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Overcoming Hurdles to Supply Chain Transformation

Enterra Insights

Indeed, recent research suggests that the pandemic disrupted more than three-quarters (78 percent) of supply chains.”[1] ”[7] To achieve more agility and speed, companies are looking to emerging technologies, like artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), and fifth-generation telecommunications (aka 5G).

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Embracing the Digital Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

Historically, supply chain processes were functional focused on make, source and deliver. This includes 3D printing, robotics, the Internet of Things (IOT), Sentiment Analysis, Cognitive Learning, and Supply Chain Operating Networks using canonical many-to-many data models. Digital sourcing? Digital path to purchase?

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Throwing Down the Gauntlet

Supply Chain Shaman

Our current processes and dependencies on Excel spreadsheets cannot get us to our goal. Three things are happening, that I think are significant: Flextronics has invested in the development of Elementum. E2open last week announced the purchase of Serus. As with all our research, when you share with us, we share with you.

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Building Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

While traditional supply chain processes evolved from functional excellence definitions for source, make and deliver from the inside-out; to make the digital pivot and become more market-driven, companies need to define new supply chain processes outside-in. How easy is it to buy from your company? Bio-engineering?

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How to Manage Supply Chains as a Manufacturer with Automation and AI

Locus Robotics

By Geoff Whiting, Senior Writer, Red Stag Fulfillment Applying automation and artificial intelligence (AI) to supply chain management is an excellent way for manufacturers to increase the accuracy, speed, and efficiency of operations. RPA is an excellent tool for automating laborious processes currently executed manually.

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Seeing Beyond the Firewall

Supply Chain Shaman

In our research, discrete industries–aerospace, automotive, hi-tech, and semiconductor– rate themselves as performing better, being more proactive, and having greater alignment. The processes are largely batch, using data with great latency (orders and purchase orders). In 2004 Compuware purchased Covisint.

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Is A Customer-Centric Strategy the Same as Demand-Driven? Outside-In?

Supply Chain Shaman

A Demand-Driven Value Network as defined by AMR Research in 2007: A network that senses demand with minimal latency to drive a near real-time response to shape and translate demand. The translation of independent demand into cycle stock reduction in production planning and material buying in demand-driven MRP. The Building Blocks.