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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week, at the Gartner Supply Chain Summit in Orlando, that many will don their Mickey ears to discuss what I consider outdated supply chain planning models. No one wants to share openly.

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Editor’s Choice: Control Tower: New Essential for Supply Chain Planning

Logistics Viewpoints

Note: Today’s post is part of our “Editor’s Choice” series where we highlight recent posts published by our sponsors that provide supply chain insights and advice. Effective supply chain planning is crucial for maintaining competitiveness and ensuring customer satisfaction in today’s fast-paced business environment.

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Build Political Capital to Drive Supply Chain Planning Success

Supply Chain Shaman

And how can supply chain planning help? My goal was to think harder about how to best implement Advanced Planning before I wrote my next post. I am also writing the new edition of the Supply Chains to Admire. ” The starting point of a planning project is clarity of objectives. Focus on Value.

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Autonomous Planning in Supply Chain: 4 Must-Haves for Next-Generation Platforms

Logistics Viewpoints

I was hoping the retail chains carrying this brand had some in their stores, but after checking 10+ retailers, to my surprise, it was nowhere to be found, and the only website that had it was charging $200 more than the MSRP! Now the new norm is constant change, and agility is the name of the game when it comes to supply chain planning.

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Making Supply Chain Planning Agile With Modular Planning Technologies

Logistics Viewpoints

“May you live in interesting times,” widely attributed as a Chinese curse, some claim this as a blessing; whichever side you take, this is exactly what’s happening in the supply chain world since 2020, and it looks like we will be living with this blessing/curse for a while longer. Emerging Themes for Supply Chain Planning.

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Passion Drives Supply Chain Planning Forward to Deliver Greater Value

Supply Chain Shaman

This week, I was introduced by phone to a marketing leader new to supply chain planning. I listened in amazement when she said, “My marketing plan is based on the fact that supply chain planning is an old technology nearing the end of its lifecycle.” I started to react.

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Upgrading your Supply Chain Planning Software to the Cloud: Everything you need to know

Logility

For the last decade supply chain leaders and CIO’s have been evaluating when and how to move their supply chain applications to the cloud. Timely and accurate data – Digital planning platforms are driven by timely and accurate data.