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Pandemic Lessons For Supply Chain Leaders

Supply Chain Shaman

The Failure of Existing Demand Planning Solutions. During the pandemic, supply chain leaders turned off their demand planning solutions. Baseline demand reflects market potential.) Resist the temptation to place deeper analytics on top of existing data models. The status quo failed corporations.

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Supply Chain Analytics: Benefits, Challenges & Architecture

SCMDOJO

Luckily, supply chain analytics is here to help! By harnessing the power of data and analytics, companies can uncover valuable insights into their supply chain processes, pinpoint areas in need of improvement, and make informed decisions that can boost their bottom line. Key Takeaways What is Supply Chain Analytics?

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Learning to Speak the Language of Demand

Supply Chain Shaman

In companies, there is no standard model for demand processes. New forms of analytics make new capabilities possible. In the traditional organization, some demand processes are sales-driven. <In fact, so much so that I wrote a book about it.> Independent Demand. Dependent Demand.

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The Top 15 Retail Trends for 2022

ToolsGroup

Love it or hate it, daily necessities need to be purchased. When looking at global online sales, Salesforce reports 57% digital growth in 2020, and 16% growth in 2021, with eMarketer data predicting a continued increase through 2025. eCommerce Purchases and “The New Normal” Retail Categories. Data source: eMarketer.

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Does your supply chain hear the change coming?

Kinaxis

They were one of the early pioneers of voice recognition technology, and produced a device about the size of a small paperback book, that had an active vocabulary from 300 to 10,000 words. The rapid adoption of virtual personal assistants changes shopping habits, just as Uber changed transportation. Verbex had nothing to do with oil.

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Sustainability Efforts are Gaining Momentum Even Though Sustainability is a Moving Target

BlueYonder

This insight comes from the 2022 State of Supply Chain Sustainability Report , presented by the MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics (MIT CTL) and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), sponsored by Avetta, Blue Yonder, C.H. This is the third year of the annual report. Key Themes.

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Reflections on Integrated Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

There is greater satisfaction with demand planning than supply. The fit of the data model to adequately reflect a feasible plan drives success. This requires an industry-specific data model. This week, I am finishing two reports: Sales and Operations Planning, and Inventory Optimization.