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Gartner's Five Stages of Supply Chain Planning Technology Maturity

ToolsGroup

In any business or trade you need the right tools for the job, and the supply chain business is no different. At every level of supply chain expertise and competitive differentiation you use certain tools, and seek others to move to the next level. He calls this the Scotch tape of supply chain planning.

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Reactive to Resilient: Future-Proofing Supply Chains with Intelligent Demand Planning

o9 Solutions

This article is a shortened version of themes & topics discussed in our newest Demand Planning Core White Paper. Demand planning has long been a requisite of supply chain management, but in a modern, high-speed environment, it’s become something more: a strategic lever for agility, and competitive advantage.

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Why a Software Proof of Concept (POC) Is Better than an RFI

ToolsGroup

A proof of concept (POC) is an increasingly common method to select the best supply chain software vendor for your company, yet many supply chain practitioners still lean on the traditional RFI (request for information) tool. Software selection is risky. Seven Ways RFIs Fall Short. 4 Too generic.

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Navigating The River of Demand

Supply Chain Shaman

At the end of a long day of a strategy session on supply chain excellence with a client, I needed to fill up some time in an agenda. The genesis of the River of Demand learning activity. Over the last decade, I find fewer and fewer companies understand supply chain planning. Navigating the River of Demand.

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Netsuite Expands Cloud-Based Inventory Management with New Demand Planning Capabilities

Supply Chain Network

(NYSE: N), the industry’s leading provider of cloud-based financials / ERP software suites, today (June 7th) announced that the company has extended its cloud -based business management suite with new demand planning features. allowing companies to tightly align sales forecasts with inventory replenishment plans.

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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Mars has been on a journey to transform their digital supply chain. In 2019, Will Beery was appointed the vice president and tasked with leading the company’s global digital supply chain transformation. Mars’s Digital Transformation Mr. Beery started by asking, “what does a digital supply chain mean for us?”

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10 Must-Read Supply Chain Analytics Books for 2023

SCMDOJO

If you want to gain more supply chain analytics knowledge, you’re in the right place. We’ve compiled a list of 10 great supply chain analytics books to help you better understand the concepts and strategies behind this vital business field.