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Steel Yourself for Change: Fully Optimized Master Production Schedules

DELMIA Quintiq

Meeting these objectives, on top of addressing existing industry challenges, requires steel manufacturing companies to become more efficient and flexible in their operations—and this means optimizing their master production schedules. As your steel manufacturing operations transform, so too will the complexity of your planning needs.

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Corporate Decision-making: S&OP and Beyond

Enterra Insights

Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) has been around for over three decades. Some analysts insist it’s time companies move on. Other analysts insist the purposes behind S&OP remain as relevant as ever. ” The purpose of S&OP. ” The purpose of S&OP.

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When The Wheels Fall Off

Supply Chain Shaman

In 2017, when I moved, I bought an old car. I believe that it is an analogy for what is happening in today’s supply chain market. There is no true end-to-end solution that enables bi-directional orchestration across deliver, make, and source processes. Only 30% of the world’s population is vaccinated.

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S&OP as an Organizational Decision-making Process

E2open

S&OP as an Organizational Decision-making Process. Monday 17 April 2017. S&OP is dead," the caller said. Are companies really making decisions through internal crowd-sourcing? Booz & Company (not describing S&OP specifically!) Mohit Dubey, Senior Director, Product Marketing, E2open. "S&OP

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Getting Ready for 2017: Reflections on Telling Lies

Supply Chain Shaman

New Year’s Eve is a time for parties. In the process, facts become gray and what’s ‘true’ is uncertain. To gain competitive economies of scale and drive the segmented response, the back office operations–procurement, manufacturing and transportation–are automated and effective.

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Blockchain in Supply Chain: 2 Ethereum-Based Projects That Demonstrate How Blockchain Can Improve Supply Chains

GlobalTranz

A manufacturer in China doesn’t read the specs on an order. 2017 was the year that blockchain technology finally made world headlines, but it was mostly for the wrong reason. Provenance ensures transparency in supply chains, with the aim of encouraging brands to source materials and labor in an ethical and fair trade manner.

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This Week in Logistics News (February 13-17, 2017)

Talking Logistics

Amazon’s delivery drones may drop packages via parachute (CNN). Exclusive: Wal-Mart to tear down walls between store, online buying operations – sources (Reuters). Adding S&OP and IBP capabilities will certainly strengthen E2open’s collaborative planning solution footprint.