Supply Chain Shaman
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
As Allyson presented her story of working for multiple consumer products companies, with very advanced technologies (demand sensing, advanced automation of forecasting, data lakes and descriptive analytics), she spoke of why at the end of the day, the most important technology that she uses is Excel. Using Analytics In the World of Gray.
Supply Chain Shaman
JANUARY 2, 2019
It has been a while since I penned a blog post on New Year’s predictions, but today as I sit and drink my hot chocolate, I feel the itch to write. The teams in these seats did not experience the down market in 2007 or the start of the market run in 2009. The Battle For Analytics Is Waging. Descriptive analytics is mainstream.
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The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society
JULY 20, 2020
Lockdown of cities and manufacturing plants have significantly impacted many industries’ supply chains. Innovation and supplier management calls for cloud-based integrated systems between partners and advanced predictive models. Predictive demand can propose prices changes, subject to stock levels and replenishment capacity.
Oracle SCM
JULY 12, 2017
The years from 2007 through 2009 were notable for their economic volatility, reflected not only in the global economic recession but also the instability of customer demand and rapid movement in raw material, fuel, and commodity prices. By Maha Muzumdar. Original version published in APICS Extra , July 2010.
Supply Chain Insights
AUGUST 3, 2017
What was formerly a rather simple process of planning promotions has now become a complex blend of technology and skill at predicting consumer behavior. The combination of advanced intelligence, integrated predictive planning, and the social media landscape has created an ocean of data (“lakes” seems way to confining, doesn’t it?)
Supply Chain Shaman
APRIL 7, 2016
I am a manufacturing gal by training. Customer sentiment technologies mine the patterns of unstructured text and use new forms of analytics to guide discovery on what matters to the customer. Inside-out, traditional processes forecasting processes use statistical methods to predict the future based on order and shipment patterns.
Supply Chain View from the Field
JANUARY 14, 2015
ERP systems were developed from material requirements planning (MRP) and manufacturing resource planning II (MRP-II) systems to supplement the need of an automatic interface between operational activities and corresponding accounting transactions. Please go to the IJOPM website to download the article if you’d like more details!
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