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Smarter, Low-Risk Commodity Buying

ToolsGroup

By FinStock South Africa. One of our customers sources materials from a global network with long lead times. The need arose to provide planners with data to support the decision of when to buy the product locally at a higher price versus the cost of lost sales during a potential stock-out.

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How manufacturers can respond to supply chain disruptions

SYSPRO Smarter ERP

The further disruption caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine could cause major disruptions to the global supply chain and impact South Africa. With digital technologies, organisations can use data to maximise visibility into demand, inventory, capacity, supply, and finances. Responding to global disruptions.

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Analyzing Supply Chain Risk

Enterra Insights

A decade ago, supply chain analyst Trevor Miles ( @milesahead ) wrote, “I almost feel that we should be shouting ‘Vuka’ which in Xhosa (one of the South Africa languages) means ‘wake up.’ Big Data and Advanced Analytics. ”[3] She goes to note several ways data and analytics can help businesses. They include: 1.

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Modeling brewing capacity to drive cost savings at HEINEKEN

AIMMS

A typical question we deal with could be: “should we invest in brewing capacity in South Africa or can we postpone that investment and save costs by importing beer from the Netherlands instead?” There was no global master data in place either. But we still need them to input their data to get global insights.

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Embracing the Digital Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

I will be speaking and working with clients in wonderful locations in Brussels, China, Germany, London, Mexico, Peru, and South Africa. Yet, within the supply chain, everyone waits for data and insights. This is the goal of this blog. The digital supply chain enables the use of market data at the cadence of the market.

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How Do You Define a Mature Supply Chain Planning Organization? (Part 1)

Supply Chain Shaman

Clear understanding that the focus needs to be on the probability of the forecast, and that the focus needs to be outside-in based on channel data. Comprehensive view of source, make and deliver. Most often the focus is on transportation or logistics, but does not take into consideration the trade-offs between make, source and deliver.

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Trends 2021: Megatrends, Part Two

Enterra Insights

Most analysts believe the future looks bright for renewable energy sources. This means that ever-more of our energy system can become less reliant on traditional sources such as coal, oil, and natural gas, thereby reducing greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.”[3] In many ways, the economy is now driven by data. ”[4].

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