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Reinventing Supply Chains: Focus on Human Factors

Supply Chain Shaman

What’s missing? Each is attempting to slather AI on today’s offering: this fueling a hype cycle for agentic AI. Supply chain was defined in 1982 as interoperability between source, make and deliver. Visibility of the translation layer of ship to converted to ship from is not existent. The reason?

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Navigating the Supply Chain Wars: Strategies for Wholesale Distribution Success

ToolsGroup

Decision command center for fast event response Asynchronous collaboration and scenario analysis Demand collaboration S&OP Optimize Inventory and Pricing AI Driven Inventory and Price Optimization : Set inventory strategies to match business segment priorities.

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Is Your Supply Chain Recession Proof? A Guide for Building a Resilient Supply Chain

SCMDOJO

Shipping networks may experience delays and disruptions, potentially exacerbated by cost-cutting measures within the logistics sector. Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) should evolve into a strategic instrument for continuously aligning demand forecasts, production capacities, and inventory levels in the face of uncertainty.

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What value does an LSP get from p44?

Freight Waves

Why Platforms Elevate, Not Eliminate Before delving into Movement, it’s essential to understand the power of a two-sided marketplace. Unified collaboration – shippers, LSP ops, and carriers collaborate in a single platform, minimizing the need for phone calls and emails.

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Supplier Relationship Management: Driving Success in Modern Supply Chains

QAD

The Complexities of Managing Supplier Relationships Managing suppliers has always been complex, but it is becoming even more challenging in today’s fast-paced automotive industry. Depending on the industry, companies can see cost savings of 5 to 10% and revenue gains of 7 to 10%. Grammer uses QAD SRM to manage its supply base.

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How to leverage AI to accelerate Cement Material Flow by Minimizing Supply and Demand Variance

ThroughPut

The Solution: AI-Driven Demand Forecasting for Cement Manufacturers ThroughPut.AIs Demand Sensing Solution provides a single source of truth for demand planners, enabling real-time insights and AI-powered predictions. Lack of real-time insights leads to inefficiencies in inventory management and distribution.

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How Do IT Supply Chain Attacks Actually Happen?

IT Supply Chain

Open-Source Components A lot of IT tools are built on open-source code. If hackers insert a bug or backdoor into a popular open-source library, that flaw spreads into every product that uses it. Attackers can tamper with hardware or firmware during manufacturing or shipping. The source? That’s not a bad thing.