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The value of Supply Chain segmentation in Pharma

Supply Chain Movement

Last month I have been asked to make a presentation at the Global BME Supply Chain conference in Frankfurt about supply chain segmentation in the Pharma industry. I do truly believe that this topic is the next opportunity area for meaningful improvement in overall Pharma supply chain practices.

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Getting Ready for 2017: Reflections on Telling Lies

Supply Chain Shaman

In a nutshell, the research states there is a correlation between cost, inventory, and forecast performance. In my work I encouraged companies to improve their demand forecasts and advocated, that if this happened, overall performance could improve. This does not mean I think forecasting is an unimportant process.

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Supply Chain Management:Adding intelligence in the Forecasting.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

« Use of Predictive Analytics in Supply Chain | Main | Is Agile methodology a good solution for ERP implementations » Adding intelligence in the Forecasting process to support Supply Chain Segmentation.

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Industrie 4.0: Its Impact on Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

This puts more pressure on the supply chain to leverage analytics to improve supply chain segmentation and demand translation,” says Gartner Research in a report titled, The Five Things Chief Supply Chain Officers Need to Know about Industrie 4.0. supply chain strategy.

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Segmenting Supply Chain using Portfolio Matrix (2x2 Matrix)

Supply Chain Opz

Segmenting Supply Chain using Portfolio Matrix (2x2 Matrix). Supply Chain Segmentation is the planning process that links a corporate strategy to the executions. This article will show you how to use a simple 2x2 matrix system to segment supply chain with examples across various functions.

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Global Supply Chain Management: Best Practices and Trends

HICX Solutions

Investing in customer experience and focusing on departments across the business will assist in overall growth and improve supply chain functions, including inventory optimization and forecasting. Once this happens, it will inevitably play a greater and more crucial role in supply chain operations.

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Becoming demand-driven on command

Supply Chain Movement

His brow was furrowed in thought as he spoke, “In our organization, we have made great improvements in our forecasting system, and improving demand accuracy, but I fear that this is not enough. Each organization has a product line with defined forecastability and product tail (characteristics of product demand by item).