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The History of Supply Chain Management! (Infographic)

Supply Chain Game Changer

Both industrial engineering and operations research have their roots in logistics. Operations Research began when scientists demonstrated the value of analytics in the study of military logistics problems in the 1940s as a result of the complex requirements of World War II. History of Supply Chain Management: Logistics Comes of Age.

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Forecasting in a Shelf-Connected Supply Network

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Focusing on a single view of the consumer for all members of the extended supply chain requires an approach that not only includes retailers, manufacturers, and logistics providers but also requires that they be connected across a multiparty execution backbone.

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The Digital Supply Chain Road is Full of Potholes, Construction and Accidents!

Supply Chain Game Changer

The range of new technologies that have direct applicability to Operations, Logistics, Procurement, Distribution, Planning, Management, and all end to end Supply Chain activities is staggering and unprecedented. It is an extremely exciting time to be in Supply Chain.

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Supply Chain Alone Can’t Solve Sustainability But it Has a Part to Play!

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We’re a recruitment company deeply specialized in the world of Supply Chain Management – which includes Procurement, Logistics, Distribution, Planning and other functions that involve bringing products from raw materials to market. None of these three communities can solve the crisis alone, but all have a part to play.

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3 Steps for Making Digital Transformation Happen in Supply Chain Planning

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Digital transformation requires integrated planning capabilities with concurrent analytical models combining forecasting, inventory planning, purchase order management and logistics decisions as well as real-time online collaboration with vendors, minimizing need for manual data input, automating data flow as much as possible.