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Beware the Swinging Pendulum on Supply Chain Inventory Practices

Logistics Viewpoints

Supply shortages resulting in empty shelves or parking lots of WIP inventory represent a spectre causing supply chain leaders to reconsider supply chain inventory practices. Opinion of just-in-time (JIT) as a practice has taken a battering and inventory is rising. Is supply chain inventory the problem?

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Why Organizational Alignment is Critical to the Supply Chain Response

Supply Chain Shaman

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Digital Transformation in Logistics

Logistics Viewpoints

This survey-based research gathers quantitative data as well as information on practices or performance drivers. This report provides a cross-industry perspective on digital transformation in logistics including digital maturity in inventory management, transportation, fleet maintenance, safety and compliance, and more.

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Real Benefits of Artificially Intelligent (AI) Inventory Solutions

Clear Spider

AI inventory solutions create more powerful and adaptive supply chains. One of the key drivers of supply chain resilience is the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning algorithms in inventory management. AI makes use of the endless stream of data collected through inventory management devices and cloud-based applications.

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Dancing in the Ring of Fire

Supply Chain Shaman

As a result, demand planning is largely manual, inventory management is a series of manual inputs, and production planning is via spreadsheet. Anne is a lean disciple and sees all inventory as Muda. She lacks the appreciation for the need for inventory as a buffer. I advised John to ask for help to improve inventory health.

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Will the Internet of Things (IoT) Help Eliminate Information Latency and Deficiency in Supply Planning?

Kinaxis

More and more sensors are getting embedded in the “things” and leading to an explosion of information availability. So when I started to think about planning processes in the context of IoT, I was wondering if we can conquer those two old enemies of planning effectiveness: information deficiency and information latency.

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Transportation Management System ROI: What Other Business Areas Can Benefit?

GlobalTranz

Unless your organization has been absent from the takeover of TMS in the conversations of online and print media, you have likely encountered plenty of reasons why a transportation management system (TMS) benefits shippers. Let’s take a closer look at how Transportation Management System ROI actively strengthens supply chains.