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The Role of Supply Chain Planning in Today’s Complex Business Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

By developing strategies for design, supply, production, distribution, and inventory, planning provides a foundation for product innovation and plays a key role in product simplification and SKU rationalization. Supply chain professionals use various tools, including supply chain modeling, inventory management, and forecasting.

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Amazon and the Shift to AI-Driven Supply Chain Planning

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Amazon is a leader in AI-driven supply chain management. They integrate AI into demand forecasting, inventory optimization, and logistics operations to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and mitigate risks. Excess inventory, stockouts, and increased transportation expenses are common consequences of outdated planning methods.

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Interoperability in the Supply Chain: Leveraging the OSI Model for Seamless Logistics

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Network Layer: Routing Across the Supply Chain In supply chains, this layer corresponds to the routing of goods and information across different nodes in the network. Logistics systems must ensure that information about shipments flows correctly between suppliers, distributors, and retailers. •

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Amul’s Optimized Supply Chain: Driving Global Growth in the Dairy Industry

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Technology Integration : Use of technology in logistics, inventory management, and supply chain tracking has helped improve efficiency and transparency. Another e-initiative provides farmers access to information related to the dairy sector (markets/technologies etc.) through net-enabled kiosks in the villages.

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Beyond Cost Optimization: Building Resilient Supply Chains in an Unstable Trade Environment

Logistics Viewpoints

Leading organizations are building supply chains that are less exposed to single points of failure, more informed by real-time data, and more able to adjust sourcing, inventory, and routing based on current conditions. AI is helping companies better detect risk, model alternatives, and make faster decisions with more confidence.

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Direct Spend Management: A Checklist for Enabling Shared Value with Direct Suppliers

Logistics Viewpoints

Market Intelligence: Suppliers often have access to valuable business and supply market intelligence, which can inform a company’s strategy especially in the area of direct spend. An example of this is Vendor Management Inventory and Capacity Collaboration for contract manufacturing.

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Supply Chain Efficiency: A Deep Dive into the Core Drivers

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In the automotive sector, manufacturers are simultaneously reducing inventory costs and delivery times. An efficient procurement process optimizes vendor selection and purchasing decisions to maintain cost-effective inventory levels. For instance, a low inventory turnover rate might signal overstocking, tying up capital unnecessarily.