Supply Chain View from the Field
DECEMBER 16, 2013
I visited the BVL Kongress in Berlin, and also attended the International Institute for Analytics ”Chief Analytics Officer” meeting last summer. We just finished hosting over 150 executives at our Supply Chain Resource Cooperative, with a theme on Supply Chain Analytics.
Enterra Insights
JUNE 22, 2023
With the maturation of artificial intelligence (AI) systems, predictive analytics have grown in importance. The difference between traditional forecasting and predictive analytics is granularity. And computers can use those patterns to make predictions — for instance, that a spot on a lung X-ray indicates a tumor.
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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.
Logistics Viewpoints
MAY 12, 2022
Amidst ongoing uncertainty caused by COVID-19 lockdowns in Asia, war in Europe, scarce raw materials and steep inflation, companies are stockpiling inventory as never before in the hopes of mitigating future supply chain shocks. As soon as inventory hits the yard, it gets lost in a shuffle of trailers.
Talking Logistics
DECEMBER 16, 2015
Well, my big audacious prediction for 2015 did not come true. But some of my other predictions did hit the mark or came close. Making supply chain and logistics predictions is like throwing darts at a moving target. When making predictions, it’s easy to look at recent trends and simply project them forward.
Logistics Viewpoints
MARCH 2, 2023
After months of dire predictions, many in the financial community are lowering the odds of a recession in the next year. Freight rates have plummeted, brokerages are struggling, and the industry is still bloated with excess inventory. Things have changed, for good, and the environment we now work in is one of constant volatility.
ToolsGroup
JUNE 11, 2020
SKF’s use of a digital twin for analytics to support integrated planning demonstrated exceptional supply chain innovation. By 2014 there were some 800,000 item-locations in its core bearing business, in some 40 installations of five+ different ERP systems around the world. As SKF’s network grew, planning became increasingly chaotic.
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