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Your Must-Have Gartner Debrief: The 4 Key Takeaways from Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2023

ToolsGroup

Gartner Supply Chain Symposium/Xpo 2023 has wrapped up its 3-day event in Orlando, Florida. Featuring over fifty Gartner experts and more than 140 research-driven sessions, this year’s conference gathered over 3,700 supply chain professionals from across North America and beyond. Look no further.

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Surviving an Economic Downturn in the Retail Sector

Enterra Insights

”[3] The problem for retailers is that steep discounts cut deeply into profits — which makes price optimization and trade promotion strategies critical. Nobel laureate Paul Krugman reports that, when high inflation raised its ugly head, two camps of thinking arose — stagflationists and soft landers. Credit card balances have ticked up.

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Beyond the Hype: 12 Real Challenges of AI in Supply Chain

ThroughPut

In the realm of supply chain management, AI is being heralded as a transformative force, capable of streamlining operations, slashing costs, and enhancing overall efficiency. If there’s any concern at all, it is surrounding the implementation and adoption of this technology in supply chain operations.

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Decision Support in Supply Chain Planning

Enterra Insights

Many supply chain pundits shake their heads in wonder as companies continue to operate with data locked up in silos. Siloed data and silo thinking are also found within the supply chain. ”[1] She believes the way to free both data and thinking from silos is to leverage decision support systems. .”[1]

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Using the Bits: Building Digital Outside-In Processes

Supply Chain Shaman

The atoms and electrons of the supply chain are changing. I am passionate about the topic of the digital supply chain, and I apologize in advance for the length of this article. The third Supply Chain Insights Global Summit is over. We are starting to plan for next year. 3D printing. Reflections.

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Will Arrogance Stunt your Growth?

Supply Chain Shaman

Last week in the middle of a presentation, a supply chain leader made the statement, “We have solved the issues in supply through better optimization and use of data. Many supply chain leaders are so convinced they know the answers that they have stopped listening and learning. I understand.

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Throwback Thursday

Supply Chain Shaman

This was WBR’s first event in the United States targeted for the Medical Device Supply Chain Leader. Today, managing a medical device supply chain is tougher. As hospitals adopted consignment planning programs, inventory progress slowed. Companies with lower margins tend to get better at supply chain faster.