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No Time Like the Present

Supply Chain Shaman

On this tour, I heard Jeff Ma, a former member of the MIT blackjack team, speak on the use of analytics to make better decisions in “beating the house.” The outcomes are less predictable or clear. For me, there is no time like the present. Investments in Data-Driven Capabilities May Not Yield Better Decisions. Closed Loop.

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Digital Farming: The MacDonalds meet the Jetsons

Enterra Insights

. “The world talks a lot about the digital revolution,” write World Bank analysts Heinz Strubenhoff ( @HStrubenhoff ) and Roy Parizat, “but few connect it to the coming agriculture revolution, especially in Africa. The first concern is the global population which is predicted to increase to 11.2 billion people.

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What If You Could Take The Guesswork Out Of Forecast Planning? Guest Post from Osgood Vogler

Kinaxis

The author, Osgood Vogler, Director, Analytics, Celestica Supply Chain Managed Services, describes an insight-based demand management process: So, how do you take the guesswork out of forecast planning? Given this volatility, it is not surprising that organizations are struggling to make effective demand predictions. Let’s find out.

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Agriculture, Logistics, and Advance Technologies

Enterra Insights

A couple of years ago, Clarisse Magnin wrote, “By taking advantage of big data and advanced analytics at every link in the value chain from field to fork, food companies can harness digital’s enormous potential for sustainable value creation. connected by the IoT to advanced analytics platforms (aka cognitive computers).

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2019 Transportation Industry Trends

GTG Technology Group

China’s One Belt One Road (OBOR) trade project means the country is investing in Africa and the Middle East, and increasing their investments in roads, ports, rail lines, and bridges. Focus on Data Analytics. Supply chain professionals rely on data analytics to examine, analyze, and interpret.

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The Digital Supply Chain: Making The Leap With A Ball and Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

The audience stayed for the presentation and following the event, there were many spirited debates at the restaurant bar on the content. I had touched some nerves with my five predictions for 2020: Digital, Outside-in Value Networks. However, it turned out OK. Figure 1: Supply Chain 2020. My take away? Barrier #3.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

On Monday, I would speak in Orlando Florida at the Terra Technology event; and on Wednesday, present the keynote at the Logistic Summit & Expo in Mexico City. I am half-way through a spring speaking tour that will wrap-up in June with a speech in South Africa and Peru. This work is important to me. 2) Market-Driven Forecasting.