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It’s Still Just Lipstick on a Pig: The Challenges of Spreadsheet-Based Supply Chain Planning
Productivity tools are wonderful inventions used for their intended purpose, making writing, calculating, and presenting information much easier and faster.…
Order Up! Constrained Capacity Production Leveling for Food and Beverage Manufacturers
The food and beverage industry continues to encounter new challenges and compound those already unique to their world. Fertilizer shortages,…
Wanted: Supply Chain Planning Top Model
There’s more to a much-anticipated release of a new fashion line than the stroll down the catwalk. Thousands of details,…
The ABCs of Machine Learning in Demand Forecasting
Accurate demand forecasting is crucial to the success of any manufacturing company. It ensures companies have the right amount of…
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What Does Big Data Mean For Your SMB?
What does big data mean for business? What do SMB analytics mean for you? Not to be confused with large…
Demand for Higher Salaries for Supply Chain Operations
APICS recently conducted a salary report surveying more than 2,600 supply chain professionals, and the results are in. In 2017,…
How to Show Supply Chain Forecast Accuracy for Commercial Buy-in
There are several key ways to get Commercial’s buy-in into the S&OP process, not the least of which is to…
IoT & The Future of Supply Chain Performance
IoT (the Internet of Things) seems to be everywhere these days. From tracking shopping habits to remote locking of doors…
Does Manufacturing Need Lean Methods to Stay Competitive?
Notable manufacturing analysts have concluded that there is great potential to incorporate better planning and visibility software into Lean implementations,…
Agile supply chain examples
Supply chains are complex, spanning borders and industries, leaving buyers unsure about the companies and links that comprise them. Worse,…
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