Seen and Heard at the 2022 Gartner Supply Chain Symposium | Xpo
The Gartner Supply Chain Symposium 2022 was filled with insights, actionable strategies, trends and more. Here we cover a few highlights.
5 Steps to a Global Collaborative Demand Planning Process
Every business can benefit from having a proper demand plan. A pivotal part in this process is collaboration.
What is the ‘Secret Sauce’ to Improve Demand Planning?
Successful demand planning requires a stable and sustainable planning process that is continuously reviewed and improved.
Survey Says: Modernize Your Supply Chain IT
It seems we are always reinventing ourselves to meet the latest challenges. Often the solution comes down to managing people, process, and technology.
10 Ways to Buffer Supply Chain Risk
In today’s highly globalized economy, no country can remain isolated or insulated from the outside world. The world is so interconnected that one hiccup can cause a myriad of issues downstream.
Tools of the Trade: How “Forecastable” is Your Data? Complexity Exists Whether You Ignore It or Not
These “key tools” balance a need for simple with a need to handle the complexity of SCM – following the IBM adage – complexity exists whether you ignore it or not, best not to ignore it.
Key Guiding Principles for Getting a Better Handle on Implementing Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Supply Chain Management
The role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in business activities has again emerged as a hot topic for 2017 and 2018. In fact, Gartner predicts by 2021, 40% of new enterprise applications will include Artificial Intelligence Technologies, where AI and Machine Learning promise to solve a plethora of problems faced by enterprises today, from better decision making to increased efficiencies and cost savings.
Is Your Supply Chain Disruptive? Here’s What You Are Missing
Tips from the Gartner Supply Chain Executive Conference on implementing disruptive supply chain technology and managing organizational change.
Supply Chain Talk: 5 Fundamentals for Building a Collaborative Supply Chain
In this week’s Supply Chain Talk, Arkieva CEO, Harpal Singh discusses the key fundamental building blocks for creating a collaborative supply chain.
8 Common Issues to Avoid When Creating a Customer Segmentation Strategy
Thinking about creating a customer segmentation strategy? Here are 8 common pitfalls to avoid. Customer segmentation provides a strategic way for aligning services and profitability. For businesses looking to improve bottom line results and the cash conversion cycle, creating an effective customer segmentation process is invaluable.