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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. What Drives Value?

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How to Use Big Data to Improve Supply Chain Visibility

Talking Logistics

According to a July 2014 supply chain research study from Accenture focused on Big Data and supply chain risk management, most organizations have high hopes for using big data analytics in their supply chain but many have had challenges in deploying it.

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Supply Chain Big Data: Why Supply Chain Leaders Are Using Big Data Analytics

GlobalTranz

Supply chain industry leaders have access to more information today than ever before in history. Thanks to data gathering programs, supply chain software , and data entry applications, this represents a mountain of data, which has the potential to provide ground-breaking insight into how to improve business-model efficiency.

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Dealing With The Supply Chain Gloppy Mess

Supply Chain Shaman

For the first in seven years, I was not heads-down preparing for The Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. Companies are drowning in data and short on insights. Pre-pandemic only 30% of supply chain leaders were satisfied with their supply chains, and during the pandemic, business leader satisfaction is falling precipitously.

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Changing Winds in Supply Chain

Supply Chain Shaman

“When will the impact of the pandemic on the supply chain be over?” The building of the global supply chain over the last seven decades evolved based on three assumptions: Number 1. With availability assumed, the traditional focus of supply chain practices was on negotiating the lowest price.

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Digital Transformation Journey in Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Digital commerce efficiently requires the digitalization of many customer-facing operations and sourcing and procurement. For businesses of all sizes, the digital transformation of supply chain planning became the most important initiative. . Planning platforms can pull data from multiple internal and external data sources.

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Step Past AI Hype Drive Real Value

Supply Chain Shaman

(Most of the business networks were hollowed out by venture capitalists or purchased by opportunists. The big data architectures are often present in the current “AI offerings.” Most of the answers will fall into categories: Engines: The improvement of the math in models to improve decisions.