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What are supply chain professionals using to make network decisions? 

AIMMS

These quiz responses are fairly consistent with a 2017 survey by Lora Cecere’s Supply Chain Insights, which revealed that 65% of companies use spreadsheets for network design. Care should be exercised though , because the same reasons that have made the technology more accessible should’ve made it more affordable.

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Leverage freight data for confident demand planning

FreightWaves SONAR

In this blog post, we’ll walk through some of the obstacles to medium-term demand planning, consider how high-frequency supply chain data can help fill the informational gaps that companies are grappling with, and then look at a real-world example of how the data in FreightWaves SONAR can give insight into the goods economy.

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What is Supply Chain Resilience?

GlobalTranz

In a survey commissioned by GlobalTranz, 59% of supply chain decision-makers reported being concerned about not having the proper workforce to meet customer demand. More consumers purchased bigger, bulkier items – furniture, exercise equipment, etc. Ecommerce order volumes surged for household staples and quarantine-related items.

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[INFOGRAPHIC] The Rise of Enterprise Mobility in Manufacturing

GlobalTranz

this exercise helps retain mobility in the damaged joints". When it comes to enterprise mobility or just mobility in manufacturing, the following insights can be gleaned from PwC's 18th Annual Global CEO Survey: 81% of CEOs see mobile technologies as being strategically important for their enterprises. mōˈbilədē/. noun: mobility.

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Supply Chain Management:The Upcoming 2011 Holiday Buying.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

View all Infosys blogs. The Infosys global supply chain management blog enables leaner supply chains through process and IT related interventions. Guest Post By Bob Ferrari, Executive Editor, Supply Chain Matters blog. Business Assurance: Supply Chain Blogs. Procurement Blog. Islamic Banking. Mobile Banking.