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Lifting The Gray Curtain

Supply Chain Shaman

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.

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Causal Artificial Intelligence and Supply Chain Performance

Enterra Insights

With the maturation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, predictive analytics have grown in importance. The difference between traditional forecasting and predictive analytics is granularity. Footnotes [1] Predictive Analytics World, “ Predictive Analytics World FAQ “. [2] 6] Joris M. 6] Joris M.

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The Competitive Edge of Supply Chain Design – Highlights of the MIT 2022 Crossroads Event

Supply Chain Matters

In this Supply Chain Matters commentary, Executive Editor Bob Ferrari pens highlights of the 2022 Crossroads Event recently conducted by the MIT Center for Transportation and Logistics. This Editor had the opportunity to attend the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics ( CTL ) 2022 Crossroads Event. Background.

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Tech- March 5 2022 Edition

Supply Chain Matters

The Supply Chain Matters blog features our March 5, 2022 edition of This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech , a synopsis of noteworthy supply chain management focused technology news which we believe would be of specific interest to our global-based blog readership. Names included in this edition include: RightHand Robotics.

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Ukraine Conflict Now Tops the List of Supply Chain Risks

Enterra Insights

After all, the war of 1914-18 was supposed to be the ‘war to end all wars’ ” Fast forward to 2022 and business correspondent Matt Egan ( @MattEganCNN ) reports that Russia/Ukraine conflict has replaced Covid-19 as the greatest risk to today’s global supply chains.[2] ” The Brookings Institution, 10 March 2022. [6]

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Trends 2023: Technology

Enterra Insights

He concludes, “In almost every industry, in almost every company, there is likely some problem that can be solved through upgraded analytics, automation, or some other application of A.I. 1] Michael Chui, Roger Roberts, and Lareina Yee, “ McKinsey Technology Trends Outlook 2022 ,” McKinsey Digital, 24 August 2022. [2]

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech June 28 2022

Supply Chain Matters

Included in this June 29, 2022 edition are updates featuring the following providers: Logility and Starboard Solutions. Founded in 2014 and based in Chicago, FourKites is working with more than 1,000 businesses in helping to track shipments from manufacturing facilities, warehouses and retail sites. FedEx and FourKites. Wonder Group.