- 1. Optimizing Efficiency Streamlining Supply Chain Logistics for Better Performance
- (Logistics)
- ... a demand-driven approach to inventory management. This entails forecasting demand and aligning and adjusting production and inventory levels accordingly. Businesses can also use automation technologies ...
- 2. The Just-In-Case Revolution
- (Supply)
- The just-in-time revolution of the ’80s brought demand-driven, agile, and lean processes to manufacturers. It resulted in over four decades of economic prosperity for the global manufacturing and distribution ...
- 3. Are You Up to Date on These 5 Strategies to Improve Your Supply Chain?
- (Supply)
- ... your supply chain: Adopt a demand-driven planning approach that is based in real-time demand Prediction of demand is an important component of the modern supply chains. As such, there are many ...
- 4. Strategic Paths to Supply Chain Growth
- (Management)
- ... are aimed at enabling organizations to respond to changing customer needs and outside-in demand-driven environment. Companies must now consider a host of new variables, such as the increasing protectionism ...
- 5. Blockchain Improves Supply Chain Visibility
- (News)
- According to Information Age, blockchain may finally be the tool that lets shippers achieve end to end visibility. A modern enterprise’s supply chain is far from a simple linear chain; rather, it’s ...
- 6. Understanding Different Strategies
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- The Supply Chain Shaman tackles a tough question in a recent blog: are customer-centric, demand-driven, and outside-in supply chains the same? I didn't expect the answer to be a clear 'yes', yet the differences ...
- 7. Results of Recent Gartner Supply Chain Study
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- The results of this year's Gartner & The Supply Chain Digest study are in, and as usual they're a fascinating read. Not only is the methodology interesting to see, the results in some categories, in particular ...
- 8. The Need for Demand-Driven B2B
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- Since their inception, B2B trading networks have continued to evolve. Not enough for the Supply Chain Shaman, though.In addition to providing a concise history of the technology, Lora Cecere gives us her ...
- 9. 2016's Top 25 Supply Chain
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- Last week, Gartner announced its eagerly awaited 2016 list of the top 25 supply chains. The usual suspects are represented, albeit in slightly different order, and the explanation of Gartner's criteria ...
- 10. Timing is Everything in SCM
- (News)
- Timing is everything, according to Simon Eagle on the Beet Fusion site. Especially in supply chain management, and specifically in the planning function.According to his article, Simon says that when execution ...
- 11. How Visible Is Your Supply Chain?
- (News)
- Supply chain visibility is a tough nut to crack. How you define it may provide some insight on how well you're doing, and a short-sighted view may stunt your progress.On the 21st Century Supply Chain site, ...
- 12. Avoid the Death Star
- (News)
- Is your supply chain at risk with a lack of visibility? Alexa Cheater compares that situation to a Star Wars death star, which means that yes, you are indeed at risk.If you can't see the potential disrupters, ...
- 13. Supply Chain Star Wars
- (News)
- We just can't pass up a good Star Wars analogy. Will The Force be with you as you strive to become a demand-driven supply chain?Alexa Cheater on the 21st Century Supply Chain site explains how the light ...
- 14. Becoming Demand-Driven
- (News)
- Supply chain visibility is a worthy goal that a lot of managers are seeking. Visibility creates a huge number of benefits, but more importantly is the key to your supply chain becoming demand-driven.According ...
- 15. Smart Supply Chains
- (News)
- IoT and Big Data are combining to enable demand-driven 'smart' supply chains. Other technologies such as 3D printing and additive manufacturing are putting distributed manufacturing on the map.On the CIO ...
- 16. Gartner Supply Chain Conference Summary
- (News)
- Dan Gilmore from the Supply Chain News does us a huge favor by compiling his thoughts from the various presentations at the recent Gartner supply chain conference. There's a lot going on that Gartner is ...
- 17. The Supply Chain is Just a Cost of Doing Business
- (Supply)
- "Just part of the cost of doing business." That's how the supply chain is perceived in the least progressive of businesses. Gartner's observations on the importance of the supply chain among different ...
- 18. Supply Chain Planning vs. Execution
- (News)
- On the Supply Chain Digest site, Dan Gilmore continues to flesh out the trends he's identified for supply chains. His most recent take is on the relative importance of execution vs. planning in a demand-driven ...
- 19. Demand-Driven Supply Chains
- (News)
- The demand driven supply chain (DDSC) is not a new concept, but it's not for everyone. The economic realities businesses deal with often determines whether their supply chains 'push' or 'pull'.In an article ...
- 20. The Demand-Driven Supply Chain
- (News)
- Implementing a demand-driven supply chain is a good approach to managing volatility. It's easier said than done, though. In an article in Supply and Demand Chain Executive, Tony Mauro and George Davison ...
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