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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

Preview In his 2019 Foresight article, Niels van Hove examined eight technological hurdles that must be overcome to enable autonomous or ‘lights out’ supply-chain planning. He reasoned that to support such planning we need to implement a third wave of integrated supply-chain planning software. Key Points.

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Building Resilient Supply Chains is Hard — but Essential

Enterra Insights

Prior to the pandemic, efficiency was the primary focus of most supply chain operations. I’m not implying that efficiency no longer matters — it obviously does — but a disrupted supply chain can’t be efficient. Severe disruptions during the pandemic changed that focus to resiliency. Here’s the rub.

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Cracking the Code for AI in the DC

Logistics Viewpoints

More and more companies are realizing that investing in their DCs and powering them with modern and sophisticated technologies like AI can lead to competitive advantages for the overall company. The quest to deliver faster, better, and cheaper leaves operators turning to technologies like AI to try and crack the code.

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Real-Time Visibility: The Customer Has Spoken

Logistics Viewpoints

I am continuing to work on my latest Transportation Execution and Visibility Systems study, which looks at the total size of the market, the forecasted growth through 2026, and the leading suppliers across a number of categories including industry, region, customer size, and mode. Real-Time Visibility Technology.

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Using Customer Delivery Personas as a Growth Tool

Multichannel Merchant

Last mile delivery has become a costly undertaking for multichannel retailers, with home delivery comprising an estimated 41% of overall supply chain costs and 53% of the total cost of shipping. Last mile delivery benchmark studies have identified five basic customer delivery personas. of the average $10.10

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Using Customer Delivery Personas as a Growth Tool

Multichannel Merchant

Last mile delivery has become a costly undertaking for multichannel retailers, with home delivery comprising an estimated 41% of overall supply chain costs and 53% of the total cost of shipping. Building Customer Delivery Personas Last mile delivery benchmark studies have identified five basic customer delivery personas.

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Electrifying Changes: How the UAW-Big 3 Strike is Reshaping the Automotive World

QAD

But it’s not just about finance and production; the supply chain felt the tremors, too. The end of the strike meant a sudden upswing in demand, testing the agility and robustness of the supply chain. Ensuring adequate inventory while maintaining quality standards is now a pivotal concern for suppliers.