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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. What are functional metrics?

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Ways Food and Beverage can Build Resilience with Supply Chain Optimization Software

Logility

This reality is compelling F&B companies to rethink their strategies and approach to supply chain optimization and demand planning. Staying competitive in this intense landscape demands finely tuned operations that are highly efficient and effective – from product concept to customer consumption.

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Supply Chain Resilience. Really?

Supply Chain Shaman

Let me give you an example. Of the twenty companies interviewed, only one can answer the question, “Do you have a good inventory plan?” Improve visibility across the networks that operate in self-serving business models. Maximize the value of the purchase order flow data already in the existing networks. (A

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How to Predict the Unexpected and Mitigate Supply Chain Disruption with AI

QAD

Artificial intelligence (AI) is one of the big “buzzwords” of 2024, which is a shame because the technology’s analytical capabilities have a lot to offer supply chain planners – if you can cut through the hype. Predictive analytics, demand planning and business forecasting have always been core functions for supply chain planners.

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Overcoming The Barriers to Use Channel Data

Supply Chain Shaman

Here I want to address the question, “Why is the focus on the basics of supply chain a barrier to adopting new forms of analytics and supply chain processes? ” (The use of the term “basics” is usually code for the implementation of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) to improve order-to-cash and procure-to-pay.).

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How Innovative Brands Are Using Supply Chain Technology Today…and Tomorrow

Stord

Leading supply chain professionals and innovative brands are continuing to push the industry forward. Given our work with many of these professionals and their brands, here’s what some of Stord’s team see as some of the best use cases for logistics tech and what you should consider when planning your own efforts in the future.

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How do we Drive Invention to Innovation in Planning?

Supply Chain Shaman

At the event, James Rice, MIT, spoke on innovation, and his reflections on Clayton Christensen’s 1997 classic business book, the Innovators Dilemma. This is disruptive innovation. The spark from Invention to Innovation is slow. Technology invention is happening, but the translation to innovation is slow.