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Do We Really Need a New Smart Phone Every Two Years?

SCM Research

million metric tonnes (Mt) and it is forecasted to increase to 50 Mt in 2018. kg), Switzerland, Iceland, Denmark, and the United Kingdom. A new United Nations University report, titled The Global E-waste Monitor 2014 , details e-waste generation by region. The total amount of e-waste generated in 2014 is 41.8 Mt of screens, 3.0

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o9 Solutions and Supply Chain Insights With LKQ Europe Reveal Significant Supply Chain Planning Improvements Following the First-Ever Pilot to Test Outside-In Planning

o9 Solutions

increase in forecast value add and reduced impact from the bullwhip effect. When the company incorporated o9’s machine learning capabilities and market-driven data into the process, the Forecast Value Added (FVA) improved by 17.3% – giving LKQ Europe unprecedented insight into market signals. About LKQ Europe.

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Optimizing Liberty Global’s Supply Chain: An Interview with Willem Vesters

AIMMS

We needed to be able to connect the dots here to get a more accurate forecast, especially since we were also expanding our network through acquisitions. That’s when we decided to work with AIMMS and Districon to build a tool that would help us build a better demand forecast. It was an international project from the start.

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Optimizing Liberty Global’s Supply Chain: An Interview with Willem Vesters

AIMMS

We needed to be able to connect the dots here to get a more accurate forecast, especially since we were also expanding our network through acquisitions. That’s when we decided to work with AIMMS and Districon to build a tool that would help us build a better demand forecast. It was an international project from the start.

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ToolsGroup Customers Navigate Supply Chain Planning for COVID-19

ToolsGroup

Between restrictions on the global movement of people and goods and economic ramifications such as soaring unemployment and reduced consumer spending, these companies are having to dynamically redefine demand forecasts, safety stock levels and promotions. Planning for the Unplannable.

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The secret to distance selling success

DELMIA Quintiq

Switzerland is also way ahead at €87 per person. First, we establish delivery areas and forecast the deliveries for each area based on data over a period of time, say a year. Based on these forecasts, an optimal route is generated. While Germans spent on average €12.40 At Quintiq, we take an intelligent approach.

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Staying Ahead of Supply Chain Paradigms – LogiSYM September 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Experts and pundits are forecasting wholesale changes to every industry and every part of life, but only a minority of these forecasts of massive, permanent change will bear out. Others are wishful thinking on the part of ideologically or emotionally motivated forecasters,” writes the firm on their website.