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Supply Chain Design: A Tool to Help Maximize Value

Logistics Viewpoints

A Supply Chain Design Solution from Coupa Imagine you’ve just received the job offer of your dreams. If you have been through this process at least once, you already have a good idea of what supply chain design is about: optimization. Do we have a demand forecasting tool in place and, if so, how good is that forecast?

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Mastering the Unexpected: Four Essential Tactics to Handle Unpredictable Events in Retail

Locus

The vastness of the supply chain can often feel as overwhelming as the ocean’s expanse. And just like the ocean’s unpredictable nature, sudden disruptions within the supply chain are similarly difficult to forecast. The answer lies in technology. And it does translate to serious business losses.

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This Week in Supply Chain Management Tech May 8 2024

Supply Chain Matters

Supply Chain Matters features its latest full edition of This Week in Supply Chain Tech , a compilation of funding, partnership and other noteworthy announcements related to supply chain technology deployment and support. Our last full edition of this column was published on April 4 th.

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The Advantage of Speed: The Cooper Health Supply Chain Relies Upon Real-time Risk Alerts

Logistics Viewpoints

Cooper University Health Care Relies Upon Real-time Alerts to Improve Operations Cooper University Health Care, like most companies, struggled with their supply chain during COVID. The company bought a risk solution that provides real-time alerts to potential supply disruptions. We knew exactly what we couldn’t get.”

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Navigating Global Supply Chain Disruptions: Strategies for Resilience

SCMDOJO

As recent times have shown us, political matters across the world can have an impact on shipping routes, thus affecting the prices of goods all around the world. But what steps can you take to a more resilient supply chain during disruptions? If you’re ready to learn more about creating stronger supply chains, read below.

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What is Supply Chain Planning Software and How Can it be Used Effectively? Part 1

DELMIA Quintiq

In this blog series, I’ll take a look at the current state and future evolution that can be expected within the world of supply chain planning software through the lens of Dassault Systèmes DELMIA. What is supply chain planning? Why do manufacturers need an effective supply chain plan?

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6 Things Supply Chain Decision Makers Look For in Supply Chain Logistics Partners

GlobalTranz

With the events of 2021, including the attack on the Colonial Pipeline earlier this year, the importance of supply chain cybersecurity is among the most in-demand factors driving adoption of third-party systems and resources in logistics. Intuitive Technology Suites Can Make or Break Decisions to Partner.