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Shouldn’t GenAI Mean New Gen?

Supply Chain Shaman

As a result, we need to throw away the conventional definitions of demand planning and S&OP. The translation of ripple effects of short supply, pricing, quality issues, and freight shifts affects how to source, make, and deliver processes should align. How so, you might say? Let’s start here: Data Analysis.

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What’s the Difference Between Freight Management and Logistics Management?

Supply Chain Game Changer

In business it is not uncommon to hear the words “Logistics Management” and “Freight Management” thrown around interchangeably. What is Freight Management? Freight management combines logistics experience, human resources and knowledge to ensure a smooth coordination between carriers and shippers.”

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Mars Wrigley’s Highly Successful Supply Chain Digital Transformation

Logistics Viewpoints

Kinaxis is a proponent of using network planners for both supply and demand planning rather than having the planners operate in silos. Mars Wrigley was particularly interested in working with a SCP supplier that could integrate artificial intelligence (AI) to support demand sensing. Mars took that recommendation.

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Dealing With The Supply Chain Gloppy Mess

Supply Chain Shaman

Similarly, demand planning based on order history is not equal to the challenge. Pre-pandemic if the demand signal was poor, air expediting was expensive but an option. Today, the bellies of the airplanes are full, and the cost of air freight is too high for many manufacturers. Constrained logistics. What To Do?

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Can Supply Chain Management Fix Supply Chain Woes?

Enterra Insights

They write, “Mainstream news reports are full of claims that supply chains are broken, citing widespread product shortages, overflowing ports and spiking freight costs. Supply and Demand are Out of Whack. These shifts go far beyond what a general manager should expect of his demand planning process. ”[3].

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Build Resilient Supply Chains That Weather Disruptions 

Logility

Manufacturers and shipping companies assumed that because of layoffs, demand would drop. As you know, demand for some items surged. As the pandemic eased, ports suffered bottlenecks, natural disasters disrupted freight movement, railways suffered congestion, and new legislation further complicated the movement of goods.

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Omni-Channel Fulfillment is Key for the Holiday Season

Logistics Viewpoints

There are five major technologies included in the study: warehouse management systems (WMS), transportation management systems (TMS), distributed order management (DOM), inventory optimization/store replenishment, and demand planning. TMS encompasses solutions for moving freight in all modes.