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Data, Digitalization, and Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

Schrage concludes, “Legacy leadership teams need to understand that decisions around data — not digitalization — drive successful supply chain transformation.” ”[3] Because every supply chain is unique, it’s often easier to explain what digital transformation isn’t than what it is.

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Cognitive Computing: Getting Clear on Definitions

Supply Chain Shaman

The decision support technologies that we use today–price management, trade promotion management, network design, supply chain planning, transportation planning, supplier risk management–are on the cusp of redefinition through new forms of analytics. We are on a hype cycle. Cognitive Computing.

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Experts Discuss How to Streamline Global Supply Chain

Supply Chain Opz

percentage of second-tier suppliers who follow a certain risk management or IT standard”). Therefore, a firm would be well served to develop a supply chain strategy as described in my book: Supply Chain Transformation.

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Supply Chain and Logistics Predictions for 2016

Talking Logistics

As history has shown, terrorist attacks (and how the world responds to them) affects oil prices, stock markets, consumer confidence and spending, and trade lanes — and they can trigger new regulations and security measures, which could increase supply chain costs and lead times.

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50 expert tips on supply chain management

6 River Systems

” — Understanding risk management in the supply chain , Deloitte; Twitter: @DeloitteUS 4. Apply a supply chain stress test. The results help businesses identify benchmarks and key trends, and understand the opportunity for supply chain optimization.”

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Supply Chain Matters This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech- May 31 2023

Supply Chain Matters

In this edition, we include four added news capsule announcements that has occurred across the supply chain technology spectrum: Exiger Acquisition of Ion Channel IBM Announces Initial Efforts Toward Making Generative AI More Widely Available Cerberus Capital Management Plans to Raise $2.5