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Is the Metaphor of War Appropriate in a Business Setting?

Enterra Insights

The now defunct Cognitive Computing Consortium once noted: “ The cognitive computing system offers a synthesis not just of information sources but of influences, contexts, and insights. 3] Shawn Burns (editor) and David DellaVolpe, Robin Babb, Nick Miller, and Gordon Muir (contributors), War Gamers’ Handbook , U.S. Naval War College.

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Four Ways of Using Cluster Analysis in Retail Management to Improve Sales

Logistics Viewpoints

These metrics can be used for making operational adjustments related to inventory levels as well as assortment and sourcing decisions. In Fashion, sourcing strategies can be revisited, and the ‘risk’ metrics can become a part of the decision criteria in addition to manufacturing and logistics costs. Asena holds B.S.

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Top 6 Retail Trends & Supply Chain Planning Challenges in 2023

Logistics Viewpoints

Continuing Disruptions in Transportation and Sourcing Materials After the pandemic, retailers are faced with new challenges and disruptions due to global conflicts, trade restrictions, and now recessions. Here are some highlights from these trends in 2023 and implications on supply chain planning. Asena holds B.S.

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Making Supply Chain Planning Agile With Modular Planning Technologies

Logistics Viewpoints

This means we need more agile, flexible, and scalable planning platforms to process and consolidate new data sources, drive insights using advanced analytics such as AI/ML to drive autonomous decisions, and expand collaboration within and outside our organizations. We need planning platforms to keep up with all the changes. Yosun holds B.S.

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RS Group releases report on its activities and strategy for Environmental, Social and Governance

Synovos

This has been made possible through modal shifts from air to sea or air to road and optimizing its supply chain to source, store and ship more products locally. In addition, RS is supporting its suppliers in working towards and achieving their own ESG goals by launching a supplier ESG action plan and handbook.

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10 Greatest Supply Chain Management Books of All Time

Supply Chain Opz

Therefore, the challenge to establish ranking method is to find more economical data source and unbiased metric. In supply chain management area, most industry publications create the ranking based on the input from readers then editorial team makes a final decision which is a bit subjective.

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Your Complete Guide to Modern Supply Chain Management

Oracle SCM

Bringing this all together, business are able to implement changes virtually, using this one source of truth. This is a necessary handbook for any Innovation-Focused business leader. All of the data is analyzed to assess relevance and business value as well as to identify correlations that might otherwise go unnoticed. Are You Ready?