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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

Supply Chain Shaman

Given your expertise, I’d love to hear what alternatives you recommend for better demand forecasting and real-time visibility beyond what’s commonly adopted today.” I know that your primary focus is procurement. Unfortunately, the industry is full of a lot of Anna(s) and her friends, the doubting Thomas (s).

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A Treatise on Dogs That Do Not Hunt

Supply Chain Shaman

As an old gal attending multiple conferences (more than I would like at times), I have listened to speakers waft eloquently about the value of concepts like networks, big data, industry 4.0, I could write a blog about each story, but let’s save that for coffee.) and digital supply chains. I don’t think so.

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What Makes a Mature Planning Organization? (Part 2)

Supply Chain Shaman

They also are clear that the supply chain is defined outside-in based on the channel requirements and the underlying rhythms and cycles of fulfillment, manufacturing and procurement. Tactical Planning: This process is usually monthly. The average supply chain leader has five distinct supply chains. I hope that this helps.

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Improving Sales forecasting after Covid

DynaSys

So, should I pick 2019 as the new reference, and delete 2020 from my data? My next S&OP run is coming, and I must find a solution to deal with sales forecasting after Covid. Making your process demand driven? In that case, Demand-driven MRP is the best example. It’s a given! in march 2020, it’s now 1.2)

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A Complete Guide to Real-Time Supply Chain Planning

ThroughPut

For true supply chain agility, real-time planning must be incorporated into each of the following four phases. Procurement. It ranges from production integration for single-piece production and scales up to agile demand planning and order fulfillment at high production variances. Distribution.

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. .

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Supply Chain Optimization Explained

ThroughPut

Powered by data analytics and advanced technologies, every stage of the supply chain can be critically analyzed, starting from procurement to distribution to identify and prioritize improvement opportunities. This opens up avenues to save procurement, transportation, inventory, and warehousing costs.