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Thoughts. Selecting Supply Chain Software

Supply Chain Shaman

I find that most companies’ understanding of supply chain planning is immature, and that next week, at the Gartner Supply Chain Summit in Orlando, that many will don their Mickey ears to discuss what I consider outdated supply chain planning models. The solutions are different.

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How Do We Stop Buying Planning Software the Wrong Way?

Supply Chain Shaman

The burst of spring coupled with my second Pfizer vaccine gives me a glimmer of hope that perhaps the dark curtain of being chained to the home office is lifting. The Process of Software Selection. As the director of planning, Joe is involved in a multi-year process to select a new planning solution. My struggle?

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Nespresso Optimizes Orders and Inventory with End-to-End Digital Supply Chain Planning

ToolsGroup

Nespresso’s complex coffee supply chain. Nespresso addressed this challenge by digitizing its end-to-end supply chain – from demand forecasts to order deliveries to points-of-sale—thanks to ToolsGroup’s digital supply chain planning platform. Which planning technologies were adopted?

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How Can You Improve Value in Your Supply Chain?

Supply Chain Shaman

I laugh when business leaders tell me that they are going to replace their current supply chain planning technologies with “AI.” Each supply chain planning technology at the end of 2024, went through disruption–change in CEO, business model shift, layoffs, re-platforming and acquisitions.

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Top Supply Chain Planning Vendors Are Investing to Support Agile Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Digital Twin Screen Shot and Architecture The most comprehensive form of planning that companies engage in is integrated business planning. Based on this, a multiple-month financial, supply chain, and capital expenditure plan is produced. This realization led to a new focus on agile planning.

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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

Supply Chain Shaman

She wrote, “I have been working in the supply chain for 35 years, and we are still trying to solve the “demand” issue. Solving from a supply side seems to work for many companies I work with. I know that your primary focus is procurement. In a recent blog post, I was challenged by Anna.

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As The Wind Blows: Improving Supply Chain Planning

Supply Chain Shaman

In the supply chain management industry, words swirl but lack definition. Will we transform and improve supply chain planning systems based on AI? The industry is awash with technologists and consultants focused on selling solutions. Does a digital transformation add value? Again, who knows?