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Making Sense of Supply Chain 4.0

Material Handling and Logistics

Every article discussed the importance of digitally transforming the supply chain. The trouble with this definition is that it doesn’t explain what exactly changes in supply chain management—that is, what gets “transformed”—when digital technologies are adopted. That’s how I felt when I first heard about digital transformation.

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What is a “Socio-Technical System?”

The Lean Thinker

If you want to get more of a feel for the work and working conditions, check out the photos in this Daily Mirror article: [link] ). The work also met every definition of “difficult, dirty and dangerous.” this is particularly true in ERP / MRP environments.) ” The system was not without its problems, however.

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S&OP – 13 Years On, What Have We Learned and What Has Changed?

AIMMS

In December 2006, I published an article titled “ S&OP or just good supply chain planning ?” The article looked at what Sales and Operations Planning is, what it isn’t, and whether companies were on the right path to implementing it. W ould I still write the same article today? The role of forecasting .

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S&OP – 13 Years On, What Have We Learned and What Has Changed?

AIMMS

In December 2006, I published an article titled “ S&OP or just good supply chain planning ?” The article looked at what Sales and Operations Planning is, what it isn’t, and whether companies were on the right path to implementing it. W ould I still write the same article today? The role of forecasting .