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Industrie 4.0: Its Impact on Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

The “4” refers to a fourth industrial revolution, following steam power, mass production, and then IT and robotic automation. to supply chains. The clearest impact on supply chain planning involves demand. digitization and automation of production means goods can be produced more flexibly and more quickly.

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Global Supply Chain Management: Best Practices and Trends

HICX Solutions

As an increasing number of organizations engage with vendors on a global level to fulfill their supply chains, the need for supply chain robustness has never been so critical. The Global Supply Chain Landscape: What is the current situation?

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4 Characteristics of the Evolution of the Supply Chain

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater It’s Time for the Evolution of Supply Chain: 4 Characteristics to Watch for With Supply Chain 2.0. The decades-old challenge of supply chain is now more difficult to solve than ever before. With complexity growing, an evolution of the supply chain needs to begin now.

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It’s Time for Supply Chain 2.0! 4 Characteristics to Watch For

Kinaxis

This age-old challenge of supply chain is now more difficult to address than ever before. With complexity growing exponentially, supply chains and their associated capabilities need to start evolving now. According to Accenture, the answer lies in supply chain evolution. It’s Supply Chain 2.0!

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Getting Ready for 2017: Reflections on Telling Lies

Supply Chain Shaman

This thing called research in the supply chain market has many arms and legs. I struggle to find a good supply chain academic journal, and often speak to my academic network about the need for one. In a nutshell, the research states there is a correlation between cost, inventory, and forecast performance.

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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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Supply Chain Management:Adding intelligence in the Forecasting.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Technology Services. Supply Chain Management. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Discuss the latest trends and solutions across the supply chain management landscape. Publishing Resources Industries.