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Optimizing Supply Chain Transparency with Digital Product Passports

Logistics Viewpoints

These passports document all aspects of the life cycle – from the sourcing of raw materials to final disposal or recycling. Consumers are also requiring increased visibility into how products are produced, transported and retired. These IoT systems help businesses maintain near real-time information on their products.

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Why Procurement Management Tool is a Must for Efficient Purchasing

Precoro

Procurement is a complex and dynamic process involving strategic planning and several stages of execution, from sourcing to paying and reporting. Supply chain management, purchase requisitions and orders, budget management, and three-way matching – all these processes are integral to procurement as a whole. Low-Quality Documentation.

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How Accounting Visibility from Cloud ERP Improves Cash Flow

OptiProERP

This blog is part of a three-part series on how cloud ERP enables manufacturers to achieve operational excellence. These topics and more are covered in our Achieve Manufacturing Excellence with Cloud ERP: A Practical Guide for Small and Midsize Manufacturers. Manufacturers and distributors live or die by real-time data.

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Shouldn’t GenAI Mean New Gen?

Supply Chain Shaman

We also need to throw away the concept of real-time planning. Planning should never be a real-time process. As product velocity slows, the time to translate shelf takeaway/consumption to order visibility. This time is usually weeks and, in many products, three months.) Sensing and Proactive Alerting.

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A Radical New Way to Think About Supply Chain Management

Logistics Viewpoints

SCCN solutions provide supply chain visibility and analytics across an extended supply chain. A company buys these solutions to optimize their business. Rich Sherman – a Senior Fellow in TCS’s Supply Chain Center of Excellence – points out that many companies are building control towers to better manage their supply chains.

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6 Ways AI Drives Inventory Delivery for Retail Supply Chains

ThroughPut

Retailers often need help with inefficiencies, stockouts, and overstocking due to a lack of real-time data and insights into their inventory processes. This lack of visibility can lead to increased costs, dissatisfied customers, and lost sales opportunities. What are the Benefits of AI in Retail Inventory Management?

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Demand Planning: Whipped And Chained by Tradition

Supply Chain Shaman

Given your expertise, I’d love to hear what alternatives you recommend for better demand forecasting and real-time visibility beyond what’s commonly adopted today.” If S&OP efforts were that effective, don’t you think that we would have made more progress against inventory levels, margin, and growth?