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How Disruptions like Coronavirus Test The Resilience Of Supply Chain Planning

AIMMS

The virus continues to compromise supply chains and disrupt companies at a troubling rate, but a re businesses prepared from a supply chain planning perspective? . The era of globalization has enabled supply chains to be broader and more connected. we need q uickly.? questions.

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The Power of Predictive Analytics in the Supply Chain

Enterra Insights

They spend enormous sums on planning and forecasting technologies. Predictive analytics plays an essential role in the digital era. Most business strategies and planning depend on prediction and analytics using statistical approaches.”[2]. Humans have always been curious about what the future holds. ”[2].

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The Pandemic has Bolstered Supply Chain Transformation Efforts

Enterra Insights

We’ve read a lot about how fragile supply chains proved to be when the COVID-19 pandemic started spreading. When you think about it, however, today’s global supply chains are a true marvel. “The current pandemic,” he notes, “has also shown how vulnerable our global supply chains are.”

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4 unstoppable forces that WILL change your end-to-end supply chain

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater If there’s one thing you can count on in supply chain, it’s that things will change. It could be as relatively small as a last minute order or engineering change, or as big as an industry-wide shift that sends your end-to-end supply chain spinning in an entirely new direction. That much isn’t new.

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Household Products Industry Stuck in Neutral and Going Backwards

Supply Chain Shaman

Over the course of trip to Atlanta to connect to Peru, we began a discussion. The market shift was dramatic, and if we had made a series of small cuts in staff or direction, we would have had the same fate as i2 Technologies or Manugistics. We could not afford death by a thousand cuts. He introduced himself as Steve.

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When Do You Need a Quality Management System?

Arena Solutions

Additionally, medical device companies need to grapple with when to implement a product lifecycle management (PLM) system because one of your business requirements is to bring new features and products to market in a predictable, efficient way. Before we start, a disclaimer. Every company has more on the “to do” list than resources.

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What You Need to Know About Full Truckload Freight Allocation

GlobalTranz

The Problem: Shippers Lack an Understanding of Existing Freight Allocation (Freight Planning) Activities To understand the problems behind poor freight allocation, it is important to consider its literal and perceived definitions. New Series. Shippers could hold freight at a given location until enough freight was ready for shipment.

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