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Please Don’t AI Stupid

Supply Chain Shaman

Drip Big Data. There is no unifying data model to align procurement and manufacturing, transportation and distribution, revenue management and demand planning, or sales account teams with supply chain planning. Industry 4.0. The Connected Supply Chain. Drip Digital Supply Chain. Autonomous Supply Chain Planning.

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When Designing the Right Manufacturing Plant, Small Can Be Beautiful

Supply Chain Brain

manufacturers have spent the last few decades consolidating production at gigantic offshore plants, especially in China. Such a model, based on prioritizing unit economies and production at scale, doesn’t prepare manufacturers and retailers for the waves of disruption that are washing over global supply chains today.

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What Makes a Mature Planning Organization? (Part 2)

Supply Chain Shaman

More advanced supply chain leaders model the role of complexity (product and customer), the impact of risk, and opportunity of innovation as well as product shipping and manufacturing locations, and inventory policies. The average supply chain leader has five distinct supply chains. Tactical Planning: This process is usually monthly.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] Procurement Trends: Carving a Bigger Role in Supply Chain & Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

The Industrial Revolution helped change and bring prosperity into the world of manufacturing. As time passed, procurement gradually gained a larger role in the scope of manufacturing and order fulfillment. Why Is Technology Driving Procurement Trends and the Role of Procurement?

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Be Part of the Solution

Supply Chain Shaman

The new vision will not come from sales talking to procurement buyers. I find it ironic that companies would never implement a manufacturing site without intensive design. Big data supply chains Market-Driven' I think that this is a mistake. The vision is too limited. ” They are too functional in orientation.

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How Do Supply Chain & Transportation Leaders Get Started Using Their Big Data Strategy?

GlobalTranz

The amount of information and improvement possible through big data can be overwhelming. Yet the majority of companies have not defined a big data strategy, and others are barely starting to notice. . �. How to Get Started with Your Big Data Strategy. . This is where the explanation of big data begins. .

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Report From DPW: What’s Next for AI in Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Brain

Koganti urged the procurement audience to look for whats referred to as “foresight function” in planning tools, which is capable of enhancing data analysis, scenario generation and trend identification , allowing for more informed and proactive decision-making, albeit with human oversight.