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The Role of Digitisation and Analytics in Supply Chain Resilience

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The Role of Digitisation and Analytics in Supply Chain Resilience. Analytics for Diversifying the Supply Base. A leading risk platform can fully automate risk assessment and procedures using data and analytics. Digital applications and analytics can support and inform effective decisions.

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2012 Supply Chain Predictions: Is the End of the World Nigh?

Supply Chain Network

Image via Wikpedia It’s that time, once again, when everyone predicts what will happen in the coming year. But 2012 is an extra-special year; it carries heavy historical baggage chock full of dire predictions. Nostradamus painted a bleak picture of massive destruction and mayhem brought about by a comet in 2012.

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Supply Chain Analytics: What It Is and Why It Matters

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What is Supply Chain Analytics and Why is it Important? Supply chain analytics allows businesses to examine their operations and view data in real-time. With supply chain management analytics software, companies can improve decision making, take a proactive approach and quickly mitigate issues before they explode into bigger problems.

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ArcelorMittal Optimizes Supply Chain Logistics with Predictive Analytics

Logistics Viewpoints

Michel Plourde, Systems Director at ArcelorMittal Canada, recently briefed ARC Advisory Group about the supply chain challenges surrounding the company’s decision in 2012 to expand its iron ore pellet production in Canada.

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Google Will Acquire a 3PL – And Other Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2015

Talking Logistics

made that prediction in 2008 (see the Barron’s article What $300-a-Barrel Oil Will Mean for You ). Three years later, he stayed with his $300-a-barrel prediction, but shifted the timeframe to 2020 (see the CBS News article, Another $300 Oil Prediction — and Why This One Matters ). million bbl/d in 2015.” .

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Analytics Powering the Next Evolution of the Supply Chain

Supply Chains Rock

Wednesday, May 09, 2012. Analytics Powering the Next Evolution of the Supply Chain. The chart, pasted below, focuses on how IBM is using analytics to not only optimize the supply chain, but to actually predict how issues in the world will impact operations. Still not excited, well visit often and eventually you will be.

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Navigating The Snails Trail: Moving to Outside-in Planning Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2012, I published an article on Sales and Operations Technology (S&OP) Maturity. (I With high volume and predictable products, this cycle is days and weeks. This is a natural fit for narrow AI and new forms of analytics. I never republished the report, because not enough has changed to warrant it.)