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How to move IBP from a Tired Old Process to an Executive Decision Factory

Supply Chain Trend

Knowing this, who wants a job in supply chain planning when you just finished your degree? How can supply chain attract the best talent when all you do is tying data together? Keeping a supply chain and company strategy intact and relevant in this environment is the main challenge in this new normal.

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Technology Support in Integrated Business Planning: Automation, Augmentation and Human Centricity

Supply Chain Trend

It also requires a clear understanding of the environment in which the organization operates, so scenario planning must go extend beyond the enterprise to encompass value-chain dynamics and end-to-end supply chain resilience. Decisions from an IBP meeting need to be made in the light of the company’s vision and strategy.

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Predictive Procurement: Overcoming Challenges in Health and Pharma

Arkestro

Under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act , any company selling pharmaceuticals in the U.S. market will have to be fully compliant with product tracing requirements (which were phased in starting in 2015) by 2023. To combat these issues, health and pharma need supply chain visibility—all the way down the supply chain.