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Causal Artificial Intelligence and Supply Chain Performance

Enterra Insights

Vigen has shown, for example, that there is an annual correlation between the number of people who have drowned by falling into a swimming pool and the number of films in which Nicolas Cage has appeared and that the divorce rate in Maine correlates to the per capita consumption of margarine in the United States.

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3 Core Metrics & 10 Soft Metrics for Measuring Supply Chain Performance

GlobalTranz

Is cost reduction all that there is in measuring Supply Chain performance? Sure, supply chain cost reduction is important in reducing the cost of goods sold (COGS) and increasing profit, but there are other measurements which should not be forgotten. Review Inventory turns and Return on Assets.

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A New Decade: Give Science A Chance

Supply Chain Shaman

Strangely, in the last decade, while companies had the opportunity to use technology better, supply chain performance declined. Only four percent of companies compared to their peer groups improved balance sheet performance of growth, operating margin, and inventory turns. Days of Inventory Comparison.

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July 2022 Global Manufacturing Indices Indicating Declining Momentum

Supply Chain Matters

Also highlighted was that purchasing activity, stocks of purchases and finished goods inventories collectively rose in July. United States. Indices reflecting manufacturing across the United States reflected lower momentum as well. The bottom three were listed as Poland , Taiwan and Myanmar. . slipping 2.3

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Supply Chain Leadership Driving Industry 4.0 & Resilience During Crisis – LogiSYM July 2020

The Logistics & Supply Chain Management Society

Eisenhower who was the 34th President of the United States from 1953 until 1961. It helps the supply chain become compressed and tightly integrated through shortened life cycles, lead times and minimised operations’ cost. Pricing decisions can be integrated with demand and supply planning. Decision Making.

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Machine Learning in Supply Chain Planning

Logility

One could argue that Machine Learning could contribute to meeting cost, revenue and customer service goals, but clearly there’s more focus today on basic supply chain planning capabilities like Demand Planning, Inventory Optimization, Sales & Operations Planning, and Supply Planning and Optimization.

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Added Headwinds for Global PMI Production Indices in June and Q2 2022

Supply Chain Matters

United States. Indices reflecting manufacturing across the United States were subdued as well. Upon reviewing a grouping of developed regions, namely the United States, Eurozone, Japan and Taiwan, production and supply chain activity levels declined 2.9 Select Regional Highlights. in March.