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What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management?

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In most years, there is nothing new in supply chain management. The post What is Genuinely New in Supply Chain Management? Trends last for years. But how often do significant new things happen? In the past year, we have seen two genuinely new developments. appeared first on Logistics Viewpoints.

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AutoScheduler Introduces Aggregated Warehouse Data Orchestration

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With AutoPilot and AutoPilot Central, the company says, supply chain managers can reduce planning time by 97%, reduce inventory waste by 13%, and optimize labor planning, among other benefits.

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COVID Has Fundamentally Changed the Profession of Supply Chain Management

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The toilet paper shortage was one of the COVID era events that taught people what the term “supply chain management” meant. The changes to the profession of supply chain management are dramatic. Firstly, the term “supply chain management” was not in general use before COVID.

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Top 10 Practical Supply Chain Management Tips for Businesses

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Image source: Shipbob | Top 10 Practical Supply Chain Management Tips for Businesses Effective supply chain management becomes an increasingly important sector full of strategic opportunities and difficulties in an increasingly dynamic and complicated network. requires this cooperative integration.

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Leveraging Data Analytics to Build a Truly Connected and Collaborative Supply Chain

The C-suite is laser-focused on supply chain performance. This GEP-sponsored report will show you how to leverage data for a collaborative supply chain that delivers results and how to future-proof supply chain management strategies.

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Megatrends Reshaping Supply Chain Management

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Supply chain software suppliers have told me that in terms of implementations, Covid was mostly a non-event; pivoting to remote implementation consulting was not that difficult. When it comes to robotics and supply chain management, the biggest question is when are we going to have autonomous trucks?

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Editor’s Choice: 5 Supply Chain Management Success Factors for CPG Companies

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As a result, there’s a growing need for end-to-end visibility and for rich data that points the business compass toward the right outcomes. At the center of everything is the need to select the right supply chain management (SCM) platform. Getting past disparate systems and centralizing data was critical.

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The Cost-Plus World of Supply Chains: The Macroeconomic and Geopolitical Environment

From new pricing strategies and material substitutability to alternative suppliers and stockpiling, a new GEP-commissioned Economist Impact report reveals that enterprises are adopting a variety of approaches underpinned by data and technology.

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How Data Science and Modeling Can Supercharge Your Risk Management

Speaker: Dr. Ken Fordyce, Solutions Director, Supply Chain and Advanced Analytics at Arkieva

Risk management is defined as anticipating and responding to an event not yet part of the plan of record that requires a significant adjustment in your demand-supply network (DSN). COVID-19 has put risk management at the front and center in the supply chain world. How to avoid data-driven disasters.