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Prepare for Anything: Supply Chain and Ecosystem Predictions for 2022 and beyond….

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

The key drivers we see that will impact supply chains globally are focused on digital ecosystems, coupled with greater technology adoption, including an increase in the amount and velocity of data to support changes in globalization and continued disruption. . As for software, the use of robotic process automation (RPA) is also increasing.

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This Week in Supply Chain Tech- February 14 2024

Supply Chain Matters

In September of 2023, this column highlighted Logility’s acquisition of ChatGPT technology provider Garvis , a visionary startup that combines large language models (LLM’s) with AI-native demand forecasting. Enhanced Logistics Network Modeling : Helps logistics managers to model different scenarios and compare different scheduling options.

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AkzoNobel: Painting a Better Picture of Demand

E2open

With ten years of experience at Coca-Cola, Crottaz knew that FMCG (Fast-Moving Consumer Goods) companies like Procter & Gamble successfully use POS to improve forecast accuracy and better serve retailers. Terra’s algorithms analyze all of this data to create the most likely prediction of future sales.

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Demand-Driven Transformation at Shell

Supply Chain Shaman

Located in the United Kingdom (UK), he has more than twelve years of experience in progressive roles driving demand-drive projects for their global supply chain. As the number of items being sold grew, they became increasingly more difficult to forecast. When MRP runs, the forecast translates into supply chain requirements.

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2024 Predictions for Industry and Global Supply Chains- Prediction One

Supply Chain Matters

In our forthcoming Research Advisory, we will share additional data related to: Global Economic Themes and Outlooks- including The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Global Economic Forecast published in October 2023 described the world global economy as “ limping along, not sprinting.” and the United Kingdom.

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Who is the Supply Chain Planner in the Age of AI?

Logistics Viewpoints

AI and machine learning (the subset of techniques most in use in business today) figure prominently on the agenda, as companies want to improve forecast accuracy with demand sensing, predict yields and lead times, optimize inventory, get recommendations on how to respond to disruptions, and more.

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October Global PMI Reporting-Continued Production Contraction

Supply Chain Matters

The report’s authors indicated that data broken down by production sector reflected that deteriorating conditions were confined to intermediate and investment goods industries. Commenting on the October data, Bennett Parrish, Global Economist at J.P. percent in 2022 to a forecasted 3 percent this year, an anticipated 2.9