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Better Ways to Address Trade-Offs with Supply Chain Optimization

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Malcolm McLean, a trucker from North Carolina, was tired of waiting. Analytical techniques like linear programming can create the mathematically “optimal” plan, but these methods must be implemented well to avoid creating other challenges. The myth of the “perfect plan”.

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What Lessons a Table Fable Teaches About Supply Chain Orchestration

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Previously she served in roles as director of Analytical Consulting Services at the University of North Carolina Health Care System, senior manager of the Advanced Analytics Customer Liaison Group in SAS’ Research and Development Division, and Director of the SAS Global Academic Program.

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What is Supply Chain Visibility and Why Isn’t It Enough?

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Underlying both are analytics, which allow you to understand that impact by having the richest information available to make the best decisions. Analytics inform decisions. If all the links can see the same information at the same time, they have both the transparency and agility they need to act collaboratively.

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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

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Previously she served in roles as director of Analytical Consulting Services at the University of North Carolina Health Care System, senior manager of the Advanced Analytics Customer Liaison Group in SAS’ Research and Development Division, and Director of the SAS Global Academic Program.

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How to Package and Price Embedded Analytics

Just by embedding analytics, application owners can charge 24% more for their product. Brought to you by Logi Analytics. How much value could you add? This framework explains how application enhancements can extend your product offerings.

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The Promise and Peril of Generative AI for Supply Chains

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Previously she served in roles as director of Analytical Consulting Services at the University of North Carolina Health Care System, senior manager of the Advanced Analytics Customer Liaison Group in SAS’ Research and Development Division, and Director of the SAS Global Academic Program.

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The Greenest Mile: Planning’s Role in Supply Chain Sustainability

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Previously she served in roles as director of Analytical Consulting Services at the University of North Carolina Health Care System, senior manager of the Advanced Analytics Customer Liaison Group in SAS’ Research and Development Division, and Director of the SAS Global Academic Program.