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Autonomous Business Planning Is Not Only Possible, It Has Already Been Achieved

Logistics Viewpoints

During my current supply chain planning market research, I have received briefings from several SCP companies. Many say that they are using generative AI, a type of AI that can create new content and ideas, as part of their journey toward autonomous planning. Solvoyo has a metric they call the user acceptance rate.

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Aligning Supply Chain Metrics to Improve Value

Supply Chain Shaman

In follow-up qualitative interviews, one of the largest issues with organizational alignment was metric definition and a clear definition of supply chain excellence. In my post Mea Culpa, I reference my work with the Gartner Supply Chain Hierarchy of Metrics. ” Let’s face it all supply chains have error.

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The Tale of the Gartner Supply Chain Planning Magic Quadrant and Minestrone Soup

Supply Chain Shaman

Self-congratulations notes abounded this week as vendor-after-vendor shared their rankings on the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Supply Chain Planning. I believe that the Gartner Magic Quadrant is a barrier to progress in supply chain planning, and that vendors that rally in support have a false sense of superiority.

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Sales & Operations Planning: Bridge Strategy and Execution

ToolsGroup

Sales & Operations Planning: Why Execution is Essential In today’s fast-changing business environment, Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) is essential for aligning demand, supply, and financials goals. To succeed, businesses must close the gap between planning and execution.

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Supply Chain & Logistics News Round-Up (December 30th 2024- January 2nd 2025)

Logistics Viewpoints

The new year has arrived and so has the new wave of noteworthy news coming out of the supply chain space. The DOE is still issuing large federal loans to startup companies, Novonix a synthetic graphite startup just received a $755 million loan to support its mission and reach its goal of producing 31,500 metric tonnes of synthetic graphite.

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End-to-End Supply Chain Orchestration: Achieving Visibility and Operational Control

Logistics Viewpoints

In most industries, supply chains have become increasingly complex. As a result, many organizations are moving toward supply chain orchestration as a structured method for improving coordination. As a result, many organizations are moving toward supply chain orchestration as a structured method for improving coordination.

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Supply Chain Executives Face Growing C-Suite Complacency

Logistics Viewpoints

According to research by Ernst & Young LLP, the global consulting firm, as the Covid crisis recedes, supply chain executives are losing the strategic gains they made with their C-suite counterparts. 28% of supply chain leaders cite cost reduction as one of the top three priorities currently.