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Conquering the Explosion of Supply Chain Planning Data

Logility

Figure 1: Demystifying Data Units. Embracing big data brings the promise of reduced costs, improved customer service, reduced risk and the ability to capture new opportunities. However, capturing the data you need is just the start of the journey. Figure 2: Results Achieved Using Big Data Analytics.

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Top Solutions for Supply Chain Agility

Logistics Viewpoints

Customers use their modular, SaaS solutions to route, schedule, track, and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit, and pay transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete numerous other logistics processes.

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Digital Transformation of the Supply Chain

Logility

There is a growing awareness within senior executives that transforming supply chain capabilities to take advantage of the emerging areas of “Big Data,” “Artificial Intelligence,” “Advanced Analytics” and “Cloud Computing” provides a competitive advantage and reduces risk due to disruptions.

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Rethinking the How….

Supply Chain Shaman

The term Big Data is all the range. For me, buzzword bingo on Big Data is bad. They are a big marketing machine. This includes ominchannel and big data. Do not use the big data lexicon. Do not force teams to do documented phased process flows and a definitive ROI. It is comical.

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Building the Business Case for Digital Transformation of Supply Chain Planning

Logility

There is a growing awareness within senior executives that transforming supply chain planning capabilities to take advantage of the emerging areas of “Big Data,” “Artificial Intelligence,” “Advanced Analytics,” and “Cloud Computing” is a competitive imperative.

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I am MAD!

Supply Chain Shaman

There is no system of record for data over time, and the use of a portal gives the posting company a false sense of effectively communicating. We can connect through EDI, but a document has latency and limitations for unstructured data. There are other options, but each has limitations.

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Supply chain risks in the spotlight: Effects of Hanjin Shipping filing bankruptcy protection

Kinaxis

However, by having well-documented contingency processes, it will likely help you recover faster than your competition when impacted by a disaster. Monitoring such metrics is important and a supply chain control tower can be a key component of that strategy. Of course, this will be no guarantee that you will eliminate risk.