ lives. Last week, I was having breakfast with a CEO of a leading software supply chain management company. When I was an analyst in 2001, I loved speaking to him. At that time, he aggressively pursued automation, and actively tested new technologies.