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Four Steps to Better Demand Forecasting

Logility

There are libraries full of algorithms that are relatively easy to implement in software, but the math is only as good as the data it’s applied to. Better forecasting implementations relate to: Preparing data for analysis; Measuring data currency, coverage and accuracy; Understanding how order fulfilment impacts your forecasts; and.

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The New Lexicon for Digital Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Collaborator

Understand the terms and ideas being put forward by the early adopters of the amazing new digital supply chain technologies being harnessed by today’s leading practitioners. . There have been unprecedented advancements in technology over the last 20 years, occurring at a dizzying pace. Fact is, you NEED to know. Industry 4.0,

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Shoveling Snow with a Dustpan (Takeaways from BluJay Solutions’ SOAR 2017 Conference)

Talking Logistics

Similarly, a lot of existing IT systems and supply chain processes might look the part for addressing today’s challenges and opportunities, but they are also the wrong design and form factor to get the job done effectively. And compared to the more modern apps in the consumer realm, their enterprise systems are far from user friendly.

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My Quest to Build Holistic Thinking

Supply Chain Shaman

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. When I joined the software company, I had just finished my MBA at Wharton School of Business. My first assignment at the software company was to work with a paper company.

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My Quest to Build Holistic Thinking

Supply Chain Shaman

In the 1990s, I transitioned from managing an emerging supply chain organization at a mid-sized manufacturing company to working for a supply chain planning company. When I joined the software company, I had just finished my MBA at Wharton School of Business. My first assignment at the software company was to work with a paper company.

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Supply Chain Market Report – August 2022

Elementum

We’ll also highlight emerging technologies that we believe can have an outsized impact on global supply chains. This edition will cover: US Dollar strength at historic highs Business & economic impacts of a too-strong dollar Strong-dollar impacts on supply chain Clear signs of tapering demand Emerging tech: Intralogistics robots.

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10 questions about supply chain optimisation

Supply Chain Movement

Supply Chain Media, software vendor Aimms and consultancy firm Districon have put together this checklist for supply chain optimisation. >>Please The optimisation objectives can vary, e.g. in terms of volume, costs, profit, market share, currency, cash, tax or CO2 emissions.