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Driver Shortage, Driverless Vehicles, and Other Supply Chain Curiosities

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What’s more, bots don’t require paychecks, benefits, vacations, training or other workforce overhead. An impressive case study to be sure, but alas, the cost of the technology is still prohibitive for most companies. Byron Davis, Senior Director, Client Services, Open Sky Group.

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3 Questions from Your Future Supply Chain Talent

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Decades-old case studies seemed stale, so students wanted to know how real supply chains have dealt with the pandemic and what their response bodes for future. To close the skills gap and develop the needed capabilities, the company offers a mix of internal and external training and education programs.

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Can Improving Forecast Accuracy Address Our Demand Planning Woes?

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Professors Robert Fildes and Paul Goodwin have spent a significant amount of their eminent careers studying the adoption of forecasting tools, which they describe in a recent case study. These models work by “learning” from past patterns, which requires sufficient data to “train” the math to find the pattern.