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Podcast: Predictive Analytics and Digital Transformation Pioneer Knut Alicke

Requis

He is based in Germany, and, as a founding partner of the supply chain practice at McKinsey & Company , consults on a variety of supply chain-related business problems, including S&OP and advanced analytics. Some of the OEMs in the automotive industry struggled with the end-to-end processing of leather, which came from South Africa.

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Navigating the Red Sea Crisis with Blue Bonder’s Control Tower Insights

BlueYonder

Some analysts predict that repercussions on oil transported from this region may have long-term consequences. Certain vessels are being redirected around the Cape of Good Hope, situated at the southernmost point of Africa, which is causing an increase in their travel duration of up to two weeks.

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

A decade ago, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) wrote, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’ One answer is advanced analytics. Big Data and Advanced Analytics. Wake up to the new reality that VUCA is a new norm.”[2] They include: 1.

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New tech coming to ERP systems near you

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

Within Africa, the adoption of smart manufacturing technologies and solutions has been far slower. Big Data and Analytics It’s been said before, but it bears repeating – without meaningful intelligence generated from proper analytics , data is largely useless. These issues can then be proactively addressed.

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Solving The Cold Chain Challenges

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

One Network has years of experience in healthcare supply networks that provide medicines and vaccines to hundreds of millions of people in Africa and around the globe. It provides real-time status and locations of orders and shipments, predicted future locations, and accurate arrival times. Multiparty Networks are Proven Technology.

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Navigating the Red Sea Crisis with Blue Yonder’s Control Tower Insights

BlueYonder

Some analysts predict that repercussions on oil transported from this region may have long-term consequences. Certain vessels are being redirected around the Cape of Good Hope, situated at the southernmost point of Africa, which is causing an increase in their travel duration of up to two weeks.

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2021 Manufacturing Trends Revealed by the Pandemic

QAD

QAD’s Senior Vice President, Consulting and Transformation Services Robin Riordan offered his initial predictions for 2021 manufacturing trends in a recent article for Industry Today. Predicting 2021 Manufacturing Trends. The role of analytics. Which trends can manufacturers expect in 2021? We envision six specific ones.

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