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Supply Chain Diagnostic: A Four-Step Process

Supply Chain Shaman

When a company contacts me to help them with their supply chain, the pain is usually a gap in customer service. Analyze Past Results in Customer Service. We draw a timeline on a conference room wall and using customer shipment and compliance data, we plot the issues with customer service and product outages.

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Announcing the Supply Chains to Admire for 2019

Supply Chain Shaman

It is not as simple as trading-off inventory, cost, and customer service. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. The focus is on Imagining Supply Chain 2030. At the event, technologists and business leaders work shoulder-to-shoulder to Imagine Supply Chain 2030. Let’s explore why. What is different? The format is unique.

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The March of the Lemmings.

Supply Chain Shaman

A supply chain team improved forecast accuracy by 22%, but did not improve inventory or customer service. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. The focus is on Imagining Supply Chain 2030. At the event, technologists and business leaders work shoulder-to-shoulder to Imagine Supply Chain 2030. Fire Fighters. The reason?

S&OP 169
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S&OP: Can You Make Decisions at the Speed of Business?

Supply Chain Shaman

Teams continuously balance cost, customer service, asset utilization and inventory. Imagine Supply Chain 2030. The focus is on Imagining Supply Chain 2030. At the event, technologists and business leaders work shoulder-to-shoulder to Imagine Supply Chain 2030. Clarity on Supply Chain Strategy. What is different?

S&OP 176
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Coming soon to a supply chain near you: 8 big digital disruptors

Kinaxis

Taking things beyond just smart shelves and cameras, robots are already roaming the aisles of select stores, doing their part in ensuring quality and great customer service. Key points: Create new opportunities to improve customer service with robots. In-store robotics. Automate manual processes.

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Supply Chain Planning & Optimization Projections for 2018 - Back to the Future

Logility

For many, the current state includes difficulties interfacing IoT data in a high quality, repeatable fashion. Supply Chain Data Quality and Ownership. Effective supply chain planning and optimization requires high quality and consistent data and the ability to easily and quickly maintain and update that data.

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Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0: Differences and Changes for Manufacturers

OptiProERP

from 2022-2030. It has transformed manufacturing by offering intelligent solutions for increased productivity, improved customer service, and high-quality finished goods. Industry 5.0 is an extension of Industry 4.0 that helps add human, environmental, and social achievements into business objectives. Industry 5.0