Supply Chain and Sales and Operations Planning Software

August 30, 2018

4 Surprising Uses for Real-time Information in the Supply Chain

In the past five to 10 years, real-time information has become a key value-added proposition for bolstering efficiency and...

Tags: Manufacturing , S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution

August 16, 2018

5 Uses for Machine Learning in Supply Chain Management

New technologies—from steam power to modern computers—have been the driving forces in supply chain management since the...

Tags: Supply Chain Planning

August 9, 2018

5 Ways In-Memory Technology Adds Business Value

Let’s say you and a coworker are attempting to find areas of waste in your supply chain. You have a large conference table on...

Tags: S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution , Supply Chain Planning

June 28, 2018

5 Predictions for Advanced Analytics in 2018

Each year, topics like big data, advanced analytics, machine learning, and artificial intelligence dominate conversations about...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Supply Chain Planning

May 31, 2018

A Real-time Planning FAQ

Imagine you’re a trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Every morning, you check the prices of the stocks that...

Tags: S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution , Supply Chain Planning

May 15, 2018

How Artificial Intelligence Will Impact the Global Supply Chain

Imagine a world in which trillions of individual pieces of information are gathered each day to create complex predictions about...

Tags: Supply Chain Planning

May 10, 2018

On Getting the Most from Your Transport Logistics

Let’s say you’re driving down a winding country road to some remote destination. At first, navigating is easy, but as the sun...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling , Supply Chain Planning

April 3, 2018

5 Ways to Improve Your Demand Forecasting

No matter how sophisticated your methods, or how intimate your knowledge of the field, no demand or sales forecast will ever be...

Tags: S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution , Supply Chain Planning

January 9, 2018

5 Interesting Facts About Job Shop Scheduling

In chess, players are taught to think at least three moves ahead. Every action in the game has a reaction, which can be predicted...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , Supply Chain Planning

2018 Supply Chain Management Predictions

January 4, 2018

4 Supply Chain Management Predictions for 2018

To say that 2017 was an eventful year for Supply Chain Management would be an understatement. Global natural disasters and broad...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

October 10, 2017

The Most Common Supply Chain Disruptions

Every year, today’s manufacturing companies dedicate time, resources, and personnel to devising planning and production...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

August 31, 2017

How S&OE Adds Business Value

We’ve talked in a great length on this blog about the elements of effective global supply chain management and the implications...

Tags: S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution , SCM - Supply Chain Management

August 29, 2017

The Importance of Mitigating Supply Chain Risk

It’s a big concept both in terms of importance and how many elements of global supply chain management under which it...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

August 24, 2017

Supply Chain Conversations: An Interview with flexis’ Robert Recknagel

Today’s blog entry features a fascinating conversation with flexis AG Vice President of Manufacturing and Logistics Robert...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , SCM - Supply Chain Management

August 15, 2017

On Integrating S&OP and S&OE

Understanding the relationship between S&OP and S&OE is akin to the novel versus the short story. With the novel, an author more...

Tags: S&OE - Sales & Operations Execution , S&OP - Sales & Operations Planning

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June 22, 2017

How Technology is Reshaping Today’s Supply Chain

In today’s global, interconnected supply chain, the technology and software solutions a manufacturer deploys are just as...

Tags: Industry 4.0 , SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

An integrated supply chain is core value proposition for manufacturing companies.

May 18, 2017

The Importance Of An Integrated Supply Chain

The right people. The right time. The right resources. The right place. In today’s global automotive industry, supply chains...

Tags: SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling , Supply Chain Planning

May 9, 2017

5 Important Supply Chain Advancements in the Last Decade

Blink and you might miss it. That’s the sentiment about the evolution of today’s global manufacturing supply chain during the...

Tags: SCM - Supply Chain Management , SCM - Transportation Planning & Scheduling

Supply Chain Planning (5)

4 Surprising Uses for Real-time Information in the Supply Chain

5 Uses for Machine Learning in Supply Chain Management

5 Ways In-Memory Technology Adds Business Value

5 Predictions for Advanced Analytics in 2018

A Real-time Planning FAQ

How Artificial Intelligence Will Impact the Global Supply Chain

On Getting the Most from Your Transport Logistics

5 Ways to Improve Your Demand Forecasting

5 Interesting Facts About Job Shop Scheduling

4 Supply Chain Management Predictions for 2018

The Most Common Supply Chain Disruptions

How S&OE Adds Business Value

The Importance of Mitigating Supply Chain Risk

Supply Chain Conversations: An Interview with flexis’ Robert Recknagel

On Integrating S&OP and S&OE

How Technology is Reshaping Today’s Supply Chain

The Importance Of An Integrated Supply Chain

5 Important Supply Chain Advancements in the Last Decade

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