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2021 Manufacturing Trends Revealed by the Pandemic

QAD

As the new year unfolds, manufacturers are continuing to learn lessons from 2020’s pandemic and looking for 2021 manufacturing trends. 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.

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Trends 2019: Let the Prediction Season Begin

Enterra Insights

If you are looking for wisdom from the past, you might consider the 6th Century BC Chinese poet, Lao Tzu, who wrote, “Those who have knowledge, don’t predict. Those who predict, don’t have knowledge.” Prognosticators often look to emerging or ongoing megatrends to help them refine their predictions.

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The Top 15 Omnichannel Retail Trends to Watch in 2022

ToolsGroup

That’s where omnichannel retail trends enter the equation. In this post, we’re covering the top omnichannel trends that are earning market share. Read till the end to find tips on how to execute these trends and boost ROI. 2022’s Top Omnichannel Retail Trends. Use your data to predict the future. Consistency.

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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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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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Keeping It Local: How Shorter Supply Chains Impact Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

This trend has important implications to supply chain planning. A recent special report by The Economist says that while most people assume that shrinking supply chains are caused by political factors such as tariffs, in fact there are deeper long-term trends at play. But first let’s take a look at the factors driving this change.

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2019 Transportation Industry Trends

GTG Technology Group

6 Transportation Industry Trends to Look for in 2019. Transportation professionals seeking to stay on top of trends in the industry look to implementing these trends. Below are the notable trends for 2019. Focus on Data Analytics. Supply chain professionals rely on data analytics to examine, analyze, and interpret.

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