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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

The goal of an SCP implementation was to effectively balance demand and supply. Here, Mars Wrigley leveraged using Kinaxis for both demand and supply planning. Kinaxis is a proponent of using network planners for both supply and demand planning rather than having the planners operate in silos.

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Welcome to the Supply Chain Without Boundaries

BlueYonder

A study by Bank of America Global Research, cited by Reuters , found that mentions of “supply chain” increased by 412% in third-quarter earnings calls hosted by Fortune 500 companies this year, compared to 2020. Demand planning. Unfortunately, unprecedented levels of uncertainty seem here to stay.

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When Variability Is Our Only Constant

Supply Chain Shaman

The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. Deaths in Hong Kong are at a record level as COVID outbreaks slow freight at Shenzhen and Qingdao ports in China. bound Chinese exports– is open.

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Planning for Uncertainty in the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

The Normalcy Index calculated weekly by the Economist projects that North America is 67% of the way back to normalcy from COVID, but globally, it is lower at 50% with many flare-ups. All of these VUCA conditions are playing havoc on supply chain planning. ” Improving Supply Chain Planning. ” Concluding Thoughts.